How we work
The process is laborious. We apply a thick levelling filler over the artex and let it partially dry. We sand it with an orbital sander until the surface is completely smooth. We apply a sealing primer and two coats of plastic paint. The dust generated during sanding is considerable. We cover the entire room with plastic sheeting before starting and vacuum carefully when finished. A standard 15 m² room, skimmed and painted, takes 2-3 days of work. Matt plastic paint is the standard option for ceilings and walls in hallways, living rooms, and bedrooms. It provides a uniform, non-reflective finish, hides imperfections in the substrate, and is easy to apply. For high-traffic areas (hallways, stairs, entrances) and children's rooms where walls get dirtier more easily, we recommend washable satin plastic paint, which has a very slight sheen but allows marks to be cleaned with a damp cloth without damaging the paint. One of the most frequent calls we receive in autumn-winter are from homeowners who haven't painted their home in eight or ten years. They've noticed that the walls are no longer white, but a difficult-to-define yellowish-grey. Mediterranean light is very unforgiving on walls. Economical whites yellow over time due to slow oxidation, especially in rooms with direct sun or near the kitchen where steam and suspended oil particles reach them. Furniture marks, splashes from the passage of time, and small scuffs on corners are cumulative.
