Sticky Substance On Bathroom Walls

Then i noticed it on top of the radiator.

Sticky substance on bathroom walls.

Serious priming or using killz or bin might help. Wallpaper paste residue is a little more tricky to identify because it sneaks up on you. The smoke and tar. When condensation from a hot shower or bath forms on the walls and begins streaking or dripping down the wall drip marks occur.

Bathroom was painted in dec 2007. What is the cause of sticky walls in the bathroom. If the bathroom was wallpapered at some point there may be wallpaper adhesive under the paint and it comes to the surface when wet. It didn t build up it more or less pooled.

You have to have not only an adequate fan to exhaust the air but you need adequate draw into the bathroom to help circulate air and steam. The house was built in 2001 and had 2 previous owners. That leaves a residue on the walls that wouldn t be contained with repainting. In the bathroom i ve noticed that on certain surfaces like the part of the sink that is connected to the wall has some yellow substance in it.

Nicotine damage occurs simply from someone using the bathroom or an adjacent room as a smoking area. If you haven t noticed brown spots or streaks on your bathroom walls in the past or anywhere else in your house but start to see them after recently painting the problem could be something called surfactant leaching. And to me if it was a moisture issue it would be black mold in areas like the bathroom or laundry room. The steam from the bath shower interacts with all those hair care and make up products and makes the wall feel sticky.

We normally run into this with. Mineral deposits remain on the wall and build up over time without proper cleaning maintenance. Maybe something from the paint job coming through after all these years. These lines result after the water evaporates.

Posted by blackkar at 1 05 pm on november 7 2006. 2001 2002 and 2002 2007 smoker.