paint for bathroom renovation

[EMistral]

Hi all,

hope someone can help me.
I am planning to renovate my bathroom. The house was built in the early 70's and I am sure the bathroom has never been renovated.
Still the same old wallpaper.
I am planning to refreshen the bathroom until I can afford a complete renovation.
I am going to remove the wallpaper then paint the ceiling and the wall, replace the laminate bench top which is stained and put a new sink+taps and lights.
I won't touch the shower or the bathtub.
My questions are:
- for the paint, considering the fact that it is a moist area, is there a special undercoat to use to prevent mold?
- for the final paint, any type of paint will do or do I still need to apply a paint specifically designed for bathroom?
- finally I want to replace the laminate bench which is probably 3.5cm thick. Living in Melbourne (doncaster), does anybody know where I could find this type of bench (with a choice of colour or pattern rather than the old fashion brown )? The problem with this bench is that it is not square or rectangle but a sort of L shape with on side in an angle. I could replace it with a simple L shape of course.
Thanks for your help.
Eric

[Honorary Bloke]

I would suggest an oil-base underprimer, especially if, when the wallpaper is removed, you find there is no primer beneath. Then finish with a satin or semi-gloss acrylic or oil-based, which will withstand the moisture.

[Border boy]

Talk to your paint seller - there are anti mould additives for acrylic top coats.
Cheers.

[Ashore]

Walking through bunnies the other day noticed "kitchen and bathroom" paint , was acrillic I think, espically designed for kitchens and bathrooms , can't remember the brand . Might be worth checking out
Rgds

[OBBob]

The moisture addatives have always worked well for me. Tiny bottle .. about $10 I think.

You can get bech top form Bunnings too ... but if you want an L shape your really need the mitre join in the corner cut on a proper machine ... it needs to be perfect. www.kitset.com.au would do you a top for not a lot of money I suspect. Otherwise any cabinet maker.

[rat52]

My uncle ( a painter) always said to use a gloss enamel to ceilings and walls which I did to 2 houses and didn't have to repaint for 5 yrs and even then only because SWMBO decided on a colour change to the walls.

The ceiling was still good when we left after 8yrs.


____________________________________________________________

Don't force it, use a bigger hammer.

[Carry Pine]

I have just finished painting ceiling in bathroom with taubmans ceiling paint for moist areas. All the additives were alredy in the paint. Must admit i went into the shop ready to buy enamel (which i had before and grew mould). it went on really well but time will tell. It's acrylic and hides some of the imperfections in the ceiling.

CP

[Pat]

You could try kill rust paint. We have, on recomendation from our local paint store and have not had any problem with damp or moulds.

[RufflyRustic]

Hi EMistral, I'm currently tackling my laundry at present. I ended up buying the British Paints wet area %100 acrylic designed to prevent mould growth for the walls. There is also DUlux mouldshield, Taubmans Kitchen and Bathroom that Ashore mentioned and I'm sure there are more.

Ceiling - I went with Taubman's one coat ceiling white as it also had mould resistant & low odour. Two coats and I'm absolutely wrapt, especially as HWMNBO actually said it looks really good, on 3 separate occasions

I might add extra mould killler additive to the paint for My bathroom though

cheers
Wendy

[EMistral]

Hi all,

thanks for your answers. It really help.
I will probably go with the taubmans thing you guys mentioned (or another brand).
Now I have decided that I will relaminate my bench top in the bathroom. I wanted to initially replace it but the previous owner fixed it then tiled around it and if I removed it, the grout will come out. I don't have time to fix that at the moment.
I will simply remove the sink, fill the hole with some mdf or laminate of the same thickness and then I want to relaminate the bench top.
My question is where can I find laminate (I mean sheets) products in melbourne?
I would like to have a nice laminate pattern rather than the ugly brown/beige or white
thanks
Eric