Kitchen ceiling paint peeling off

Does anyone know why my part of my kitchen ceiling paint kept peeling off itself? It's doing it gradually. It's right above where gas stove and kitchen sink is at. I know my kitchen is located in the middle of the floorplan, hence it doesn't have a window, only relies on the rangehood to do the oil sucking... Do you think it's the smoke and heat and moisture that cause the paint to peel off? What can i do about it? Is there some kind of portable exhaust fan? or smth that can absorb the kitchen smell, smoke?

 

Is it an old house? I had paint peeling off, in kitchen, lounge and bathroom. House just under 40 years old. I believe it was from the paint and lack of primer used when it was originally painted.
It was flakey and coming off back to the bare gyprock.

Got a photo?

 

Yes, it's an old character house with high ceiling but it was renovated so I think the paint is probably around 10 years old.

 

Paint is only good for about 10 years anyway. Your ceiling is above 2 x moisture sources - the sink and gas cooker (when you burn gas one of the byproducts is water vapour).

You need to scrape back, seal with a good primer and repaint. A semi-gloss oil based enamel would probably last longest in this environment.

An exhaust fan that vents to the outside would probably help too.

 

+1 to Propertunity.

Also its common for this to happen when the ceiling is not prepped properly. Either they dont wash it down and paint over a greasy surface, or paint water based over an existing oil based (water doesnt stick to oil).

 

I wouldn't recommend using enamel on a ceiling. Acrylic will be fine.

Get the prep work right, scrape back all loose and flaking paint.

 

@Propertunity is right but you can also get an acrylic paint that can deal with the moisture.

 

No Wylie. That ceiling is horsehair and plaster. If it were fibro, they wouldn't have dressed it up.

 

Be aware if you sand it back but you can't get it all, it will look fairly ordinary when you paint it, especially with gloss. If moisture has gotten in, you might need to replace the gyprock.

 

Skim coating the ceiling is way easier than replacing the gyprock due to flaking paint. You can also feather edges with topping compound or cornice cement.

 

What is this skim coating you speak of?
(I said if moisture has gotten in)

 

Okay you guys have lost me... Now what even asbestos is coming??

What should I do? Is it something I can fix myself or just leave it? Or get someone to come and look at it?

 

There's no shame in asking someone to come and give you a quote.

 

The style of the finishing of the ceiling is of a style that dates the house as pre-1930's ie plaster blocks and beads over joins in the sheets. You simply wouldn't do that treatment to AC sheeting as 'H' mould would have been used.

A few additional gyprock screws would be all that's necessary to flatten any sagging sections.

A flat plasterboard ceiling would be more serviceable and could solve the problems but would be more expensive and involves more trades. Unless the ceiling is unsound it's not worth replacement if all itneeds is a lick of paint.