Bathroom Ceiling Paint Bubbling And Peeling

Recently moved into a home we were told was stripped to the studs and remodelled.

Bathroom ceiling paint bubbling and peeling.

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. You might think that peeling ceiling paint is simply an old house problem. Bubbling paint on your bathroom s ceiling can lead to or indicate the possibility of some health risks for anyone who uses your bathroom. We used latex primer paint as was most likely used before.

It s important to work carefully though if you don t want your paint to peel. Repairing peeling paint on your bathroom walls and ceiling can be a time consuming process but it isn t difficult. After priming the exterior facing wall in the 1970s apartment we just moved into we noticed that the paint seemed to be bubbling peeling along the top edge as if all the old layers of paint were loose from the concrete base. 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.

Bubbling is usually a problem with latex paints more than with alkyd or oil. But there are reasons why paint especially that on a ceiling keeps flaking off in a home of any age. The painting surface or surroundings were moist. Then using a putty knife wire brush or paint scraper carefully remove all the chipped or peeling paint from the walls and ceiling.

It may also be a case of the old paint bubbling up as it gets wet revealing a bonding problem in the original coating.