Painting your villa

Posted: Tue Nov 6, 2018 8:41pm

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Andy999

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Hello everyone.

I’m thinking of painting the outside of our villa soon. Just white, but it hasn’t been done for a few years and has some mould on the top of the wall on the solarium, similar to algae. Not heavy staining, but I’ve tried rubbing it with a stiff wire brush and it didn’t seem to have any effect.

I don’t have a jet wash in spain.

Any ideas what I can use or can I just paint over it . I’ve been told PVA glue mixed with water to seal the outside walls before you paint, also, I’ve been told not to use cheap white paint from the supermarket.

Just interested in what others have done .

Many thanks

Andy

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Posted: Thu Nov 8, 2018 4:58pm

Annie19

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Posted: Thu Nov 8, 2018 4:58pm

Hi there

We once had quite bad mould indoors.

We scrubbed with bleach water, then applied clear varnish, before painting.

When we left three years later it was still mould free.

Good luck

Annie19

Posted: Thu Nov 8, 2018 7:52pm

Andy999

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Posted: Thu Nov 8, 2018 7:52pm

Thank you Annie

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Posted: Fri Nov 9, 2018 8:43am

ajg

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Posted: Fri Nov 9, 2018 8:43am

I always paint PVA watered down before painting or wallpapering it seals the surface and it because it is an adhesive it can help to bind any loose bits.

Tony