Painting a ceiling (newly plastered)

[OLTB]

Evening all.

Our bathroom has just been re-fitted and the ceiling and walls were re-plastered (ceiling skimmed (previously artex) and walls plastered and tiled - two walls left un-tiled).

I have put a mist coat on the newly plastered ceiling and walls just using B&Q cheap matt and just wondered about the top coat.

Would this cheap matt emulsion be ok for a bathroom ceiling or would anyone recommend a specialist bathroom paint?

Cheers, OLTB.

[Dod101]

I have no doubt that bathroom paint will be much more satisfactory in the long run because it is more likely to be immune to steam and heat in general. In fact I would not recommend anything else.

Do not go for the cheapest available!

Dod

[Mike4]

Would this cheap matt emulsion be ok for a bathroom ceiling or would anyone recommend a specialist bathroom paint?

Could you expand on what you mean by "ok", please?

[OLTB]

Would this cheap matt emulsion be ok for a bathroom ceiling or would anyone recommend a specialist bathroom paint?

Could you expand on what you mean by "ok", please?

I suppose I mean would it do the job. I have been thinking about what Dod said and after spending such a lot of money on the bathroom, I shouldn’t really be scrimping on the paint.

Cheers, OLTB.

[Dod101]

Would this cheap matt emulsion be ok for a bathroom ceiling or would anyone recommend a specialist bathroom paint?

Could you expand on what you mean by "ok", please?

I suppose I mean would it do the job. I have been thinking about what Dod said and after spending such a lot of money on the bathroom, I shouldn’t really be scrimping on the paint.

Cheers, OLTB.

Cheap paint will do the job in making the ceiling white, but probably not for very long and you will find yourself having to redo it. I think it is better to use the paint recommended for the job. It will look better and last much longer. As you say bathrooms can be expensive and so paying an extra few pounds on good paint should not really be an issue. You may also get away with only one coat, although of course it depends what is on the ceiling now. Newly plastered will need an undercoat which will be more of a sealant than anything else.

Dod

[seagles]

If I was buying "paint" for the ceiling I would go for a better quality paint, designed for bathrooms or kitchens where mositure could be a problem. However, having had a bathroom, ensuite and downstairs "loo" done in the last few years (with reskimmed ceilings), I used a cheap builders emulsion (provided by the builders, I always do the painting when I have building work done) for the "mist" coat and then used it undiluted for the top coats and it has lasted well with no problems (mind you all 3 have extractor fans as well, so not a lot of moisture). Not sure about quality of B&Q paints though.

[Itsallaguess]

Mind you all 3 have extractor fans as well, so not a lot of moisture...

I'm glad someone has mentioned this, because where I've had bathroom-ceiling issues in the past, the problem has been around extraction rather than the type of ceiling finish used...

Our bathroom is on the top floor with a useful loft-space above it, and removing the small ceiling-mounted extractor above the shower and installing one of these Manrose in-line fans in the loft, hosed up to a neat grill in the bathroom ceiling, was the single best decision we've made in terms of dealing with moisture-based problems in that room -



https://www.amazon.co.uk/Manrose-MF100T/dp/B01G8DM5UA

Ultra-quiet, and yet many more times powerful than the flimsy ceiling-mounted extraction fan it replaced, and we're also able to hose it up to the hottest bedroom in the summer as well, which helps enormously with managing the climate in that room during those stifling summer nights..

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

[sg31]

Almost any cheap paint will do if the ventilation is right.

If there is a shower in the bathroom I would go for the special bathroom paint.

For the difference in price I'd use the specialist paint anyway, I prefer the belt and braces approach.

[OLTB]

Thanks all - specialist paint now bought and about to be applied! Happy Sunday jobs...

Cheers, OLTB.

[Parky]

I have set the extractor fan (normal low-power ceiling mounted) to stay on for 30 minutes after it is "switched off" with the light when leaving the room, and never have any problems with condensation, even though the bathroom has no windows or other ventilation.