Mildew in bathroom

[niceone]

I am having a constant problem with mildew on the walls in the bathroom. More specifically on the perimter wall up against the ceiling. House 2 years old, leave window open when having a shower so there's no build up of steam, all other walls ok. Anyone any ideas ?

 

[DonKing]

Hi niceone,

I'm having a similiar problem in the bathroom of a house I'm renting. it's more on the ceiling than on the wall.

I know in my case it's both a ventilation and heating problem. The radiator is blocked (should be fixed tomorrow!) and this is causing the condensation on the cold ceiling causing the mildew.

I bought a wash to kill the mildew. You leave it on the mildew for 48 hours. I have an anti-mildew additive to go into paint. You have to paint within 48 hours of the wash. I bought both of these in Vincent Byrnes of palmerstown but I'm sure any hardware would sell them.

 

[niceone]

Thanks DonKing, there seems to be alot of condensation on that particular wall alright. I might think about installing a more powerful extractor above the shower. Thanks for the hint on the anti-mildew product.