Why is the paint coming off my walls so easily?

New drywall was put up, over that Kilz latex primer, over that Behr latex paint was used on most of the walls. The walls got two coats of paint. You barely have to bump the wall with something or lean something against the wall and a piece of paint will chip off or a spot will be rubbed off. Is that just the way latex paint is? Is Behr paint crappy? Or the primer was a bad choice? Or a combination of both? It's pretty frustrating and you can tell where the walls are touched up, because a semi-gloss or stain finish must not take well to touch ups.Why is the paint coming off my walls so easily?
I've used those same paints on new and old drywall. I've put Behr right on new


sheetrock w/o primer. Could there be a moisture problem inside the wall?


Basements commonly get that way. Is it the whole wall that does this? It's


just not right.





Talk to a paint specialty store, like Sherwin Williams. They can discuss this


problem, and they will recognize that you've done everything possible to get


good paint adhesion.Why is the paint coming off my walls so easily?
Sounds like a rush job on the painting and not letting everything dry well enough between coats. Behr is a great paint and primer is good.

mr skin

How much to paint a 5,750 sq.ft. stuccoed house with 14ft. parapet walls,one color,tape,paper and labor only.?

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How to paint on swirled plaster walls?

All the walls and ceilings in my house (with the exception of the bathrooms and 2 kitchen walls) are a white swirled plaster. The texture and design is beautiful, but I am tired of the dull white plaster (they appear to never have been painted and remain in their original state). I'd like to know if they can be painted and what type of paint should be used. I do not want to lose the texture and I'm concerned that paint will just soak right in and be splotchy (the plaster seems quite porous). Does anyone have experience with this? I'd like to use color in the bedrooms and freshen the remainder of the house with white (the corners have become darkened from dust over the years). Thanks in advance!How to paint on swirled plaster walls?
I have this exact same textured plaster in my living/dining room, but mine had already been painted before I moved in. I used a regular flat paint from Glidden with a roller made especially for textured walls. When you shop for rollers, it will say on the package that it's for textured walls, or just ask the sales rep at the store.





As to your concern about it soaking in, use a primer first. That should seal it so that the paint will go on smoothly. Again, the rep at the paint store can help you choose the appropriate primer. I recommend Sherwin Williams.How to paint on swirled plaster walls?
Use a thick roller..apply slowly, the paint will not fill in the details you like. Use plenty of paint, dont roll out all the paint in the roller get more and keep going. Have fun

I have white walls in my room and i can't paint, how do i make them look better?

i am almost 13 and i really want help cuz my room is really plain!!!I have white walls in my room and i can't paint, how do i make them look better?
I solved this once by going out to a discount clothing store which had used clothes and bedding and such.





I picked up a bunch of bed sheets with nice designs on them. They were only a couple of dollars each. I also picked up a box of push-pins.





Then I tested a few of them up against my wall, picked out the one I liked best, stretched it tight and pinned it up. --You couldn't tell it wasn't wall paper. --Or you can hang it loose if you want a more flowing effect. It was fast and easy to do, wasn't messy at all, (not like paint or real wall-paper!), and best of all, you can easily change it if you get bored with it.





As a bonus, those little white or colored Christmas lights look great if you string them up along the tops of your walls. I did this for one of my rooms and used that light instead of my regular light sometimes. The effect was really nice.





Have fun with whatever you decide to do!I have white walls in my room and i can't paint, how do i make them look better?
Fabric Wall Coverings: There's a super easy way to add fabric to your walls without glue, staples or nails! And it's found in your local grocery store! Liquid Fabric Starch. Protect carpeting. Choose any color fast fabric that you really love. It HAS to be color fast so the colour doesnt bleed onto the walls.





If it is not color fast, pre-wash it in cold water, adding 1 cup of salt to the water to set the color. If it's not cost effective to do an entire wall or room in the fabric, opt to create ';panels'; of the fabric instead of completely covering a wall.





