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Horrible damp and mould!

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  • olly300
    olly300 Posts: 14,738 Forumite
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    Willow92 wrote: »
    If we wipe the bathroom ceiling the paint smudges so we don't want to breathe in mould spores and paint fumes :/

    It's likely to be water based paint which is why it wipes off, so you don't need to worry about paint fumes.

    Kitchen and bathroom paint won't rub off when water hits it but is more expensive.

    I've used a solution of diluted bleach to wash off mould in the past. Unfortunately if the paint comes off that easily then it's not a good idea to use that unless you want to repaint the entire bathroom properly.
    I'm not cynical I'm realistic :p

    (If a link I give opens pop ups I won't know I don't use windows)
  • Willow92
    Willow92 Posts: 2,186 Forumite
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    edited 28 October 2010 at 10:17PM
    olly300 wrote: »
    I've used a solution of diluted bleach to wash off mould in the past. Unfortunately if the paint comes off that easily then it's not a good idea to use that unless you want to repaint the entire bathroom properly.

    Pahah. We're not doing the landlord's job for him, we're hoping to move out asap.
    Savings £8,865.22 £/15,000 Aiming to save enough for a house deposit.
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