AS/NZS 2311:2009 GUIDE TO THE PAINTING OF BUILDINGS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
1.2 OBJECTIVE
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1.4 DEFINITIONS
1.5 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
1.5.1 General
1.5.2 Precautions
1.6 INFLUENCE OF CLIMATE ON EXTERNALLY EXPOSED PAINT
1.6.1 General
1.6.2 Specific influences
1.7 INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS OF BUILDINGS
1.8 SPREADING RATE, PAINT COVERAGE AND PAINT USAGE
1.9 SELECTION OF COLOUR
1.9.1 General
1.9.2 Product differences
1.9.3 Colour matching
1.9.4 Exterior colours
1.9.5 Interior colours
1.9.6 Highlighting or identification
1.9.7 Lighting
1.9.8 Heritage painting or restoration
1.10 GLOSS LEVEL AND FINISH
1.11 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
SECTION 2 DESIGN FOR PAINTING
2.1 GENERAL
2.1.1 Choice of building materials
2.1.2 Waterproofing
2.1.3 Durability
2.1.4 Ventilation
2.1.5 Fastenings-Metal corrosion
2.2 TIMBER
2.2.1 Nature of timber
2.2.2 Moisture content
2.2.3 Painting end-grain
2.2.4 Basic considerations
2.2.5 External applications
2.2.6 Internal applications
2.3 METAL INSTALLATIONS
2.3.1 Steel
2.3.2 Copper and brass
2.3.3 Aluminium
2.4 BUILDING BOARDS
2.4.1 General requirements
2.4.2 Organic fibre insulating board
2.4.3 Hardboard and tempered hardboard
2.4.4 Particleboard and medium density fibreboard (MDF)
2.4.5 Gypsum plasterboard
2.4.6 Fibrous plaster and plaster glass
2.4.7 Fibrous reinforced cement (FRC)
2.4.8 Polystyrene building cladding
2.5 BRICKS
2.5.1 General
2.5.2 Clay bricks
2.5.3 Aerated autoclaved concrete (AAC) bricks
2.5.4 Concrete blocks
2.6 CONCRETE
2.7 GLASS-REINFORCED CONCRETE (GRC)
2.8 SET PLASTER AND CEMENT RENDER
2.9 PLASTICS
SECTION 3 PREPARATION OF UNPAINTED SURFACES
3.1 GENERAL
3.2 TIMBER PRODUCTS
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Standard of finish
3.2.3 Nail and screw fixings
3.2.4 Mechanical damage or natural defects
3.2.5 Moisture content of timber
3.2.6 Knotty timbers
3.2.7 Cleaning
3.2.8 Pre-primed timber including light organic solvent preservative (LOSP)
3.2.9 Preservatives
3.2.10 Effect of timber species
3.2.11 Oil-soluble preservative and creosote
3.3 ORGANIC FIBRE-BASED BUILDING BOARDS
3.4 IRON AND STEEL
3.4.1 General
3.4.2 Stainless steel
3.5 ZINC-COATED AND ZINC/ALUMINIUM ALLOY-COATED STEEL
3.5.1 General
3.5.2 Hot-dip galvanized steel
3.5.3 In-line galvanized products
3.5.4 Steel strip and coil
3.5.5 Electroplated products
3.6 ALUMINIUM
3.7 COPPER AND BRASS
3.8 LEAD
3.9 MASONRY
3.9.1 Clay brick surfaces
3.9.2 Concrete surfaces
3.10 SET PLASTER
3.10.1 General
3.10.2 Moisture level
3.10.3 Alkalinity
3.10.4 Efflorescence
3.10.5 Moisture ingress
3.10.6 Soundness (cohesion and adhesion)
3.10.7 Evenness of the surface (cracks, crevices, roughness, patchiness)
3.11 FIBROUS PLASTER AND PLASTER GLASS
3.11.1 General
3.11.2 Release agents
3.11.3 Jointing compounds
3.12 GYPSUM PLASTERBOARD
3.13 PLASTICS
3.13.1 General
3.13.2 Polyesters and phenol formaldehydes
3.13.3 Unplasticized polyvinyl chloride
3.14 ASBESTOS ENCAPSULATION OR SEALING
SECTION 4 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF PAINTS, RELATED MATERIALS AND TREATMENTS
4.1 GENERAL
4.2 SEALERS
4.3 PRIMERS
4.4 UNDERCOATS
4.5 SEALER/UNDERCOATS
4.6 SOLVENT-BORNE PAINTS
4.7 LATEX (WATERBORNE) PAINTS
4.8 CLEAR (UNPIGMENTED) FINISHES
4.9 TIMBER STAINS
4.9.1 General
