Buying new house with wrong paint
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I'm in the process of buying a 17th century cottage and recently found out the owner has painted it in masonary paint to cut costs, which is causing rising damp.
I have investigated the costs of getting the paint shot blasted off, and its coming in at 5K.
We knew about damp when we put our offer in and had already planned on spending 10K on detracting the ground height and putting in a flemish drain, but had not expected this cost, I thought I would just need to paint the exterior. This is on top of another estimated 30K spend.
Firstly, would you go back to the owner and get this knocked off as the money tree is now in it winter clothes.
Secondly, does anyone know another method to remove paint that doesn't involve a scraper and a year of my life and will be cheaper, I like the owner and want to do this as cheaply as possible, but it needs to be done quickly?
Cheers
I have investigated the costs of getting the paint shot blasted off, and its coming in at 5K.
We knew about damp when we put our offer in and had already planned on spending 10K on detracting the ground height and putting in a flemish drain, but had not expected this cost, I thought I would just need to paint the exterior. This is on top of another estimated 30K spend.
Firstly, would you go back to the owner and get this knocked off as the money tree is now in it winter clothes.
Secondly, does anyone know another method to remove paint that doesn't involve a scraper and a year of my life and will be cheaper, I like the owner and want to do this as cheaply as possible, but it needs to be done quickly?
Cheers
So you'll be needing to replace the masonry emulsion with Lime wash?
As you'll need to get all the masonry EP off I'd say shot/sand blasting is the only economical way of doing it.
Not sure if you've got any comeback with the seller though - it seems like a case of Mr DIYer doing a bad job, that's all.
As you'll need to get all the masonry EP off I'd say shot/sand blasting is the only economical way of doing it.
Not sure if you've got any comeback with the seller though - it seems like a case of Mr DIYer doing a bad job, that's all.
Edited by Zip106 on Thursday 9th September 20:06
Yes, correct.
It was the vendor who applied the paint though, knowing that it was incorrect. The house is also Grade II listed, so not sure it that in itself was againt the rules. This only came out after we had the survey done and she told me on the phone when speaking to her. The survey on top of this has brought up another extra 17K of work we hadn't budgeted for that needs doing straight away, there is a limit to our funds and I feel that to save them a few hundred quid in paint, has now left me with a large bill that is a bit unfair as when I put my offer in, there is no way I could know the wrong paint was used.
It was the vendor who applied the paint though, knowing that it was incorrect. The house is also Grade II listed, so not sure it that in itself was againt the rules. This only came out after we had the survey done and she told me on the phone when speaking to her. The survey on top of this has brought up another extra 17K of work we hadn't budgeted for that needs doing straight away, there is a limit to our funds and I feel that to save them a few hundred quid in paint, has now left me with a large bill that is a bit unfair as when I put my offer in, there is no way I could know the wrong paint was used.
Zip106 said:
paulrockliffe said:
Rising damp rises, so surely blasting off the bottom inch or two would stop it in it's tracks?
Yes, but then there'd be part of the walls unpainted, and you can't put lime wash on top of normal emulsion so it'd all need to come off.Mind, I'm no expert so, if required, the sticks are over there-->
A dado rail so low you'd stub your toe on it.Very good guys 
As has already been said we need to take it all off so the lime paint will take plus the damp is already pretty much set in and is high up the walls and if we ever want the house to be close to dry I would rather do it properly once than patch it up.
I didn't think a pressure washer would work, and if I was to use it at the pressure needed, probably wouldn't have any external walls left plus a severe damp problem!
As has already been said we need to take it all off so the lime paint will take plus the damp is already pretty much set in and is high up the walls and if we ever want the house to be close to dry I would rather do it properly once than patch it up.
I didn't think a pressure washer would work, and if I was to use it at the pressure needed, probably wouldn't have any external walls left plus a severe damp problem!
OK. You haven't said what's under the paint but I suspect it's lime render?
Whatever, you could use a chemical stripper. These guys should have it covered.
http://www.stripperspaintremovers.com/I_want_to_re...
Whatever, you could use a chemical stripper. These guys should have it covered.
http://www.stripperspaintremovers.com/I_want_to_re...
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