You could do a panel as a ';headboard'; for your bed. There are some pretty amazing fabrics at place like walmart, or a fabric store. They always have discounted rolls of fabrics.





Purchase a plastic ';wallpaper'; tray from you local decorating or hardware store. Pour liquid fabric starch in to the tray and begin immersing your fabric a little at a time until the entire piece is completely coated. As you remove it from the tray, wipe off any excess with your hands then place against the wall.


You have plenty of time to manipulate it, get it straight and get it in to corners or against the ceiling so take your time.


Using a squeegee, flatten out any air bubbles or wrinkles.Make sure corners and edges are good and tight to the wall.Allow it to dry completely. The fabric is now securely adhered to the wall and even when dry, does not peel up.





When you get ready to move, simply lift a corner of the fabric and peel off. The wall will not show any signs of the fabric or the starch when you take it down.





Or Art and craft stores sell artists canvas on the roll which allows you to purchase continuous lengths in the sizes you desire, but they also sell enormous pre-stretched canvases in super sizes which are perfect for large wall areas and easy to hang.





You can to a plaster decorating affect if you want to ! Like a tree. Simply lay it on the floor then do your Raised Plaster Stenciling design and allow it to dry. Once it is dry, create your favorite faux finish effects over the top of the canvas and plaster.





If you want is a new, more brilliant wall color. Do it with pre-hung canvases painted in your desired color then hang them on the wall. Now you can decorate around this new color to your heart's content!





You can also do huge canvas paintings, or murals, get the unstretched sized canvas, or fabric, paint what you like on them, frame them using moldings, just staple to a piece of molding, one top and bottom, turn the raw edges under along the sides and glue or use iron on strips and then hang them, you can make them as big as you want to !! You could also just paint them a solid colour, hang them them use them as a background for posters !!





Attached a hanger to the back of the top molding and hang like you would a picture !





You can fasten two pieces of canvas together to make a bigger hanging by using that iron on tape, turn the raw edges under, press flat with an iron, then line them up and use the iron on tape to ';sew'; them together';.





Get some real, dead tree branches, thin ones, and paint them black, they fasten them to the wall with that sticky tack, use white, to make a ';tree'; and then attache ';leaves'; made out of bright pieces of fabric, silk plants, or whatever you can think of - it would make a great statement on one wall ! You could even add thinks like geckos ! Go the dollar store and buy a bag of cheap rubber ';critters'; and spray paint them - I just did some ';silver'; geckos, and they look amazing !





Good luck and have fun !!
White walls can disappear or seem less important when you infuse color into other areas of the room. A colorful large rug on the floor is a good start then match up the colors from the rug into your artwork and accessories. Bedding can be simple and elegant with some colorful throw pillows or dynamic. Color can be done in everything but the walls and still make the room inviting. Just don't overdo, Less is always more so pick your colors and your accessories carefully and tastefully. When people enter your room, they should notice your decorating expertise and not the walls.
There is a technique used in the interior design industry called canvassing. It is used when the walls are in rough shape or just not liked. Canvassing is also used for wedding reception areas when the bride and groom do not like the color of the walls.





This technique is achieved by hanging any fabric and pattern of your choice, it can be linen, tapestry, silk, satin, muslin, etc. Simply find the desired fabric by going online and buying in bulk or by going to Joanne Fabrics. Buy yourself a couple of kits of pushpins and start from top of wall and begin pulling and tacking pushpins and fabric to wall. Make sure to pull fabric taut. (tight and straight)
Try buying those things that you can stick on your wall then move to a different spot when you get tired of them. Also try posters, Shelves with some small little stuff on them, or, Put a bulletin board on one wall and just fill it up with pics of you your friends, family, and pets stuff like that! Good Luck with your room!
Wall decals can add alot of color and flair. They are easy to apply and remove. Don't know your colors, but maybe you'll find some you like here:


http://www.allposters.com/-st/Wall-Decal鈥?/a>


http://www.walldecorshops.com/sectionwal鈥?/a>


You could also buy a big tablecloth, tapesty or piece of fabric that coordinates with your bedding and hang it on a wall.


