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Paint running off walls

ceridwen · 2009-12-20 12:15:46

Paint has started running off the walls a bit in one of my rooms. I can see little "tracks" of running paint on one of my bathroom walls and "run off" paint streaks from the wall appearing at intervals on the skirting board beneath it. It was painted a couple of years or so ago - and I used a standard quality paint (ie…

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MsAnderson Posts: 136 Forumite

27 December 2009 at 10:48AM

Its unlikely that the paint is wet enough to actually run down the walls. The condensation may be discoloured by the paint, but its still the condensation that's causing the problem. It's bad advice to cover up the condensation - you must fix the root of the problem before you do any cosmetic redecoration. Dehumidifiers are good and only need to run when you have a moist air situation!

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