After reading the long thread...Let me see..

My contractor told me that the new structure does not include painting(is this normal?) so it looks like cement color at the moment....
The external render is 2 coats of cement,looks really rough and will absorb paint like crazy..It looks still a bit wet..This EXTERNAL WALLS,FENCE,GATE PILLARS..I should paint with 2 coats of emulsion white..correct?
The internal wall, I think will be 2 render + 1 plastering..so this is new, I should paint 1 ALKALINE SEALANT + 2 coats of emulsion(white or otherwise)..appreciate that eric2 sifus..

see my pics in this thread..http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1734175/+40