Paint advice needed

bjorn_toby_wilde

Yes to only mist coating the bare bits.

Your photo shows a rusting plasterers bead on the corner. You need to investigate why it’s rusting before you do anything with it as that area shouldn’t be damp.

Eldi_Dos

@HugoandHudsonsmum

As you are new to this and on a learning curve may I suggest you start on the room with the least 'issues' and maybe one you would not spend the most time in. As you decorate this and learn the new techniques and see the room transformed, helped by the useful advice you have been receiving from everyone, this will help you when you tackle rooms which require more attention.

I notice in one of your photographs there is some surface mounted pipework, it is easy enough to use some plastic trunking to box them in and improve appearances.

Regarding dehumidifiers we just recently purchased one direct from Ebac who are based in County Durham, you will probably get a better and longer warranty when purchasing from their site than a retailer is offering.
Our dehumidifier sits in the hall and we just leave doors open during the day to draw any moisture out of rooms as need be. At the moment it is drawing about 2.5 to 3 litres a day but that will vary while you are doing work on the house.Washing down and painting add a lot of moisture to a room when you are doing it up.

stuart45

I normally cut the angle beads out when they are that rusty. You can clean them up with a wire brush etc. but the rust might come back. I do away with the beads and if it's sand/cement use straight edges,  or you can use plastic beads.

HugoandHudsonsmum

bjorn_toby_wilde said:

Yes to only mist coating the bare bits.

Your photo shows a rusting plasterers bead on the corner. You need to investigate why it’s rusting before you do anything with it as that area shouldn’t be damp.

I would guess damp as that wall used to get mold on until she painted it with a mold inhibiting paint and now there's no mold there just peeling paint it's on the same wall as some peeling paint. 

How would I fix this? 

HugoandHudsonsmum

Eldi_Dos said:

@HugoandHudsonsmum

As you are new to this and on a learning curve may I suggest you start on the room with the least 'issues' and maybe one you would not spend the most time in. As you decorate this and learn the new techniques and see the room transformed, helped by the useful advice you have been receiving from everyone, this will help you when you tackle rooms which require more attention.

I notice in one of your photographs there is some surface mounted pipework, it is easy enough to use some plastic trunking to box them in and improve appearances.

Regarding dehumidifiers we just recently purchased one direct from Ebac who are based in County Durham, you will probably get a better and longer warranty when purchasing from their site than a retailer is offering.
Our dehumidifier sits in the hall and we just leave doors open during the day to draw any moisture out of rooms as need be. At the moment it is drawing about 2.5 to 3 litres a day but that will vary while you are doing work on the house.Washing down and painting add a lot of moisture to a room when you are doing it up.

I plan on starting with the hallway as it has the least work needed prep wise , her bedroom is actually ok she only painted it a few years ago so that room I can sleep in for now until I get the bedroom I want as mine painted. Then I was doing the kitchen and living room next as I spend way more time in my kitchen in my current home than any other room as I'm forever baking for friends and family because I love to bake its my passion.   So I will take my time and build my skill. 

With the dehumidifier have you found it to be noisy? I like they give you a 5 year Warranty. 

I read two reviews that said it was noisy compared to others? 

stuart45

Take a photo from a bit further back showing more of the wall. In a kitchen it's possible that condensation is running down the wall and soaking in more at that point. 
Do you know if the house has solid or cavity walls?

Eldi_Dos

HugoandHudsonsmum said:

Eldi_Dos said:

@HugoandHudsonsmum

As you are new to this and on a learning curve may I suggest you start on the room with the least 'issues' and maybe one you would not spend the most time in. As you decorate this and learn the new techniques and see the room transformed, helped by the useful advice you have been receiving from everyone, this will help you when you tackle rooms which require more attention.

I notice in one of your photographs there is some surface mounted pipework, it is easy enough to use some plastic trunking to box them in and improve appearances.

Regarding dehumidifiers we just recently purchased one direct from Ebac who are based in County Durham, you will probably get a better and longer warranty when purchasing from their site than a retailer is offering.
Our dehumidifier sits in the hall and we just leave doors open during the day to draw any moisture out of rooms as need be. At the moment it is drawing about 2.5 to 3 litres a day but that will vary while you are doing work on the house.Washing down and painting add a lot of moisture to a room when you are doing it up.

With the dehumidifier have you found it to be noisy? I like they give you a 5 year Warranty. 

I read two reviews that said it was noisy compared to others? 

No not at all , we could run ours all night if we wanted to without it disturbing , you can also adjust fan speed to suit.
Our previous one ran for seventeen years without any problems, it still works but cuts out when water reservoir is about one third full and we can reset by just lifting reservoir out and putting back in place.Suspect it is just a micro switch needing replaced, but decided it was time for a new one anyway..


Your post prompted me to check their webpage and I see they have got got 30% off just now, which caused a groan here as we had paid full price at start of December.

Edit; Just checked the model we have says its maximum noise is 44 db, but as I say you can adjust fan speed to suit.

HugoandHudsonsmum

stuart45 said:

Take a photo from a bit further back showing more of the wall. In a kitchen it's possible that condensation is running down the wall and soaking in more at that point. 
Do you know if the house has solid or cavity walls?

I am not 100% certain but I think there solid walls I know there very very old. 

I've took a few other photos. 

stuart45

It's most likely to be as I thought. Condensation gathering more at the top of the tiles. I'd cut through the bead at the top of tiles and higher up where the bead isn't rusted. Knock it out and any defective plaster. You sometimes find that moisture has got behind the tiles as well.

HugoandHudsonsmum

stuart45 said:

It's most likely to be as I thought. Condensation gathering more at the top of the tiles. I'd cut through the bead at the top of tiles and higher up where the bead isn't rusted. Knock it out and any defective plaster. You sometimes find that moisture has got behind the tiles as well.

That sounds like a big job knocking it out could I just clean the rust off and patch it up somehow till I get a new kitchen as I'll be getting a new kitchen in a few years when I've saved enough.