bathroom paint issue

catoutthebag

I've been in new place for 3 or 4 weeks and there's been an issue developing in bathroom with regards to wall paint.

There's one extractor in bathroom and no window. I shower a couple times a day and they're not always short showers. I leave the extractor on for half an hour after and the door always ajar.

I had bathroom painted a few weeks ago and later realised they didn't use bathroom paint (not sure how much difference it would have made)

The floor is vinyl and shower area tiled. There is no sign of mould anywhere.

But parts of the wall are showing a darker 'drippy effect'. There is no discolouration or patchiness anywhere to indicate the paint is actually falling off.

But the drippy staining is a slightly darker colour to the point and looks an eyesore.

I main tile the wall at some point.

Should I just clean wall with sugar soap and a sponge? Will thus take the paint off too? I ask because I tested this with a tiny section and though it looks to have helped I'm not sure if it's taken a tiny smidgen of paint off too.

Anything else I can do please?

Thanks

Annie1960

catoutthebag wrote: »

Anything else I can do please?

Take one shower a day, about four minutes. This should do the trick.

catoutthebag

So I can be a smelly stingy bug! like you

I've been advised by a friend that bath paint would have made a difference and that the painters sound like stupid cowboys so I've asked if they can rectify their mistake. Awaiting response.

pendragon_arther

Bathroom paint is the way to go. I know I've been there got the T shirt.

Fraise

I doubt the decorators will re paint it if they're Cowboys.

Can't you just buy a tin of bathroom paint and paint over it yourself? I'm assuming your bathroom isn't huge, so you could paint it in a couple of hours.

km1423

The "drippy" stains you describe could be moisture that has collected on the bathroom walls.


Just had a bathroom with a low ceiling redecorated with tiled walls and was given two vital tips:-

a) a decent good quality bathroom extractor fan, with over run timer and humidity sensor
b) Use exterior paint on the bathroom ceilings and walls e.g. sandtex or dulux weather shield, better than bathroom paint. Good for kitchens too.

Perhaps shorter showers to see if this helps.