soft-drywall-paint-nicks-easily-in-new-home-construction

We have a new home construction (1 yr old) and whenever I lightly hit a wall with my fingernail, etc. the paint comes off right down to the drywall.  I am concerned, as the paint seems very thin and the drywall seems soft after a full year.  What could cause

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Oil Based Primer

My husband used an oil based primer on a stain on our ceiling. He only primed the area with the stain. Then he painted over it with a latex ceiling paint. The area he primed keeps showing through. Is this typical? Should he have primed the entire ceiling? He has

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Amaueter Painters

I was stupid and cheap by mixing Behr interior paint and Rustoleum paint to create my own color. My teenage son and I painted this bedroom and after 4 weeks it still smells like paint. Is this dangerous for his health? If so can I just paint over the walls

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OIL SWEATING THROUGH NEW PAINT

A professional painter did this wall. Over one year, oil is sweating through the paint: long streaks of yellowish oil, greasy to the touch. I painted on top. Not a year later, same problem occurs. HELP!

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Previous painted trex problems

We bought a home with a front porch that had dark green paint over a trex covered front porch floor. It looked like it needed a spruce up so we had it painted with Behr exterior gloss porch and floor paint in a lighter color. What a mistake! A week later

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Cracks in paint.

Kitchen and dining room have cracks in paint and have peeled away from walls and ceiling. Pretty sure it’s not from moisture. What is the cause and how do I fix it to repaint?

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