DIY painting question

[ELL]

Good morning all, I was hoping for a little advice/help.

I have just had the hot water tank removed from under our stairs and knocked through a plasterboard wall to made it bigger.

I now have a mix of painted plaster at the front and bare wood and brick at the back. I want to paint it all under there white.

Can I just use emulsion on it all or will I need to prime the wood and use masonry paint on the bricks?

Just trying to keep it as cheap as poss but want a good job.

Thanks

 

[AndyRM]

I think you've answered your own question!

 

[Beebo]

It depends on the standard of finish you want.
For a cupboard under the stairs that no one will see, i would just slap some emulsion to make it look neat. But i am sure someone who is more of a perfectioist than me would do the job properly.

 

[Cuchilo]

Wood needs priming to seal it . It will just bleed through emulsion and look dirty .
Under the stairs wood is the worst for this as it comes from the under the stairs tree and thats a known dirty tree .

 

[Andy_R]

Bare brick needs sealing with a mix of 1 part pva glue to 3 parts water

 

[Levo-Lon]

As said..pva it and paint..it will be clean and briģhter under the stairs but not pretty

 

[ELL]

Thanks for all the replies. Looks like a trip to B&Q is in order.

 

[kiwifruit]

I wouldn't put PVA on it, it leave a shining surface and the paint won't stick to it properly and start peeling off. If you just want to refreshed it, and nobody going to see under the cupboard either emulsion or masonry will work, but the paint will soak into the brick work quite a bit. You will need a extra coat or 2.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Get a man in.

You'll have to anyway after you've f*cked it up.

 

[swee'pea99]

Get a man in.

You'll have to anyway after you've f*cked it up.

Plus you can get him to do your electrics at the same time.

 

[User6179]

Thanks for all the replies. Looks like a trip to B&Q is in order.

This stuff covers just about anything , put it on with a small roller http://www.decoratingwarehouse.co.u...n-killer/587?gclid=CJ7EtdjogcsCFRS6Gwod7WcGMQ

 

[kiwifruit]

This stuff covers just about anything , put it on with a small roller http://www.decoratingwarehouse.co.u...n-killer/587?gclid=CJ7EtdjogcsCFRS6Gwod7WcGMQ

Excellent stuff, expensive but worth it get what you pay for.

 

[Broadside]

+1 on Zinsser BIN, it's great stuff. Buy it from Screwfix, far cheaper than other places.

 

[fossyant]

Wood needs priming to seal it . It will just bleed through emulsion and look dirty .
Under the stairs wood is the worst for this as it comes from the under the stairs tree and thats a known dirty tree .

Under the stairs wood eh - hmm the builder that built our house used some of that stuff where he shouldn't !!

 

[ELL]

Get a man in.

You'll have to anyway after you've f*cked it up.

Lol thanks for the vote of confidence.