If a stain has come back twice, the paint is not the problem — the barrier is missing. Across Hampshire we seal first and decorate second.
Landlords, letting agents, licensed trade and homeowners dealing with stains that keep reappearing.
Stains bleed because the contaminant is soluble in the new coating. The fix is a barrier: a solvent- or shellac-based blocker for nicotine and heavy water staining, a water-based blocker where odour matters, and a full-surface seal rather than a spot patch on widespread contamination. Two thin blocker coats beat one thick one.
Because ordinary emulsion is water-borne and the stain is soluble. Without a blocker the mark simply re-dissolves into each new coat.
Yes — usually a wash-down followed by a full-surface blocker. In heavily contaminated Hampshire properties spot treatment leaves visible patches and lingering odour.
Solvent-based ones do, strongly. Where a the Portsmouth and Southampton area property is occupied we will use a water-based blocker if it will hold, or plan ventilation and access hours if it will not.
It needs fixing before we seal. We will still survey and quote, but we will not seal a surface that is still getting wet.
Two thin coats work better than one heavy coat, and dry properly between passes. That is how we specify it on Hampshire jobs.
Yes. Sealing is quick once the surface is clean and dry, and it stops the next tenant seeing ghosts of the last one.
Photograph the staining at your Hampshire property and we will identify the contaminant and the right barrier.
Stains need a barrier, not another coat. That is the whole principle behind this work in Hampshire.
Speak to a Hampshire commercial decorating contractor that turns up, communicates clearly and delivers a finish that lasts.
