Looking for a way to breathe new life and interest into your bare concrete, block or brick walls? Gone are the days when render was your only option; with bagging and painting, you can achieve an amazing, high-quality finish on both interior and exterior walls.
Bagging and painting is a quick, clean method that many Brisbane painters can use to provide a weatherproof, protective barrier for your home’s exterior, or to create a creative and interesting finish for your home’s interior. Read on to find out more about this method, and how it differs to traditional bagging and rendering.
Bagging using a cement-based render vs traditional bagging
Older methods of covering bare concrete block walls were done using either traditional bagging or a cement-based render. These techniques are known for finishes that are less than perfect, even with Brisbane painters using the best quality products possible.
Bagging with cement-based render
Bagging with a cement-based render mix (known as rendering) is an expensive process that allows you to achieve a smooth, earthy look. After rendering, the wall is finished with paint or another medium, to achieve your desired end appearance.
Rendered walls are often prone to some of the issues common with cement-based products, including efflorescence (white deposits that form on cement surfaces) and surface cracking.
Traditional bagging
Traditional bagging (also known as plastering) is the middle ground between having an exposed brick or block finish and rendering.
Bagging is an often-messy process that involves coating your exterior surface walls with a mix of sand cement mortar. It’s a much lighter finish than rendering, is economical, quick to apply and does smooth the wall. However, it doesn’t hide the texture, joints or irregularities of the underlying block or bricks.
The alternative: a bag and paint finish
Bagging and painting of bare concrete, block or brick walls uses acrylic texture coatings, applied with a specialised bagging mitt, to soften the hard, visible joint line between the blocks.
With bagging and painting, you can achieve:
- A smooth finish, or
- A stylish, uneven finish, Moroccan-style, by applying thick paint, or
- A heavily textured finish with the underlying brickwork visible for a rustic feel
This gives you greater flexibility to choose what the end result looks like, and is a cost-effective way to rejuvenate your home’s interior or exterior walls.
The best products to use for bagging and painting
To achieve a long-lasting surface finish that’s resistant to heat, water, salt (essential if you live on the coast!), solvents and abrasion, you need to use the very best quality products for bagging and painting. This will ensure it won’t flake, chalk or crack over time, which some sub-par products are likely to do.
Acrylic products are ideal, and are formulated to create a more durable and weatherproof barrier for your home’s exterior that’ll stand up to local weather conditions. They’re also great for creating unique and creative surface finishes for dated interior block or brick walls.
Our Brisbane painters here at Kraudelt Painting are industry accredited, with the necessary experience and knowledge to expertly apply, bag and paint walls using these types products. To create the attractive, durable and rejuvenated finish you want for your interior or exterior concrete, block or brick walls, get in touch with expert Brisbane painters in your area.
