Recent content by Dave B1

Just realised there is a kettle on the Rayburn. I'll find out if there is water in it. If so it might be giving off some steam all the time because Rayburns are also used for heating.

Extractor hood sounds like a good idea. Kitchen paint or Vinyl Emulsion?

Thanks, it's a Rayburn cooker, (commonly found in farm houses) They can give off a lot of heat. The cracking / peeling is worst nearest the Rayburn. I don't think she would want a dehumidifier but now she has the central heating on low most of the day the humidity is staying around 60% It will...

I'm not sure what's under. I think I will scrape off the loose paint, sand, then use Tetrion all purpose filler (ready mix tub) sand smooth, then mist coat with watered down paint. I'm not sure if I should use Johnstones trade covaplus matt emulsion or Dulux Easycare kitchen paint? There is...

Is it possible the flaking paint could have occurred if the tape had filler put over it and just painted over without a mist coat?

The owner of the property told me there was no peeling problems before a decorator put the tape over the cracks. Also it is a fairly modern bungalow and I thought distemper / limewash was only used in older properties?

The paint is only peeling at the joins in the plaster board. Apparently there was no issues with peeling paint until a decorator put tape over the cracks where the joins of the plaster board are. I'm guessing the heat and moisture from cooking on the Rayburn has reacted with the adhesive used to...

Ok, that doesn't sound too bad as long as it doesn't go over 70%

I'm certainly no expert but I have heard that some cavity wall insulation can cause damp problems. 65% humidity sounds a bit high especially if you say you've got a dehumidifier in the room.

Thanks, My local hardware store sells Berger non drip gloss, it has good reviews on Amazon, what undercoat should I use with this paint?( assuming the doors have indeed been primed with an oil based primer ).

Also it might be worth getting a damp meter / detector to make sure the walls are properly dry before decorating and to check that the problem is just internal condensation and not coming from anywhere else (through the walls from outside for example).

Moisture will always go to the coldest areas in the house, for example rooms with outside walls. You need to keep humidity levels permanently below 70% if it goes above that for prolonged periods mould will return.

Possibly ok as long as they haven't got frosted/frozen over winters in the garage.

That's great, be interesting to know what readings you get?