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Bathroom ceiling paint with slight texture? Recommendation?

AJB Temple

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I am currently converting an ex kitchen into a new bathroom. About 4.5 m square. I've had to hack the ceiling about quite a lot after re-plastering due to needing to gt to some pipework above ceiling height when we decided to put in a much bigger radiator / towel drier. This access hole has been patched. My problem is that where I have repositioned numerous recessed spot lights, the old circular patches are showing through as shadows through the skim. The patch likewise.

The ceiling will be painted with Polycell crack paint (which I find very good for old houses) but I would like to find a paint with a slight texture that will hopefully hide the repair shadows. I don't want a full on texture like in the old days - just a slight one. I've tried just using a textured roller but that doesn't really work well.

Any recommendations?

The rest of the room is tiled or panelled and painted with Mylands (very good). I've just finished tiling and will grout today. Our superb regular plumber Ollie is in for final fix on Tuesday (complex plumbing).
 
This probably isn’t what you’re after Adrian but.
Not really sure about the patches showing through the skim, but I’ve noticed a difference after sanding too finely, almost as if it’s made the surface in one place more reflective, most noticeable after painting.
 
AJB Temple said:
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Go and have a one on one natter with the staff in your local Brewers paint shop in Sevenoaks. We've recently found them to be really helpful as it appears the trade guys use them and pass on tips about what's good and not quite so good. They pointed us in the direction of their new ceiling paint which the trade guys used and they said it was excellent so we bought a big tub. They weren't wrong - Rob

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Long time since I had to do similar but I was always led to believe that there was very little colour in emulsion paint. A coat or two of a quality undercoat was used before the emulsion to cover stains .
 
I have seen in the past somewhere that drywall mud was rolled on with a paint roller. Some experimenting with different roller textures might give you what you are looking for texture wise. Might need to apply a couple three layers. Mud is cheaper than almost any paint to experiment with.

Pete
 
I like Brewers, too. Their service here (North Bristol branch) is excellent, and having an account means i can order and pay over the 'phone, and then just collect.

The only issue I have is that Dulux masonry paint is NOT colourfast (terracotta fades to light mauve, which is horrible), and last time I was told, 'Oh, they've fixed that now." This was evidently false after only six months, although Dulux must take the blame, not the Brewers' staff.

That said, they purport to sell parts for airless sprayers (tips etc.). It turns out they actually don't, but just put them in their catalogue, presumably for bragging rights.
 
Thanks guys. We went into Brewers Tunbridge Wells on Saturday. Trade account. They used to have staff who knew what they were talking about on the counters, but have now done some cost cutting and use some young female staff who are very friendly but don't use the products. I might try them in the week.

Today has been grouting day. Very interesting to go back to porcelain after doing a lot of stone. In stone grout dries as you look at it and fast work is essential. In porcelain I find myself waiting two hours for final polish as the tiles don't absorb anything, and being a bathroom the walls are fully tanked over cement board.

Contemplating trying Little Green instead of Mylands that is my usual go to, due to colour choices and wifely pressure on same. Brewers stock both but cheaper to buy Mylands direct online.
 
AJB Temple said:
I am currently converting an ex kitchen into a new bathroom. About 4.5 m square. I've had to hack the ceiling about quite a lot after re-plastering due to needing to gt to some pipework above ceiling height when we decided to put in a much bigger radiator / towel drier. This access hole has been patched. My problem is that where I have repositioned numerous recessed spot lights, the old circular patches are showing through as shadows through the skim. The patch likewise.

The ceiling will be painted with Polycell crack paint (which I find very good for old houses) but I would like to find a paint with a slight texture that will hopefully hide the repair shadows. I don't want a full on texture like in the old days - just a slight one. I've tried just using a textured roller but that doesn't really work well.

Any recommendations?

The rest of the room is tiled or panelled and painted with Mylands (very good). I've just finished tiling and will grout today. Our superb regular plumber Ollie is in for final fix on Tuesday (complex plumbing).
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Impressed. Where do you find the time ?

I’d reboard and plaster
 
Not textured, but have found Tikkurila Anti Reflex 2 to be flat enough matt to hide minor imperfections — not sure if it will be enough in your case
 
RogerS said:
Impressed. Where do you find the time ?

I’d reboard and plaster
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I don't find the time. It's taken me a year so far (partly because I built stud all around to make the room very highly insulated. Then cement board, then tanked. New stone floor. etc. Have done stud + thick insulation on every exterior wall in the house now. Ollie did first fix plumbing three months ago and I've only just got round to tiling. :rolleyes:

No chance of re-doing the ceiling. Would create more problems than it solves.
 
I used Little Green on our office. Not home office but the whole of a large converted barn! Really good paint to work with applied and covered well 4 or so years later it’s lasting well.
 
We went with Mylands. As usual. Still contemplating ceiling. Just ordered wood to do the panelled parts of the room. And apparently I'm going to be making another oak door as well. :rolleyes:
 
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