Bathroom Ceiling Paint Bubbling And Peeling

The painting surface or surroundings were moist.

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. If the humidity levels in your bathroom are high enough to cause the ceiling paint to bubble then the humidity also may lead to mold growing on various surfaces in your bathroom including the ceiling and the grout between the tiles. It s important to work carefully though if you don t want your paint to peel. It may also be a case of the old paint bubbling up as it gets wet revealing a bonding problem in the original coating.

Recently moved into a home we were told was stripped to the studs and remodelled. We used latex primer paint as was most likely used before. Bubbling paint on your bathroom s ceiling can lead to or indicate the possibility of some health risks for anyone who uses your bathroom. You might think that peeling ceiling paint is simply an old house problem.

Repairing peeling paint on your bathroom walls and ceiling can be a time consuming process but it isn t difficult. Bubbling is usually a problem with latex paints more than with alkyd or oil. 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. Excess moisture on your painted walls whether from water droplets high humidity leaks or plumbing problems can cause water filled bubbles in.

But there are reasons why paint especially that on a ceiling keeps flaking off in a home of any age.