http://www.store.fullmoonloom.com/storef鈥?/a>


http://www.blacklight.com/ClothWallHangi鈥?/a>


Here's an easy and fairly inexpensive thing you can make. Go to an art supply store and buy a couple canvases in the sizes you want:


http://www.dickblick.com/categories/canv鈥?/a>


Then cover them with a fabric or decorative paper that coordinates with your bedding:


http://www.paperstudio.com/catalog2.php?鈥?/a>


http://www.funkyfabrixonline.com/store/W鈥?/a>


If that's not enough, then decorate them with trims, tassels, decals, sequins, feathers, photos, etc.


http://www.mjtrim.com/


They'll look something like these except with your own personal touch:


http://www.pbteen.com/products/p3542/ind鈥?/a>


If you're artistic at all, buy some paints and do it yourself.


http://www.pbteen.com/products/p3741/ind鈥?/a>





Hope you liked some of these ideas.
Put up some posters. or pretty frames with pictures in them. Walmart has some pretty pink, turquoise, and purple sheer curtains with tiny little rhinestones scattered around that my niece who is 12 got for her room and they look gorgeous..
i hung my necklaces up, and my purses in a really cute way.


i also got cute paintings and decorations from like big lots, and craft stores for cheap.
You could hang posters that you like, pictures, and even those blankets that have pictures on them, kind of like a tapestry.
Posters, art, drawings, a collage of pictures of your friends...
pics of friends, accessories, or mirrors
posters!
put up pictures or posters
you could hang wall hangings/ nice scarves/ tapestries on them.

The interior walls of my house was colored white. Do I need to use primer before I paint it with another color?

You don't need to prime surfaces that have already been painted. The exception to that are well worn surfaces. Usually walls and ceilings are good to go.


One suggestion I will make is use a good grade of paint. You will be happier with the results.


If you want a paint you can wipe hand marks and smudges off, use at least a satin/eggshell finish.








.The interior walls of my house was colored white. Do I need to use primer before I paint it with another color?
A good paint job is mostly in the prep. It never hurts to prime. Priming seals surfaces so they accept paint uniformly and provides for superior adhesion. When transitioning widely between sheens or colors, it is always necessary to prime.





Perhaps your house has the common ';builder's white';. That's usually a cheap grade of flat sprayed on in one quick coat. If this is the case, you will find your walls are very porous and it will be best to prime. If using a dramatically different color, you can have your primer tinted. Just know that primers do not accept tints in the same way as paints do so when you look at your tinted primer, it will be a lighter version of the final coats...this is OK and not to worry. Tinting your primer is a good way to transition to color. One prime coat, two top coats always!


Good luck.





Best,


RoddThe interior walls of my house was colored white. Do I need to use primer before I paint it with another color?
It is usually recommended if you go from white to a very dark color such as dark red for example. However even if you are going from white to a dark color I recommend using Kilz brand paint. You can get it at Walmart. I have painted a lot of rooms and went from dark to light and light to dark and nothing beats Kilz paint at doing that without using a seperate primer first. It's all I use now. It's fantastic.





Here is a link to the Kilz Color palette and you can also get them to color match other colors if you want...


http://www.kilzcasualcolors.com/kcc/pale鈥?/a>
No, it is not necessary. Don't skimp on the paint and you should be fine.

Peeling paint - frozen on the walls?

Does anyone know what happens to latex paint on plaster walls when the house is vacant and no heat is on. Could this cause up to 5 layers of old paint to peel right off the walls or is this something else.





ThanksPeeling paint - frozen on the walls?
Condensation on the walls could cause the latex to delaminate over time..


Was it properly primed and sealed originally?? That would do it.


Is there latex over oil? That would do it too.


