Painting Work For Our 5-Room Hdb Flat

[gayamantra 0]

Hi,

We are going to hire a painting contractor to paint our 5-room (122sqm) resale HDB flat.

We intend to use just one colour for the whole house as we have some budget constraints and we have chosen Nippon 3-in-1 medifresh as we have young children and felt this might be suitable.

I have been reading some of the posts and I understand there is another item called sealer which painters have to use before beginning the actual painting.

Could someone recommend a good sealer for me? How many can do we need for a 122sqm house(3 rooms, 1 hall, 1 kitchen)?

Is there anything else we should be aware of? Other than sealers/paints etc what else would the painter require to do a good job? I guess the contractor can advise himself but then I wish to know beforehand if possible.

Thanks in advance!

[jackster 0]

primers and sealers are usually used when the walls has never been painted before, eg when you just replastered your walls.Helps to seal the microholes that will absorb air and solvents. This is to insure adhesion/absorbtion and acts as a bonding base. Sealers also prevents faster degradation of the subsequent coats of paints. For already coated walls, a base flat coat of emulsion will do just fine. Again...just my 2 cents...

[dean 5]

can reply me which shop to buy nippon oil-based sealers and ceiling using what nippon paint : is it smart white and odorless All in 1 for wall?

so 20 litre for 3rm hdb flat wall and 2x 5Litre nippon oil-based sealers for ceiling and wall. is it sufficient? what color to paint? all white too plain?

Edited December 27, 2011 by dean