DIY newbie - repairing ceilings...

savemoney

Yes I agree about coving and lack of ventilation in bathroom. You can get mould resistant paint but ideally you need some ventilation, Is that a small window in last picture? I would get a extractor fan in there or use a dehumidifier if you cant near by but not in bathroom obviously for safety sakes


That plaster near boiler looks wet to me maybe try a meter to see how damp the wall is

keystone

Bathroom ceiling prob is defo a ventilation / condensation issue. Savemoney has linked you to the Zinsser site. Go for the Permawhite and do get some ventilation organised. Much as I dislike disagreeing with anybody (:D) silk emulsion won't do anything for you on that bathroom ceiling IMO.

I also agree that the plaster in the artexed room looks wet/damp. Is that shower over the boiler? You might like to look at its watertightness if so. Its no surprise that the coving feel down if it is wet up there. You need to deal with the source of the wetness and get it dried out before trying to stick the coving back up. The peeling paint round the boiler tends to support the dampness view as well.

I'd like to see that isolator in a different location too but as it is it meets regs.

Cheers

thenap80

Yes that is a small window in the bathroom and does get opened often after a shower to let the steam out. Haven't a clue how I would install an extractor fan so maybe a job for an expert. Although I may just paint it over as I don't want to spend a fortune. WHich is why I just needed to know the steps needed for painting the ceiling.

The boiler room coving ...well the wall is an external one as s part on a ground floor extension. The peeling is the wall paper and seems tha the falling coving and crumbling has caused the paper to peel away. SO may just clear that and use this coving cement that was mentioned.

Thanks

thenap80

What will the crumbling be - the old dry coving cement?

thenap80

Also then - for the repaint of the ceiling - what are the steps involved? Start with peeling away all loose paint but then what?

thenap80

One more thing........will in need to plaste rthe wall and make it flat as a pancake before attaching the coving or will it be okay to put up as it is?

Thanks