Hi,
I am remodeling a 1950’s ranch. My current project is converting a bedroom into a bathroom. The walls and ceiling are plaster coated rock lath. Some of the paint on the outside wall and ceiling has cracked and is easily scraped from the plaster (interior walls exhibit no paint failure). I have removed all loose paint to where it is still sound. While there are very fine cracks in the plaster, there are no large cracks and it is not failing.
My plan is to feather all repairs with joint or setting compound, prime and paint with a good quality gloss paint. I will also vent the bathroom. Is this a reasonable approach or should I consider going over the walls and ceiling with 1/4 or 3/8 drywall? I don’t want to do anything unnecessarily or do something that will create more problems later.
Thank you for your input.
BrianD
Maine
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Sounds like the problem may well be moisture related, but then I think you've already come to that conclusion. Zinnser makes an excellent paint specifically for high moisture rooms like bathrooms.
I would prime the edge between bare plaster and paint before feathering the mud. Ive seen the wet mud loosen paint at that edge.
I would look into glazing, I haven't tryed it yet but it sounds like a neat thing to do with rough walls. You roll drywall mud on the walls then scrape it off with a wide knife, reuseing what you scrape off.