How long does plaster take to dry before painting?

Question

We've just had a room plastered, but we don't know how long we need to wait before painting. It's an external-facing wall so slightly cooler. Does that affect drying time?

Camiran · Answer

It will be taken 4  days depends inside the room how look like heating after that you come painting

Seelan · Answer

Normally 2 to 3 days you should see the dampness dissapear

Adam · Answer

Plaster normally takes around 5-7 days but sometimes longer depends really on temperature of the room. At the moment its good weather so should dry faster.

As soon as you see it going patchy with brown bits you know its drying as the other bits will be lighter if thats makes sense and then a kind of pinky colour and its ready for your mist coat of paint.

Ronald · Answer

Leave window open take out damp Ness...can put heating up slightly not full blast though plaster can crack.....it's summer now so 3 day's....you no when it's dry and ready for paint it turns brown to light pink colour...that ready for miss coat...

Richard · Answer

You can see the plaster dry out when it all goes a sandy colour and no more dark patches remain ypu are good to go water down your first coat of paint by adding ten percent of water to your paint
Thicker coats or undercoated areas will visibly take longer to dry

Craig · Answer

Hi june, 5 to 7 days,you will ²be a
ble to tell once the colour
Of the plaster goes lighter.

How long does plaster take to dry before painting?

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