4.9.2 Exterior stains
4.9.3 Interior timber stains
4.10 PAVING PAINTS
4.11 ROOFING PAINTS
4.12 BITUMINOUS PAINTS
4.13 SPECIAL PURPOSE PAINTS
4.13.1 Anti-condensation paints
4.13.2 Fire-retardant paints
4.13.3 Chemical-resistant paints
4.14 MEMBRANE AND TEXTURED COATINGS
4.14.1 General
4.14.2 Latex extensible wall coatings
4.14.3 High-build low profile latex coatings
4.14.4 Non-aggregate textured latex coatings
4.14.5 Aggregate-filled textured latex coatings
4.15 PAINT REMOVERS
4.16 WATER-REPELLENT TREATMENTS FOR TIMBER
4.17 WATER REPELLENTS FOR CONCRETE AND MASONRY
4.18 ANTI-GRAFFITI PAINTS
4.18.1 General
4.18.2 Surface vulnerability
4.18.3 Paint selection
4.18.4 Graffiti removal
4.19 NON-CONVENTIONAL PAINTS
4.19.1 Paints
4.19.2 Application and maintenance
4.20 HERITAGE PAINT SYSTEMS
4.20.1 Paints
4.20.2 Application and maintenance
4.21 PUTTIES, GROUTS AND SEALANTS
4.22 LOW VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND PAINTS
4.23 ECOLOGICAL PAINTS
SECTION 5 SYSTEMS FOR THE PAINTING OF BUILDINGS
5.1 CONVENTIONAL PAINTING SYSTEMS
5.2 SPECIALIZED PAINTING SYSTEMS
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Interior
5.2.3 Exterior
5.3 SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS
5.3.1 Roofs
5.3.2 Concrete swimming pools
SECTION 6 PAINT APPLICATION
6.1 GENERAL
6.2 PAINT PREPARATION
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Mixing
6.2.3 Thinning
6.2.4 Straining
6.3 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Temperature
6.3.3 Lighting conditions
6.3.4 Moisture and humidity
6.3.5 Effect of climatic conditions on various paints
6.4 CONDITION OF THE SUBSTRATE
6.5 STOPPING AND FILLING
6.6 SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS
6.7 METHODS OF APPLICATION
6.7.1 General
6.7.2 Brush application
6.7.3 Roller application
6.7.4 Pad application
6.7.5 Spray application
6.8 TOUCH UP
SECTION 7 MAINTENANCE OF PAINTED SURFACES
7.1 GENERAL
7.2 CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING WHEN TO REPAINT
7.3 PRETREATMENT BEFORE REPAINTING
7.3.1 Assessment of surface soundness
7.3.2 Treatment of surfaces affected by mould
7.3.3 Gap filling
7.4 PAINTED SURFACES IN GOOD CONDITION (ALL SUBSTRATES)
7.5 SURFACES IN POOR CONDITION
7.5.1 Removal of paint
7.5.2 Timber and hardboard surfaces
7.5.3 Set plaster, gypsum plasterboard and fibre reinforced plaster
7.5.4 Masonry and concrete surfaces
7.5.5 Metalwork in poor condition
7.5.6 Plastic surfaces
7.6 DISCOLOURATION AND STAINING OF PAINT FILMS
SECTION 8 MAINTENANCE PAINTING SYSTEMS
8.1 GENERAL
8.2 RETAIN EXISTING PAINT SYSTEM AND GLOSS AND COLOUR
8.3 RETAIN EXISTING PAINT SYSTEM BUT CHANGE GLOSS AND COLOUR
8.4 CHANGE OF PAINT SYSTEM
8.5 TEST FOR EXISTING PAINT SYSTEM
8.5.1 General
8.5.2 Specific test methods
SECTION 9 PREPARATION OF PAINTING SPECIFICATIONS
9.1 GENERAL
9.2 CONTENT
9.2.1 Scope of the work
9.2.2 Surface preparation
9.2.3 Painting system
9.2.4 Samples of painting
9.3 PROVISION OF DOCUMENTS
9.4 DEFECTS LIABILITY PERIOD
APPENDIX A - CHECKLIST FOR THE PREPARATION OF A PAINTING SYSTEM SPECIFICATION FOR NEW SURFACES
A1 SCOPE
A2 CHECKLIST
APPENDIX B - CHECKLIST FOR THE PREPARATION OF A MAINTENANCE PAINTING SYSTEM SPECIFICATION FOR PREVIOUSLY PAINTED SURFACES
B1 SCOPE
B2 CHECKLIST
APPENDIX C - INSPECTION AND TESTING
C1 SCOPE
C2 GENERAL
C3 INSPECTOR'S DUTIES
C3.1 Paint materials
C3.2 Surface preparation
C3.3 Paint application
C4 FINAL INSPECTION