Normally a bit of cold is no problem, but moisture or FROST would have an effect.Peeling paint - frozen on the walls?
sorry to say its something else


most likly water


ps im a lic painting / drywall contractor


good luck
Moisture can indeed cause this it doesn't have to be a 'water leak'.
moisture got behind the walls

The paint on my bathroom walls are always bubbling and peeling! HELP!!!?

My bathroom is the WORST part of my home. I recently learned how to regrout my tiles but I still don't know what to do about my ugly walls! I've painted and repainted and repainted and repainted! It gets really cold in my house and whenever someone takes a shower they wont open the windows to allow the steam to get out so the whole bathroom gets super humid and the walls get wet and start bubbling and peeling and growing this gross gray mildew. I cant afford to retile the entire bathroom top to bottom either. I've been thinking of maybe putting some kinda vent in but I'm not sure how it would be installed or what the vent needs to be attached to and stuff. Does anyone have any suggestions??????The paint on my bathroom walls are always bubbling and peeling! HELP!!!?
You don't need to tile the whole bathroom, but you do need to do something about the excess moisture or bubbling paint will be the least of your problems.





That grey mildew is mold...which can turn into more troublesome types if not dealt with.





You're on the right track with the vent fan, however it needs to vent to the outside instead of just into the attic (assuming your attic is immediately above your bathroom) or you will just be moving your problem from one place to another.





If the bathroom ceiling is not just below the attic, you may need a contractor to look at your house...my Superman vision quit working a long time ago.





Go to your local home improvement store %26amp; look at bathroom vent fans, they'll range from about $50 to over $200.





They have models that are moisture/humidity activated...if one of these is within your budget limits, you wouldn't have to worry about people not turning it on.





If those are on the pricey side, you might be wise to wire, or have wired, into the circuit, a timer %26amp; make people use it...during %26amp; at least 15 minutes after their showers.





Now, for your bubbling paint...start early in the morning, after a good night's sleep. You'll need an old hair dryer that still works %26amp; a 3';-4'; putty knife. heat up the paint until it starts to bubble %26amp; using the putty knife, slide it under the paint %26amp; off the wall. There is a technique %26amp; it shouldn't take you too long to figure it out, but once you get the paint to start bubbling, lead your knife with the hair dryer %26amp; you'll find it easier to strip off the paint.





Don't worry about getting every little bit on the first go round...come back for that.





After you've gotten the old paint off, let the wall(s) cool down %26amp; rub your hand over them, looking for missed spots...when you're satisfied you've stripped all you can strip, take a foam sanding block to anything that might be left.





Next, get a good oil based primer %26amp; paint all the stripped sheetrock. Let that dry thoroughly, then come back with your finish paint.








Good luck...





PS - I'd make showers off limits until your finish coats have had 2-3 days to dry...make everybody take baths.The paint on my bathroom walls are always bubbling and peeling! HELP!!!?
You bathroom definitely needs a vent before you tackle the other issues. Any Handy man type should be able to install it for you. Lowe's, Home Depot, have these vents and they are not very expensive.





As for your painted walls. Get all of the old paint and or any molded sheetrock replaced. Mold will grow rapidly.


After that paint your walls with an oil based primer such as Kilz or Zap.





Then you can paint with an interior laytex of your choice.


If you are doing any kind of wallpaper, make sure it is a paper specifically for bathrooms as they have water resistant qualities.
The best thing to do without seeing it but from your description is either sand off the parts that are bubbling and peeling.. then get some spackle if its necessary to make it smooth over. then go to home depot and get tsp if ur walls are shiny u will need to apply this liquid on it to remove the shine. then after that u will need to apply a primer like kilz primer. then i would pick a color preferribly from behr get the color done in the base thats called sateen for kitchen and bathrooms. this product is great because it has chemicals in their that work to prevent mold and nastiness from growing. good luck email me if u need more 411!

mr skin