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 stick the tape on? To remedy this can I scrape of the flaking paint, sand smooth, filler, then paint over with a kitchen and bathroom paint? Looks like ordinary matt emulsion has been used.
What's causing this peeling paint?
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Distemper or white wash on ceiling.
This was applied years ago before modern emulsions that have vinyl in.
To answer.
You have a crack.
Moisture gets through the crack and behind the vinyl paint which then soaks into the chalky distemper, which will then lift the emulsion up on the surface.
Any crack with lifting paint along it nearly always has distemper or white wash under the emulsion.
This was applied years ago before modern emulsions that have vinyl in.
To answer.
You have a crack.
Moisture gets through the crack and behind the vinyl paint which then soaks into the chalky distemper, which will then lift the emulsion up on the surface.
Any crack with lifting paint along it nearly always has distemper or white wash under the emulsion.
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?
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