Painting bedroom (i) mould (ii) lightning the colour

Plan on painting the main bedroom this weekend. Two issues are

(i) there is mould on the ceiling and wall, which I think is due to poor circulation. House is about 10 years old, the room is en suite and en suite has a shower used daily, but no extractor. In addition we rarely turn on the radiator in it as it stays quiet warm. A lot of the mould can be brushed off, but it's quite dark in some places. Any good product for it?

(ii) the wall is a dark yellow. My wife wants to lighten it a good bit, maybe to cream. Have this idea that the yellow will just keep coming through. Is that likely to be an issue? Is there a certain paint that is "thicker" or more opaque?

vicwatson

Can help, will post later, just gone through a similar experience, a pain.

I'm thinking of the Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, where Noddys yellow bells kept coming through...and he was painting it black afair!

Seridisand

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Plan on painting the main bedroom this weekend. Two issues are

(i) there is mould on the ceiling and wall, which I think is due to poor circulation. House is about 10 years old, the room is en suite and en suite has a shower used daily, but no extractor. In addition we rarely turn on the radiator in it as it stays quiet warm. A lot of the mould can be brushed off, but it's quite dark in some places. Any good product for it?

Bleach, a hard bristled brush and elbow grease, scrub it off, the bleach should kill the colonies and then you can paint it...don't just paint over it. Get an extractor if you think thats where the moisture is coming from.

(ii) the wall is a dark yellow. My wife wants to lighten it a good bit, maybe to cream. Have this idea that the yellow will just keep coming through. Is that likely to be an issue? Is there a certain paint that is "thicker" or more opaque?

Coat the walls white first, I presume you're painting the ceiling white(?), should take most the sting out of the yellow but you could end up giving it a second or third coat depending on the difference in depth between the yellow and the new colour.

Seridisand

Seridisand wrote: »

Bleach, a hard bristled brush and elbow grease, scrub it off, the bleach should kill the colonies and then you can paint it...don't just paint over it. Get an extractor if you think thats where the moisture is coming from.

Coat the walls white first, I presume you're painting the ceiling white(?), should take most the sting out of the yellow but you could end up giving it a second or third coat depending on the difference in depth between the yellow and the new colour.

Great, thanks for that.

I guess taking your suggestions, one plan would be

1. Stick a dehumidifier on in room for a few hours.
2. Wash and scrub ceilings/walls with bleach.
3. Mix some anti-mould product with white paint and paint everywhere, ceilings and walls, twice.
4. Apply the wall paint.

Gatling

You can buy Anti mould paint that should keep mould at bay for 5/6 years once you get rid of the mould spores before painting

Seridisand

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Great, thanks for that.

I guess taking your suggestions, one plan would be

1. Stick a dehumidifier on in room for a few hours.
2. Wash and scrub ceilings/walls with bleach.
3. Mix some anti-mould product with white paint and paint everywhere, ceilings and walls, twice.
4. Apply the wall paint.

Don't jump straight into coating everything twice, get rid of the mould first.
Paint your ceiling
Paint the walls with a consistent coat of the ceiling white, if you think the yellow will come through the new colour.
See if the yellow is still prominent once the white is dry:
A) Apply the wall colour and see once dry if you need a second coat
"Theres yellow everywhere, did I even apply that white?" Apply the white again and go to A above..

**Edit, the fewer/thinner coats of paint on your wall the better, paint can bubble and peel, particularly if the room is damp.

johnb25

Gatling wrote: »

You can buy Anti mould paint that should keep mould at bay for 5/6 years once you get rid of the mould spores before painting

Hi,

I have a similar problem; do you have a name or brand for this anti-mould paint?

Thanks.

John

wiz569

Make sure you find and fix the cause of your mould problem first,otherwise it will come back,no matter what anti-mould paint you use,

In my case I bought a dehumidifier which I use for the autumn/winter months,as just leaving windows open was not an option