I rollered two coats of matt white over my water-stained ceiling just to be done with it: four days later, standing under the light, I understood which coat I’d skipped
A confident DIY attempt to cover a water-stained ceiling with two coats of matt white backfired spectacularly four days later. What looked like a simple cosmetic fix turned into a masterclass in why skipping stain-blocking primer is a false economy—and what professionals know that amateur decorators don’t.
