Decorating Question

[Welshy]

I'm starting decorating this weekend, beginning with the bathroom. In the past, I've always used paint specifically for kitchens & bathrooms i.e. they respond well to condensation.

My daughters boyfriend has new tubs of normal emulsion and reckons this should be fine.

Any suggestions gratefully received

[natedog]

If you actually get condensation on the walls, then I'd stick to a kitchen & bathroom paint. A "normal" emulsion will start to peel after a while if it is continually damp, and may get mouldy patches in it. If you are painting over existing k&b paint, don't forget to give it a rub down so the new paint can key to it

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Jan 23, 2013 9:29:19 GMT 1 natedog said:

If you actually get condensation on the walls, then I'd stick to a kitchen & bathroom paint. A "normal" emulsion will start to peel after a while if it is continually damp, and may get mouldy patches in it. If you are painting over existing k&b paint, don't forget to give it a rub down so the new paint can key to it

Seconded. I've fallen into this trap before. If it's a big room with good ventilation and extraction so the walls stay mainly dry you may be OK, but if it's like most bathrooms and walls and ceiling are damp in this weather then stick to the proper stuff to avoid issues later

[Welshy]

My bathrooms are quite small and ventilation isn't great, which is why i've used k&b paint in the past.

I'll buy more paint later

[natedog]

we've got quite a large bathroom (used to be a bedroom when the house still had an outside crapper) but it still gets visible condensation on the walls if someone has a hot shower, even with an extractor