Bathroom ceiling

Kitchen and Bathroom paint? Or is it a trick question? Comes in white as standard or you can get Dulux system stuff mixed up at most B&Q stores in any colour you like.

Even the bits that don't get splashed will be exposed to condensation.

hth

-- Steve F

In message , Fitz writes

A waste of money IMO. We used standard emulsion in our bathroom - including being used for showers most days with (vinyl walls, matt ceiling) and never had any problems.

I found matt fine for the ceiling

Go into a Dulux Trade center and ask for "Kitchen and Bathroom" paint - they'll have a damn good giggle :) It's Vinyl Silk really...

Cheers Dan.

Hah! I went to a Dulux Trade Centre, and discovered that the price of everything I looked at was much higher than the local decoraters merchant. Much higher!

So you ask for a cash discount ...

I told them I was going to try Brewers - there was a sharp intake of breath - and a bit of comedy - they still couldn't get near the price, though!

It is..but it's got slightly more of the stuff in it that makes it silky.

Compare vinyl silk and K&B paint and it's slightly shinier.

sponix

Ask for a "cash account" and get ~ 20% discount.

Thanks guys. So far I've learned that Matt emulsion is OK/Not OK in the bathroom and Vinyl is almost equivalent to bathroom & Kitchen paint!

I'll kick off with Matt and see how I go.

Paul

In message , Paul Andrews writes

I'll add a note - my bathroom was suitably ventilated - with a humidistat controlled fan, my kitchen was also ventialted properly For all I know poorly ventilated rooms may case a paint problem.

Fair enough. We have a vent in the wall - not fan assisted though. Never really had a problem with mould or anything like that. I suppose I could err on the side of caution..

The Dulux Trade equivalent is Quick Drying Eggshell, which is a water based acrylic formulation that is very significantly superior to a vinyl based emulsion.

Why? Are you incredibly tall, have very low ceilings or just incredibly messy in the shower?

;-)

MBQ

I'm 6'1", and the ceilings are low. Standing in the bath having a shower, it's perfectly possible for the splashes to hit the ceiling..

This is a handy time to add a little copper compound into the paint to avoid anything green growing, and finely crushed aspirin to avoid anything black growing.

NT