To paint or not to paint. That is the question!

I am quite lazy. A contractor had to make a hole in the drywall to fix a plumbing issue. The hole was properly patched and textured. The wall was painted white and the patch does not show. Must I paint where the patch was applied? What happens if I just

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Can the drywall tape be bleeding through the paint?

This weekend I noticed a brown line running through the ceiling in our dining room. It appears to be the outline of the drywall tape. At first I thought it was a leak since there is a bathroom above the dining room, but it only seems to be along the

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Plaster Walls

I got a quote from a painter who suggested that I used the elastomer product on my plaster walls (complete coverage). From what I read, this does not sound like a typical use ? If I am wrong, what would be a reasonable labor price for applying this product and

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How do I prep old sheetrock for painting?

When I removed the bathroom wallpaper, some of the sheetrock paper peeled off and left loose edges of sheetrock paper. Do I use compound to cover these areas? Do I use primer? Do I peel more off to smooth the area? Help!

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New dry walled ceiling.

We had new dry wall put on and after we primed it there was dark streaks in different areas on the ceiling. Repriming didn’t help. Can you please help with this?

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Old house thick, flaking paint

My old house has lath and plaster walls that have been repainted many times. When the paint peels it exposes the bare, grainy plaster underneath. Do I need to prime this before spackling ? If so, with what? Thanks

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Redoing feature wall in bedroom.

In a recently purchased home there are feature walls in all of the bedrooms. I want to paint over with same color as other 3 walls. My question is there was enamel paint on feature wall, I have covered with KILZ enamel. I want to apply texture over Kilz, will

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Drywall tape comming off.

Places in our home the drywall tape has separated from the ceiling and the walls. It leaves a crack and you can see see where it it not attached to the walls or ceiling. How do I repair it?

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