Wall coating and coving in Bareilly

In Bareilly, the most common reason a hygienic wall coating fails isn't the coating. It's the wall. Many buildings here pull moisture up from the ground, and the bottom metre of the wall stays damp through the monsoon and beyond. Paint bubbles there first, and any cove at the floor junction cracks and lifts. So before we talk about coatings for dairies, food units and hospitals, we check the walls for damp.

Rising damp: check it first

Signs of rising damp include:

• a tide mark or salt bloom along the lower part of the wall
• paint that bubbles or peels at the bottom but is fine higher up
• plaster that sounds hollow or crumbles near the floor
• a musty smell in closed rooms

A hygienic coating on such a wall will fail within months. Depending on the cause, the fix can include treating the wall base with a damp-proofing system, replacing salt-damaged plaster, improving drainage outside the wall, or fixing leaking pipes. Once the wall is dry enough, coating can proceed.

Dairies and food units

Milk, paneer, sweets and namkeen units in Bareilly need walls that can be washed daily and don't hold milk, oil or sugar residue. We usually recommend:

• a hygienic epoxy or PU coating to at least splash height, and often full height in processing rooms
• a cove at the wall base joined to the floor, formed in PU concrete or epoxy mortar in wet areas
• a light colour so residues are visible
• bump protection where trolleys and cans move

Hospitals and labs

Hospitals and diagnostic labs use hygienic coatings in OTs, labs, ICUs and procedure rooms. Walls need to handle repeated disinfection without breaking down, and coves make it easier to clean floor edges thoroughly. We use low-odour products and work room by room in operating hospitals.

Coves that last

A cove is only as good as its connection to the floor and wall. We key the cove into the floor edge, prime both surfaces properly, and make sure the wall base behind the cove is sound and dry. Coves laid over damp or crumbling plaster crack along the top edge, and that's the most common cove failure we're asked to repair.

The coating process

1. Moisture check across the walls, especially near the floor
2. Damp treatment and plaster repair where needed
3. Removal of old distemper, putty and loose paint
4. Primer
5. Cove formation
6. Two coats of hygienic wall coating
7. Sealing around doors, pipes and fittings

Best time of year

Wall coating in Bareilly is easiest from October to March, when walls are drier. Monsoon work is possible indoors if moisture readings are acceptable.

FAQs

Our dairy walls peel every year after the rains. Why?

Most likely rising damp or water entering the wall. The damp needs treating before any coating will last.

Can coves be added to an existing floor?

Yes, if the floor edge is sound. The cove is keyed into the floor and sealed to it.

Do hospital walls need special coatings?

They need coatings that withstand frequent disinfection. Hygienic epoxy and PU wall coatings are commonly used.

Call +91-8755475716 or fill in the form below to book a survey in Bareilly. More details are on our wall coating and coving page.