I had my bathroom walls replastered a fortnight ago.

Before painting them, I'd like to make sure the walls are best prepared -
the bathroom tends to get quite steamy, so I'd like to reduce the chance of
the painted walls starting to flake.

Can anyone recommend the best preparation process - (e.g. i've heard
elsewhere about PVA etc)

Secondly, does anyone know if these kitchen/bathroom-specific emulsions you
can buy are actually any different from 'normal' emulsions? Do they really
have moisture-resisting properties?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Eno

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I had my bathroom walls replastered a fortnight ago.

Before painting them, I'd like to make sure the walls are best prepared -
the bathroom tends to get quite steamy, so I'd like to reduce the chance of
the painted walls starting to flake.

Can anyone recommend the best preparation process - (e.g. i've heard
elsewhere about PVA etc)

I just used diluted (about 10-29% water) emulsion to seal the walls.

Secondly, does anyone know if these kitchen/bathroom-specific emulsions you
can buy are actually any different from 'normal' emulsions? Do they really
have moisture-resisting properties?

I don't really think they are much/any different really. Certainly Max
Bone didn't seem to think so.

I painted our bathroom walls with a standard good quality Vinyl Silk
Emulsion about 3 years ago. We have had no problems with flaking. Then
again we do have ventilation in the bathroom (humidistat operated
ceiling fan), and don't suffer from much condensation, mould etc.
either.
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Chris French, Leeds