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Darker patches coming through a painted wall

Posted by Lyn Lloyd, on
We had a very wet winter and early spring in our area, and darker patches appeared on the chimney breast wall of a bedroom, although the wall was completely dry to the touch. We recently decided to decorate the room and rubbed down the wall thoroughly prior to painting. However following 2 coats of matt emulsion, darker patches have remained. Could you please give some advice on how we can sort this problem out.

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