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Dulux Diamond Matt.
And a remortgage.
But seriously - why? Generally speaking, contract matt on the ceiling will do with the hallway, bathroom and kitchen in a resistant paint. Lounges and bedrooms should be safe.
And a remortgage.
But seriously - why? Generally speaking, contract matt on the ceiling will do with the hallway, bathroom and kitchen in a resistant paint. Lounges and bedrooms should be safe.
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Have been looking at this. Do you know what is it like when wiping it down with a wet cloth?
Will take a look, thanks.
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Bathroom/Kitchen paint is stain, mould and condensation resistant. You can wipe it down with a wet cloth if needs be. It also protects the walls slightly as well if i were to get any damp issues.
I hear good things about Zinsser mould resistant paint, it comes with a 5 year guarantee on the interior paint and a 15 year guarantee for the exterior version. The biggest thing you should be focused on though is the condensation that causes mould, upgrade your ventilation in the room and improve its insulation if possible.
Will take a look, thanks.
We don't have any problems at the moment, none that i have noticed anyway. It's just a precaution.
Yeah we use dulux diamond matt at work. Good hard wearing wipeable surface. Great for kitchens. Bathroom though, I've painted my walls in eggshell. As long as you keep your bathroom well ventilated then you shouldn't really have problems.
We used the Dulux bathroom and kitchen paints in the appropriate rooms. The bathroom paint was very impressive and has stopped a pretty bad mould problem. We painted walls and ceilings with it.
The kitchen isn't as impressive, though we don't get mould in there anyway. It isn't as 'nice' to apply as regular paint I find.
We just used normal Dulux paint (matt) in both of our kids' rooms. They've lasted very well, and I've even repainted some bad brown marks where my daughter was throwing Woody at the wall. The touch ups were perfect and you can't tell, even though it was a year since it was first decorated. No fading or anything like that.
Even the cheap white matt we used on ceilings has lasted very well in all but the kitchen.
The kitchen isn't as impressive, though we don't get mould in there anyway. It isn't as 'nice' to apply as regular paint I find.
We just used normal Dulux paint (matt) in both of our kids' rooms. They've lasted very well, and I've even repainted some bad brown marks where my daughter was throwing Woody at the wall. The touch ups were perfect and you can't tell, even though it was a year since it was first decorated. No fading or anything like that.
Even the cheap white matt we used on ceilings has lasted very well in all but the kitchen.
"kitchen/ bathroom" mould resistant paint is a marketing con
Get some acrylic eggshell if durability is a big concern.
Or jonnos endura, I don't tend to recommend dulux now because they've gone hugely downhill since voc 2010 came in and I don't think they deserve the business.
If you want the ultimate mould resistance that'd be zinsser permawhite. But unless your house is one large cigar humidor it's overkill, basically used for bathrooms and kitchens that get steamy as ****.
Where most people have mould problems is they bleach it, go "oh it must be dead" and carry on. Bleach doesn't kill mould, it just bleaches it. Mix bleach and vinegar to raise the PH, it'll then kill mould, then stainblock before applying emulsion.
Get some acrylic eggshell if durability is a big concern.
Or jonnos endura, I don't tend to recommend dulux now because they've gone hugely downhill since voc 2010 came in and I don't think they deserve the business.
If you want the ultimate mould resistance that'd be zinsser permawhite. But unless your house is one large cigar humidor it's overkill, basically used for bathrooms and kitchens that get steamy as ****.
Where most people have mould problems is they bleach it, go "oh it must be dead" and carry on. Bleach doesn't kill mould, it just bleaches it. Mix bleach and vinegar to raise the PH, it'll then kill mould, then stainblock before applying emulsion.
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Yeah, and potentially yourself.
Really?
you're giving that sort of advice without any warning about the health hazards on potentially creating mustard gas?
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Agree with pitchfork all paint is mould resistant the only discernibly different paint is what we paint hospitals with.