Damp Proofing - Paint to use/avoid

[Ed_Zep]

I had this done to the walls in my dining room about 5 months ago and I want to paint them again.

Is it ok to use "normal" paint. Was going to use Dulux Matt (water based).

Can anyone confirm? Thanks, Ed.

[Phil L]

You can use any paint you like, the damp proof liquid is in the bricks, and the backing render has waterproofing agents mixed in - the skimming (top coat plaster) is normal, every day, common or garden plaster and can be painted, papered or stippled with a multitude of materials.

[Ed_Zep]

Thanks. It was just that I'd heard that vinyl paint was to be avoided and I know that the Limelite Renovation skim used is white rather than the normal brown.

[meow2222]

what is the cause of the damp? what age is the house? is it externally renderd? does it have cavity or solid walls? Limelite is cement based. Whether you want to avoid vinyl paint depends on what approach youre taking to the problem.

NT

[Ed_Zep]

It's a 1940s house near the bottom of a hill and water started rising up walls. The CDPC and plastering seems to have done the trick. It has cavity walls. The walls are not externally rendered.

Thanks, Ed.