Hi,
We just had our upstairs bathroom completely redone. It looked beautiful -= for a while. 7 months later and we've got a problem with the paint - ughh= !
Now our beautiful beige paint has dark streaks running through it from the = moisture. It's a small upstairs bath and it does get pretty steamy in ther= e after a shower. It is the top floor of a dormered out cape so the ceilin= g slants down to the back of the house. In the tallest part of the room it= is about 7' 6".
It is even streaking down the side of the walls. I thought if I just ran t= he fan and let it dry out the problem would go away but it didn't. It look= s like the paint ran in spots and it is darker in those spots.
He did install a fan and vented it through the roof (at least I hope he did= - he said he did and I saw them go up on the roof) I can feel the air rus= h in from the window if I open it when the fan is on so it seems to be work= ing. I guess my kids probably took a few showers and forgot to run it but = the thing is that even when I run the fan I see the condensation all over t= he ceiling. It's a small room.
We used Eggshell - medium base. I told the guy at the paint store it was f= or a bathroom. We did the walls and the ceiling in the same color and it d= id look very good that way. The contractor recommended that and I was very= happy with the look. It is a small bathroom.
Was this the wroong kind of paint?
It certainly looks like it needs to be repainted. What kind of paint would= be best for a high moisture area like this bathroom?
Thanks in advance, Steve