Dulux Bathroom+ in small En Suite condensation issue

aiwnjoo1

Hi everyone, hoping someone can help or relate here. We purchased a new build property in January.

Two weeks ago I painted our en suite in the Dulux Easycare Bathroom+ Blue Lagoon and it looks great when dry but I have started to see a problem, after the shower has been used I can see that the walls are a darker blue for the top half and streaky because of condensation.

There is an extractor fan but its not doing the trick, leaving the Window open helps but the fact that until the room dries it looks horrible (two toned and streaky) is beginning to upset me.

Is this because of the type of paint i used and the colour not suiting well, I didn't notice it when it was white, we painted the downstairs WC and Bathroom in the same and no issues there because its not used much. Anything I can do apart from re-paint?

Or should I just ignore it as its pretty common?

Thanks

Alter_ego

If the problem is condensation, repainting will not help.

Wookey

A shower will give of a lot of vapour when in use, at this time of year as rooms get a bit colder condensation will be a lot more noticeable, imo extractor fans are next to useless for shifting the volumes required and the vapour will condense on any cold surface long before a fan will pull it out.

Having the room warm beforehand and as cool a shower as possible will help, short of ensuring that the shower space is completely sealed from its door/screen to the ceiling is the only way to stop the vapour spreading and the fan contained within the same space.

jackjassiek

These are what I try with my shower room
-Use heater to warm room
-Open window at all time
-Paint anti mould on ceiling
-Put tiles on whole wall
-Install ventilation system that proper for size of shower room
-Keep toilet door shut to avoid condensation problems enter the home
-Use dehumidifier
-Shower with cooler temperature

aiwnjoo1

I spoke to Dulux if this helps anyone, they were nice about it and said the following.

1: The paint is still curing as been less than two weeks so it could improve
2: The colour I chose just shows it up more than it was on white, he said its like flicking white paint on a black surface, as an example.
3: Offered me two tins of the Dulux Trade Diamond Eggshell which is higher quality than the Bathroom+
4: Improve the extraction of air, windows open, better fan
5: Towel heater to keep the room warm but will this really stop steam > condensation.

Hopefully ill sort it with the things above, will keep you all posted on progress and let you know what works.

So finally, does everyone have this issue in a painted bathroom? Im guessing so to some degree, its just annoying and ruins the whole room until its dried.

Wookey

It's a bathroom with a shower, condensation in some shape or form comes as part of the package, that's why a lot of people tile bathrooms from the floor to the ceiling.

Grenage

You can limit the condensation quite a lot by positioning the extractor in the correct place (opposite side of the air input). I've used a couple of en-suites that had shower screens only a few inches short of the ceiling, and the extractor directly above.

There was next to no condensation on the mirror, simply because the humid air didn't make it out of the shower.

It would need to be a very good extractor.