a finish looks damaged and needs preparation before painting. Prepare the accepted small patch, provide suitable ordinary edge support and finish the joints in the required drying stages.
Signs: a stable local hole, dent, crack, patch edge or surface mark is visible or a finish looks damaged and needs preparation before painting. Causes: ordinary impact damage or local surface wear or minor finish movement at a suitable stable surface.
A stain or softened area can indicate an unresolved condition, but photographs cannot diagnose it. The accepted task starts with a dry stable substrate. Leak investigation, structural crack diagnosis and sagging-ceiling work are excluded rather than covered over with a new patch.
The junction between new and existing material affects the visible result. Suitable finishing stages are needed around the patch rather than simply filling the centre. Existing texture, previous repairs and side lighting can limit how closely the area blends before decoration.
Allow the patch materials to dry as specified before decoration. Agree whether ceiling painting is separate and discuss visible finish limitations. Limits: Minor dry stable accessible non-structural patches only. No sagging ceilings, active leaks, structural diagnosis, framing repairs, asbestos or hazardous materials.