Funny how even the seemingly easiest of tasks, painting a wall white, is actually a lot of work. I can't be arsed doing mine now.

So B&Q was selling stuff at half price when I noticed some Sandtex and I thought, "I could do the garage with that!" And that's where the long journey began! So I took all the rubbish out of the garage which revealed just how filthy it was resulting in a huge tidy up and throw out (which I wasn't expecting). That revealed a million holes in the walls so I thought, "I should fill those". Back to B&Q for brushes, rollers and cement. I had an old scraper that bound to manage just fine. Nope it didn't - back to B&Q for a pointing tool. Pointing began and contact dermatitis around my eyes later caused a visit to the GP, who said it was the worst they'd ever seen. After a lay off of several months I began again and two 5litre pots of cement later and I was finished. Painting was a real chore and only helped to showcase all my amateur cementing efforts (oh well). The walls 'did' look much fresher, however. Except the wooden beams on the ceiling looked grim by comparison so I went to B&Q and bought a hand sander and created a sand storm across the street as I got carried away smoothing those hideous wooden planks. The sanding revealed some horrible cracks in the wood so I went to B&Q and got some wood filler which worked fine and stuck to my fingers too. Now that the walls are done the ceiling looks terrible so i thought, "Why not paint that too?" So I went to B&Q . . . and that's taken two years so far . . . . 🥴

it is advised to coat the first coat with somethign similar to UniBond PVA, in ration of 1:5 or 1:6 approx, this makes paint application much easier and also makes the wall less absorbent so you dont end up using tons of paints !!

This was very helpful mate, thank you so much for taking the time. Luigi

Really helpful, thank you!

Very nice! Really like how the project gone so far, subscribed!

Those breezeblocks look a nightmare compared to the bricks. Thankfully mines all brick. Anyone tried a dry brush then vacuum instead of wet washing prior to paint?

did you prepare and paint the cinder/breeze blocks, in the exact same way you did the bricks? Thanks

Do you need to also remove old raw plugs and fill the holes ?? or just paint over

Thank you. Would pressure washing the walls be ok instead of brush washing?

Can you use a patio pressure washer as a lazy option for washing the brick walls?

Good info cool video

Do you need to clean the walls of a new house?

Do you need to use a masonary sealant 1st? Ur garage looks great.

Should of used jet wash to wash all the walls the use a Dehumidifier to dry before paint

Great video thanks. Do you need to wash and brush the walls before painting ? I am planning to get our garage painted as we are converting part of it to a small utility room. Getting some quotes first from professionals but if too unrealistic will paint myself. I have read that you need to use watered down pva on the wall first, how do you get the correct ratio ? 1:5 I also read that you have to use acrylic latex paint to stop moisture which can cause the paint to flake.

I’m creating a little salon space in our outdoor storage which is quite big but I thought I’d have to hire somebody to install drywall but I like the brick wall effect! So helpful. Thank you!

Have you got any footage of boarding up the roof area ? Looking to do something similar to mine.

Hey what kind of paint did you use? Did you use anything specifically to fix the damp?

Can you jet wash it ?

A power washer would’ve worked a right treat in helping prep the walls.

Any detergent or similar in the water at the start to clean the walls?

Did you do the wood in the ceiling with masonry paint?

Did you water down any of the coats? I'm currently on my second watered down coat.

I wonder if it would have been better to spray the paint?

Hang on why do you need good weather to paint inside? 🤔

How’d you get on with the floor tiles?

I’m thinking I might have to borrow a jet wash 😅

Does this paint stop damp coming in?

Just about to start the exact same and have 20L of Sandtex at the ready. How much paint did you use?

Can someone explain me...where the hell came from that bad habbit to paint brick walls?

When my wife and I bought our first house it was painted white. I repainted it with two coats during a weeks holiday during the summer and vowed NEVER to have another white house. Our next door neighbour was recently retired and every time he repainted it made our house look slightly worse even though we had used Sandtex with a 15 year guarantee. Never buy a white house !!!.

Dead looking eyes, lol loved that!

Would you be interested in doing my double garage to promote on your KZfaq channel? It's exactly a similar type of garage brick wall throughout, the ceiling sits beneath our property, so you can do plaster board to ceiling? Nice project for your channel! Location - South London

Or hire a paint sprayer.

Do you need to use a masonary sealant 1st? Ur garage looks great.

Do you need to use a masonary sealant 1st? Ur garage looks great.

Do you need to use a masonary sealant 1st? Ur garage looks great.