Painting held until the surface is dry enough to take it
Why — act while you have leverage
Paint applied over damp plaster or in monsoon humidity blisters and peels. The failure is blamed on the paint and paid for by the homeowner.
What to look at
- Product data sheet on site
- Recoat intervals actually observed between coats
How to check it yourself
Manufacturers publish a maximum surface moisture and a minimum drying interval between coats. In the Kerala monsoon these are routinely ignored because the schedule is tight. Ask for the product data sheet and hold the coat.
Where this comes from: Paint manufacturer application data sheets; established practice — no single IS clause fixes a site moisture limit for decorative painting (established trade practice)
More waterproofing and painting checks
- Photograph before this is covered
- Ponding test passed before the waterproofing is covered
- Paint thinned only as much as the tin allows
- Primer used, and the coats applied in the maker's order
- Putty kept thin — it is a filler, not a levelling layer
- Walls checked for damp and for alkali before the first coat