Bathroom Ceiling Paint Bubbling And Peeling

Then using a putty knife wire brush or paint scraper carefully remove all the chipped or peeling paint from the walls and ceiling.

Bathroom ceiling paint bubbling and peeling.

We used latex primer paint as was most likely used before. Bubbling paint on your bathroom s ceiling can lead to or indicate the possibility of some health risks for anyone who uses your bathroom. You might think that peeling ceiling paint is simply an old house problem. But there are reasons why paint especially that on a ceiling keeps flaking off in a home of any age.

Bubbling is usually a problem with latex paints more than with alkyd or oil. Repairing peeling paint on your bathroom walls and ceiling can be a time consuming process but it isn t difficult. It s important to work carefully though if you don t want your paint to peel. Recently moved into a home we were told was stripped to the studs and remodelled.

Bubbling or blistering in newly applied paint is often an indication of a problem with the bond between the new coating and the wall or ceiling surface. The painting surface or surroundings were moist. It may also be a case of the old paint bubbling up as it gets wet revealing a bonding problem in the original coating. By reading your responses to others i m guessing either cheap or old paint dirty surfaces excessive moisture or vapour barrier or the plugged gutters.

Excess moisture on your painted walls whether from water droplets high humidity leaks or plumbing problems can cause water filled bubbles in.