Bathroom paint advice please

[George Miles]

Bathroom paint advice please

The walls are Multifinish Plaster (over blue water resistant boards (stuck over kingspan with firefoam))

Something that will stand up to splashes and steam better than emulsion..

thanks, George

[alan_m]

Bathroom and kitchen paint designed for steamy atmosphere?

[tabbypurr]

the paints that cope with that better are gloss & eggshell.

NT

[Another John]

About a year ago, "Smithski" posted what I found to be a valuable advisory link about paint:

I've got a further question on paint in bathrooms (I was about to post it when I saw this thread appear):

I'm renovating an old (60s) bathroom: I need to do the the minimum amount of work (too many other commitments).

Currently the bathrooms is papered with vinyl wallpaper. Can I strip this off, put up lining paper, and then paint that lining paper to achieve "a classy, modern look"?

Cheers John

[The Natural Philosopher]

yes. Obviously getting it reskimmed nets a truer surface, but that will work

I hope it well venitaled and/or insulated - cold simngle brick outer walls are a magnet for condensation.

My walls are all painted where they arent tiled with farrow and ball matt emulsion.

Its fine.

[tabbypurr]

Yes. But I certainly wouldn't. Condensation on walls frequently plus water-based adhesive are not a wise combination.

You tell us, does your 1960s bathroom look classy & modern? (I suspect not.)

NT

[Andy Bennet]

I didn't know you could tile with Farrow and Ball matt emulsioin. Do Dulux do a similar thing?

[Andy Bennet]

This isn't just any old matt emulsion. This is Farrow and Ball matt emulsion.

[Andy Burns]

Yeah, but if you don't keep the roller perfectly straight, you get wonky grout lines ...

[The Natural Philosopher]

Absolutely, it's full of commas.

[The Natural Philosopher]

Absolutely - guaranteed free of commas