Peeling paint on bathroom ceiling

[Hellsbells]

We think it's paint rather than wallpaper anyway, but it's coming off in massive, crumbly chunks. Soon there'll be nothing left up there. Can anyone advise us on how best to deal with this?

We live in a rented house and the damp issues in the bathroom were well disguised when we moved in. The letting agency gave us a pack about condensation and damp that's covered in red, bold, underlined statements that basically state that any damp issues are caused by tenants not ventilating the property correctly and they will be charged for this accordingly. We DO ventilate properly. We have an extractor fan and have the window open after showers/baths etc, wipe the windows down each morning etc etc. I don't know what else we could have done.

We're hoping to move out of this place in the next few months but I really don't want to sacrifice my deposit on this. I know the agency will make us pay for it if we mention it to them. So basically we're hoping to do what we think the previous tenants did which is to hide the problem. Just need a bit of DIY advice really... Can anyone help?

 

[ricbake]

Scrape off all the loose paint - if need be a light sanding to remove any ridges and make sure what's left is properly stuck. Paint with two coats of a damp resistant/anti mould paint - about £20 a litre.

 

[Hellsbells]

Does anyone know how long it takes for damp to develop? Someone just sensibly mentioned to me that we only moved into this house in November so the agency can't blame us for any damp issues.

 

[tripadvisah]

if that is happening then they have used the wrong pai nt on the ceiling. that happened to me. i had it redecorated with waterproof bathroom paint and has never happened since ( i have no windows or extrractor fan in my bathroom and have been showering in there for 3+ years)

Proper damp is about the walls or plasterboard having moisture soaked into it. sounds like yer landlord is being unfair. if you are doing as they asked then they can't complain. If the paint is not waterproodf in the bathroom yhen its going to peel whatever you do in the bathroom (it doesn't mean it is damp) and ventilating will only do so much if there is an existing problem, because water can come from anywehere.

it might be worth letting them know that you are ventilating but that you have the paint problem if they are idiots then they might still blame you but they might see sense. And have a look at the Shelter website and issues around damp

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ps - it is your word against theirs re whetehr you are ventilating, and hard to prove but good luck