Repairs
Repairing a Peeling Wall by a Door
Paint that had lifted in large patches was scraped off, and the wall was filled and painted again.
Step by step
1. A peeling wall
Next to the door the paint had lifted in large patches and the old plaster was showing.
2. Scraping and filling
The loose paint comes off and the bare areas are filled.
3. Painting
The wall is painted again, even from edge to edge.
4. The result
A clean white wall with no trace of the damage.
Questions this job answers
Part of my wall is damaged. Is it enough to patch and paint just that spot?The patching is done on the spot, but it is better to paint the whole wall. New paint over a patch usually stands out from the old paint around it, however well the shade matches.The plaster sounds hollow when I tap it. What does that mean?That the plaster has come away from the wall behind it, even if it doesn't show yet. It isn't filled over: it is removed back to a sound base and redone.