Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Remodeling bathroom
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09-23-00, 08:59 PM
I'm stumped! I want to remodel my bathroom, which I don't believe has been remodeled in the 40 years or so it's been in this house, but I have no idea where to start! I know that I need to re-do the walls, the paint is cracked and chipping and bubbling....same for the ceiling....it's BAD. Do I need to scrape the paint off? Sand it? The walls are not like any sheetrock I've seen...they're like concrete...What kind of paint should I use? Please help. Thank you so much. Sincerely, Trisha
09-23-00, 11:39 PM
TrishaC:
I would take a paint scraper and scrape off any loose paint on the walls. Scrape off anything loose, for that matter.
If there's no deteriorated plaster that comes falling down, then you can skip the step where you repair the plaster or drywall.
Clean the walls with a decently strong solution of TSP dissolved in water and RINSE it off well when finished. The TSP will kill any mildew or mold in or on the paint.
Now paint the walls with a Bathroom paint. The primary difference between ordinary latex paint, Kitchen & Bath paint and Bathroom paint is that amount of mildewcides added to the paint. Bathroom paint has the most mildewcides added, and it stands up a lot better to humidity as mildew won't grow on it. Also, it doesn't peel from the humidity either.
I use Zinsser's PermaWhite Bathroom paint in all my bathrooms. It's a latex paint and it can be tinted any off white colour you want just like any other paint.
I would take a paint scraper and scrape off any loose paint on the walls. Scrape off anything loose, for that matter.
If there's no deteriorated plaster that comes falling down, then you can skip the step where you repair the plaster or drywall.
Clean the walls with a decently strong solution of TSP dissolved in water and RINSE it off well when finished. The TSP will kill any mildew or mold in or on the paint.
Now paint the walls with a Bathroom paint. The primary difference between ordinary latex paint, Kitchen & Bath paint and Bathroom paint is that amount of mildewcides added to the paint. Bathroom paint has the most mildewcides added, and it stands up a lot better to humidity as mildew won't grow on it. Also, it doesn't peel from the humidity either.
I use Zinsser's PermaWhite Bathroom paint in all my bathrooms. It's a latex paint and it can be tinted any off white colour you want just like any other paint.