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The masonry
The brick wall. In a renovation, the old finish is first taken back to a sound base, and cracks are opened up and filled.
- Material
- brick
Colour
THE WALL, FROM BRICK TO PAINT
The paint is the last millimetre of the wall. Under it are five more layers, each done at its own time. Scroll to see them, and work out the materials for one room below.
- 6layers
- 6colours in the example
- L, kgroom calculator
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The services
Cables and pipes run in chases in the wall, before the plaster. Electrical boxes are set so that the cover plate later sits flush on the wall.
- Cables
- in corrugated conduit
- When
- before the plaster
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The plaster
It levels the wall and closes the chases. It is applied between guide beads so that the wall is straight over its full height.
- Type
- gypsum or lime-cement
- Thickness
- about 15 mm
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The skim coat
Two thin coats, sanded in between. They make the wall smooth to the touch and in raking light.
- Coats
- 2
- Thickness
- 1 to 3 mm
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The primer
It evens out how much the skim coat absorbs. Without it the paint soaks in patchily and more of it is used.
- Coats
- 1
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The paint
Two coats of emulsion in the chosen colour. Switches and sockets go on last, over the paint.
- Coats
- 2
- Type
- emulsion for walls
- Colour
- white
- Colour
- ivory
- Colour
- sand
- Colour
- warm grey
- Colour
- olive
- Colour
- graphite
Whole system
The finished wall
From the room you see the paint and the socket. Everything else is inside, which is why it is done in order. Change the colour at the top right.
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What is included
WHAT WE DO INSIDE
01
Skim coat and painting
Levelling, skim coat, primer and paint on walls and ceilings.
02
Plasterboard, ceilings and niches
Partition walls, suspended ceilings, niches and boxing-in of hidden services.
03
Tiling and flooring
Tiles in bathrooms and kitchens, floor coverings, screeds and waterproofing in wet rooms.
04
Plumbing and electrics
New pipes and cables before the plaster, with boxes, sockets, switches and taps at the end.
Calculator
HOW MUCH MATERIAL FOR ONE ROOM
Enter the room dimensions. The calculator gives the areas and rough quantities of paint, primer, skim coat and flooring.
Paint for two coats…L
- Walls
- … m²
- Ceiling
- … m²
- Primer
- … L
- Skim coat for two coats
- … kg
- Skirting
- … m
- Flooring with 10% extra
- … m²
The rates are approximate: about 10 m² per litre of paint per coat and 1.2 kg of skim coat per m². The exact figures depend on the product and the surface. The calculation is approximate and is not a quote.
How it goes
HOW IT GOES
- 01
Site visit
We look at the rooms and the services, take measurements and note what you want.
- 02
Plan
The order of work: services first, then plaster, then everything else.
- 03
Rough work
Strip-out, chases, services, plaster and screed.
- 04
Finishing
Plasterboard, skim coat, tiles, primer and paint.
- 05
Fitting
Switches, sockets, lighting, taps, skirting and doors.
- 06
Handover
We clean up and walk round the site together.
See also
MORE ON THE TOPIC
Questions
COMMON QUESTIONS
If one room is being painted, yes. With a full renovation involving strip-out and new services, usually not. We tell you after the site visit.
The services, then the plaster, then everything else. That is why the electrics and plumbing are decided at the start.
Each coat dries in about a day, depending on the temperature and humidity in the room. It is sanded between coats.
Either way works. We supply them or work with yours; it is agreed in the quote.
Site visit
LET US SEE YOUR SITE
We come to the site, anywhere in Bulgaria. The price and the timeline follow the visit, in writing.
Book a site visit
or call 0884 420 445