Painting around a window with condensation

ferry

We have an area around a bay window in one of the bedrooms that suffers from condensation,so need advice on what type of paint that I should use to paint around the window?
Every few months we seem to have to renew the paint on that wall but we are also looking to invest in a dehumidifier.

Was thinking something wipeable so going in the direction of kitchen & bathroom paint?

Thanks as usual
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F_Bear

how do.

we had similar, cleaned the mould off with bleach, then painted with oil based gloss.

buying a dehumidifier will be a god send, we got one and all the mositure disappeared!

nickj_2

is it actually condensation or is it damp from the outside wall, check the guttering ,down pipesand exterior wall paint , rendering pointing etc to rule out an exterior problem first,
if no external problems, you need to solve condensation problem increase ventilation , insuation , you can line walls with a thermal liner and then lining paper which should stop the wall from getting cold
then you need to make sure the interior of the walls are dry first, make sure the surface is sound ,may need damp seal, or stain proofing and then paint

ferry

F_Bear wrote: »

how do.

we had similar, cleaned the mould off with bleach, then painted with oil based gloss.

buying a dehumidifier will be a god send, we got one and all the mositure disappeared!

Just out of interest if anyone knows-are the electric/plug in dehumidifiers any better than ones that contain the crystals?