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Post by annabellespapa on Jan 16, 2023 8:13:30 GMT 1
My Grandfather always said to paint interior of houses in the colder months, never knew why he said that but I always followed his advice, thanks Mysty for posting the above as it was always something that puzzled me.
Glad to see you are back !
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Post by cernunnos on Jan 16, 2023 9:28:42 GMT 1
Just from personal experience where I live , paint always dries faster in the Summer( you can open doors and windows) . Who wants to live in a house with fresh painted walls/woodwork with the doors closed? Perhaps you folks havn't noticed , the climate has changed! The Summers are very very very dry , no humidity, the Winters are wet, very damp ! Grandfather must have lived about 100 years ago ?
It is easy to pick and choose on google ,
Early summer and early fall usually offer up the best weather conditions, with minimal rain and minimal fluctuations in temperature from day to night. This will ensure the paint goes on smoothly and has the chance to dry and cure properly.
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Post by JohnnyD on Jan 16, 2023 9:35:06 GMT 1
Reading this thread from the start , I would suggest that you plan any future painting/plastering in the Spring and not just before the Winter. The problem you have,is self imposed. I read this post the day it went up but as I was not a member I could not respond and was surprised no one else answered. 😁 Do painters and plasterers just work in the summer months, no they work throughout the year. 😃 Some houses suffer more from damp than others. I thought let's check Google to see if you were right. Google says When we think of interior painting, it’s easy to assume your home improvement project should be done in the spring or summer months. But did you know there are benefits to interior painting in the winter months? Because there is less humidity, your paint will dry noticeably faster and better in the colder months, winter is the best time for painting the exterior or the home’s interior. Don’t wait for the hot temperature, high humidity months. Freshen up your home now with a fresh coat of paint following these 5 simple interior house painting tips for the winter season. I hope that your post which might have been flawed has not put all painters and decorators out of work out of the summer seasons. 🥳 I was going to reply, but got sidetracked with other stuff, at least half of the plaster that had bubbled/failed was done in the spring/summer of 2022, so statistically half of the failed plaster was done in summer and half in winter.......Painting was also mixed relatively equally also......
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Post by cernunnos on Jan 16, 2023 9:53:41 GMT 1
Just my personal experience JohnnyD, I have done all my own stonework/rendering/plastering/painting , and none of it was done unless I could leave windows etc open. Just logic.
Any wet work , imports humidity into a building .
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Post by exile on Jan 16, 2023 11:28:15 GMT 1
The smell from modern VOC-free paints should be minimal and should rapidly disperse.
As for avoiding hot summer temperatures; we found out why having just bought our house prior to the 2003 summer. The paint tin said use between temperatures of 5C - 25C. It did not get down to 25C until the middle of the night so we pressed om early morning. Result? The paint was drying on the brush.
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Post by cernunnos on Jan 16, 2023 11:50:58 GMT 1
The smell from modern VOC-free paints should be minimal and should rapidly disperse. As for avoiding hot summer temperatures; we found out why having just bought our house prior to the 2003 summer. The paint tin said use between temperatures of 5C - 25C. It did not get down to 25C until the middle of the night so we pressed om early morning. Result? The paint was drying on the brush. The smell may disappear, but no way would I stay in a closed off room that had just been painted. Perhaps we like fresh air ?
25 degrees is pretty hot at midnight .
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Post by exile on Jan 16, 2023 11:53:48 GMT 1
2003 was a pretty hot year.
From what I remember several tens of thousands of elderly people died as a consequence.
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Post by houpla on Jan 16, 2023 14:38:31 GMT 1
Apart from the pros and cons of humidity and temperature, I've stopped decorating in winter now because the light levels are generally so poor that it's not until spring that you realise what a pig's ear you've made of it + the days are too short!
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Post by mysty on Jan 16, 2023 16:18:14 GMT 1
Just from personal experience where I live , paint always dries faster in the Summer( you can open doors and windows) . Who wants to live in a house with fresh painted walls/woodwork with the doors closed? Perhaps you folks havn't noticed , the climate has changed! The Summers are very very very dry , no humidity, the Winters are wet, very damp ! Grandfather must have lived about 100 years ago ?
It is easy to pick and choose on google ,
Early summer and early fall usually offer up the best weather conditions, with minimal rain and minimal fluctuations in temperature from day to night. This will ensure the paint goes on smoothly and has the chance to dry and cure properly.
I'm no pro but if your correct what do painters and plasterers do in autumn and winter and just one other tiny point. I have seen building work carried out on shopping centers and houses in the winter do they wait until the summer to finish and decorate. Just asking.
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Post by gigi on Jan 16, 2023 16:27:14 GMT 1
Well, work on our son’s extension in the UK really gets going today, with the roof being removed from their big garage - hope the builders won’t decide to down tools until the weather warms up!
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Post by annabellespapa on Jan 16, 2023 16:44:42 GMT 1
My Grandfather always said to paint interior of houses in the colder months, never knew why he said that but I always followed his advice, thanks Mysty for posting the above as it was always something that puzzled me. Glad to see you are back ! To add, it wasn't 100 years ago but paints were totally different then, I adored working with my Grandfather when I was 9-11 years of age, mixing cement, mortar, plaster and painting, everything he showed me I still do today aged 56 and it still works.
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Post by pcpa on Jan 16, 2023 17:50:45 GMT 1
It is easy to pick and choose on google Ain't that the truth, I prefer to use it to open my mind to other possibilities rather than to seek validation for my beliefs. Google says that I am right!
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Post by cernunnos on Jan 16, 2023 17:59:34 GMT 1
Just from personal experience where I live , paint always dries faster in the Summer( you can open doors and windows) . Who wants to live in a house with fresh painted walls/woodwork with the doors closed? Perhaps you folks havn't noticed , the climate has changed! The Summers are very very very dry , no humidity, the Winters are wet, very damp ! Grandfather must have lived about 100 years ago ?
It is easy to pick and choose on google ,
Early summer and early fall usually offer up the best weather conditions, with minimal rain and minimal fluctuations in temperature from day to night. This will ensure the paint goes on smoothly and has the chance to dry and cure properly.
I'm no pro but if your correct what do painters and plasterers do in autumn and winter and just one other tiny point. I have seen building work carried out on shopping centers and houses in the winter do they wait until the summer to finish and decorate. Just asking. Comparing apples to pears ? Plastering and painting , then shutting up and leaving , a bit different from building a shopping center or house, just saying. We had a plasterer come for a small job , he wouldn't do it in the Winter or full Summer!
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Post by cernunnos on Jan 16, 2023 18:02:27 GMT 1
My Grandfather always said to paint interior of houses in the colder months, never knew why he said that but I always followed his advice, thanks Mysty for posting the above as it was always something that puzzled me. Glad to see you are back ! To add, it wasn't 100 years ago but paints were totally different then, I adored working with my Grandfather when I was 9-11 years of age, mixing cement, mortar, plaster and painting, everything he showed me I still do today aged 56 and it still works. Ok , then lets say 86 years , not to be pedantic .
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Post by pcpa on Jan 16, 2023 21:41:31 GMT 1
I dont recall seeing any plastering in the photos and description of the renovation that seemed to consist of redecoration. Polyfilla or enduit de lissage perhaps?
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