Anyone know what would cause this?

[imported_Phil]

Picture of our bathroom wall.

It's been like this for months now, I've finally gotten around to getting some paint on it today, but I'm concerned it'll come back once painted.

Alice thinks it's the pipes behind the plasterboard, as it's in a T-shape and close to a) the bath and b) the immersion heater/ water tank.

Thoughts?

/goes back to scraping paint off his nails and fingers

 

Moisture.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Moisture.

ah heck. Given that it's the bathroom wall, and that the shower is directly to the left, there's not much I can do about it I guess :|

Still, "splash-proof" paint oughta take care of it.

 

[imported_Phil]

After first coat of paint.



Mildly concerned about the "bubbling" though. Any tips from ATOT?

 

[Muadib]

It looks like you didn't scrape the wall before you painted. It's already bubbling in the lower left in your pic.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Muadib
It looks like you didn't scrape the wall before you painted. It's already bubbling in the lower left in your pic.

I sanded it down with coarse, medium then fine paper to get rid of most of the bumps and lumps, but there were two edges that refused to smooth down.
As we rent, I'm not especially bothered, but that lower-left corner has always bubbled when damp/wet

 

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Muadib
It looks like you didn't scrape the wall before you painted. It's already bubbling in the lower left in your pic.

I sanded it down with coarse, medium then fine paper to get rid of most of the bumps and lumps, but there were two edges that refused to smooth down.
As we rent, I'm not especially bothered, but that lower-left corner has always bubbled when damp/wet

Tell the landlord, arent they supposed to fix stuff like that?

 

[DaTT]

You'd probably need to patch part of the wall....like cut out trouble spots, then patch with either drywall, or plaster.

 

[sniperruff]

i'm sorry but most likely it'll come back. that's why when i get my own house, i'm enclosing my shower with plastic panels.

 

[Squisher]

My best solution for paint peeling in the bathroom is to

Scrape all loose paint, wash with tsp and bleach (mold cleaners are better, but can get pricey) and rinse well.

Paint with an oil primer ( I like Kilz)

Do any feathering in with spackle or joint compound.

Then another coat of the oil primer.

Top coat with Zinsser Perma-White (it's tintable)

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: buck

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: Muadib
It looks like you didn't scrape the wall before you painted. It's already bubbling in the lower left in your pic.

I sanded it down with coarse, medium then fine paper to get rid of most of the bumps and lumps, but there were two edges that refused to smooth down.
As we rent, I'm not especially bothered, but that lower-left corner has always bubbled when damp/wet

Tell the landlord, arent they supposed to fix stuff like that?

Our landlady is a complete biatch. It takes her weeks to get anything done - back in September :Q a pipe burst and the tiles in the kitchen cracked because the grouting was disturbed. It's still not fixed :|

I'm not giving her any chance of pointing the finger of blame at us (she tried to blame us for the burst pipe at first!), and we want to install a satellite dish, so we're keeping her sweet at the moment. Once we get the go-ahead and she's signed the permission form I sent her (two weeks ago.. grrr...), then we'll hit her with a list of repairs. Kitchen floor, doorbell, etc....

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: DaTT
You'd probably need to patch part of the wall....like cut out trouble spots, then patch with either drywall, or plaster.

Eeek. That sounds like a PITA. I think I'll just patch it up, enough to get our deposit back when we leave.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: sniperruff
i'm sorry but most likely it'll come back. that's why when i get my own house, i'm enclosing my shower with plastic panels.

Ah well. I guess we can settle for doing it again right before we leave, and let the next victim... er... tenant... deal with her. Hell, it's what the last guy did, and why we've got so many little problems that were never reported to her. Thus, she thinks we caused most of them. Sigh.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Squisher
My best solution for paint peeling in the bathroom is to

Scrape all loose paint, wash with tsp and bleach (mold cleaners are better, but can get pricey) and rinse well.

Paint with an oil primer ( I like Kilz)

Do any feathering in with spackle or joint compound.

Then another coat of the oil primer.

Top coat with Zinsser Perma-White (it's tintable)

:Q

If it were our own place, I would. We're renting, so meh

 

[sniperruff]

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: sniperruff
i'm sorry but most likely it'll come back. that's why when i get my own house, i'm enclosing my shower with plastic panels.

Ah well. I guess we can settle for doing it again right before we leave, and let the next victim... er... tenant... deal with her. Hell, it's what the last guy did, and why we've got so many little problems that were never reported to her. Thus, she thinks we caused most of them. Sigh.

next time i'm renting, i'm taking pictures of every little problem that i see. last time i rented this little bedroom in a house, i almost got slaughtered for leaving a 10-year-old shower stall "stained" and landlord wanted $20. i insisted that i'll clean it off and she said just give her $10. f'kin landlords and their shady tricks.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: sniperruff

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: sniperruff
i'm sorry but most likely it'll come back. that's why when i get my own house, i'm enclosing my shower with plastic panels.

Ah well. I guess we can settle for doing it again right before we leave, and let the next victim... er... tenant... deal with her. Hell, it's what the last guy did, and why we've got so many little problems that were never reported to her. Thus, she thinks we caused most of them. Sigh.

next time i'm renting, i'm taking pictures of every little problem that i see. last time i rented this little bedroom in a house, i almost got slaughtered for leaving a 10-year-old shower stall "stained" and landlord wanted $20. i insisted that i'll clean it off and she said just give her $10. f'kin landlords and their shady tricks.

Goddamn right I'm doing that next time. It's not until you go over things with a fine-toothed comb that you find this kinda crap. :|

Bloody landlords.

 

[Ornery]

I mostly came in here to bitch about your lame ass topic title. You're not only given a chance to add a descriptive topic title, but a second chance to add a "Topic Summary". If it's any consolation, you've got a LOT of company doing the same stupid thing, or worse!

The answer to the problem is moisture, as has been mentioned. The solution is to ventilate the room properly. After that's done, the wall has to dry completely before painting it. That can be checked with a Moisture Meter. How that gets worked out, is between you and the owner, but that's the answer.

 

[cavemanmoron]

humid air

 

[Amused]

Best best:

Just extend the tile over the rest of the wall.

Problem solved.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
humid air

Which isn't going to go away

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: Amused
Best best:

Just extend the tile over the rest of the wall.

Problem solved.

That is actually a good idea. I don't know if we'd be able to get away with doing that, but it's certainly an option. Thanks

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: Squisher
Scrape all loose paint, wash with tsp and bleach (mold cleaners are better, but can get pricey) and rinse well.

Paint with an oil primer ( I like Kilz)

Do any feathering in with spackle or joint compound.

Then another coat of the oil primer.

Top coat with something rated for bathroom use as well, they make non-glossy bathroom paints now Zinsser has a satin, maybe even a flat. It's a good paint.

I would also after scraping give the wall a good sanding if it's not bare drywall at that point. You will need at least a surgical type dust mask and some goggles...then let the wall dry well, a heater in the room can keep the moisture low....use a different bathroom a week or two.

Also once it is scraped down, you will be able to tell if the moisture is coming from behind the wall...if so, you will have to attack that first...if not no matter what 'cover' you put over the flaking you will one day have a water invasion.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Phil
Picture of our bathroom wall.

It's been like this for months now, I've finally gotten around to getting some paint on it today, but I'm concerned it'll come back once painted.

Alice thinks it's the pipes behind the plasterboard, as it's in a T-shape and close to a) the bath and b) the immersion heater/ water tank.

Thoughts?

/goes back to scraping paint off his nails and fingers

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