South
2024-04-21 21:24:03
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Good day,
after a long time, I am getting back to a not so pleasant topic. The order was Q4 and the painting with clay paint.
The following issues:
1. Even without (natural) raking light, the walls are obviously not 100% smooth. I can basically live with that, although I would still interpret the dents as not Q4 compliant. In raking light (sun), the walls are sometimes really bad, under artificial raking light almost unbearable. However, I know that artificial raking light is not the standard for assessing the work. The photos in the dark area are unfortunately somewhat "over-contrasted" by the phone and not somewhat less bad. Do you also see this as a defect? (As far as the pictures allow, I will try to take new ones again)
2. Unfortunately, the painter did not point out to us that dark clay paint is not a good idea, because, as with other dark colors, stains are very visible but cannot be (well) cleaned. Whether dry or wet, the paint flakes off. Not abrasion-resistant, we should have known that it is not sensible with dark paint. But I would have found a hint helpful. We then spoke with the painter, he gave us silicate paint which we then applied ourselves on top of the clay paint. However, he did not inform us that we might need to wash off the clay paint beforehand, nor that a primer would be necessary. Well, the silicate paint now rubs off like the clay paint or, with moist abrasion, you can even see the white plaster again. Maybe we should have known that too. Presumably, there is little room here regarding rework?
3. The painter suggested a primer with the dark clay paint before wallpapering (one wall in the dark room). He said it looks better in case a seam should come loose. I thought that was a good suggestion. After dealing with the matter, that no longer seems like a good idea to me because of the lack of adhesion. But the wallpaper is holding so far.
after a long time, I am getting back to a not so pleasant topic. The order was Q4 and the painting with clay paint.
The following issues:
1. Even without (natural) raking light, the walls are obviously not 100% smooth. I can basically live with that, although I would still interpret the dents as not Q4 compliant. In raking light (sun), the walls are sometimes really bad, under artificial raking light almost unbearable. However, I know that artificial raking light is not the standard for assessing the work. The photos in the dark area are unfortunately somewhat "over-contrasted" by the phone and not somewhat less bad. Do you also see this as a defect? (As far as the pictures allow, I will try to take new ones again)
2. Unfortunately, the painter did not point out to us that dark clay paint is not a good idea, because, as with other dark colors, stains are very visible but cannot be (well) cleaned. Whether dry or wet, the paint flakes off. Not abrasion-resistant, we should have known that it is not sensible with dark paint. But I would have found a hint helpful. We then spoke with the painter, he gave us silicate paint which we then applied ourselves on top of the clay paint. However, he did not inform us that we might need to wash off the clay paint beforehand, nor that a primer would be necessary. Well, the silicate paint now rubs off like the clay paint or, with moist abrasion, you can even see the white plaster again. Maybe we should have known that too. Presumably, there is little room here regarding rework?
3. The painter suggested a primer with the dark clay paint before wallpapering (one wall in the dark room). He said it looks better in case a seam should come loose. I thought that was a good suggestion. After dealing with the matter, that no longer seems like a good idea to me because of the lack of adhesion. But the wallpaper is holding so far.