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You'll have to scrap and sand the spots that are peeling. If there is water damage, then technically you'd want to remove that piece and replace it with new drywall (they have a specific drywall for bathrooms).
We had to put a hole in our bathroom ceiling to run cables, so we just picked up that drywall from Home Depot and put a new piece in place, used some standard putty, primed the ceiling, then painted it. I painted the entire bathroom as well - I think I used a Satin, as I didn't like the look of semi-glass and gloss.
Yup - should be fairly straightforward, unless there's underlying problems as the last poster mentioned.
Just go to your local home depot or paint store and tell them what you want to do. They'll be able to hook you up with the proper primers and such.
You said the house is "OLD" and there is peeling paint...did you make sure there is no asbestos? Before you scrape you might want to make sure.
@soyjoy222: That is a WONDERFUL point. It was built between the 1930s-1950s. In doubt it would pass any kind of inspection... I wonder now about that.
I will be painting my bathroom this weekend! We went to home depot and they recommended cleaning the walls first with a sponge loaded with watered down bleach, sanding the spots that are peeling, then priming and painting. We got a special kind of paint that is supposed to be good for bathrooms, but the guy said bathrooms hate paint regardless of what kind you use so we'll see. WE might put more tile in the area closest to the shower eventually since that is the area that is peeling.
It sounds to me that there is some kind of underlying problem, as paint shouldn't be chipping away like that. Maybe the grout is not sealed or the bathroom isn't adequately ventilated--is there a fan that vents to the outside, or a window that you can prop open after a shower? Where there is water damage, there is likely to be mold... plus the asbestos concern a PP raised... I would leave this to your landlord to take care of.
One small other thing to consider.. Yes it could be something more serious like water damage, mold or asbestos or lead in the walls..
But they might have oil paint on there right now.. Something to look into?
Since we came across that in my house that's older. When we were renovating, there are some areas in the house that we prepped the walls properly (putty, sanded, primed, painted). Painted the whole thing in latex and noticed later it was peeling off in strips and you could easily take it off and it looked splotchy. We found out that some areas had oil paint, and latex doesn't stick on it without the proper primer.
So you can sand it down, use an oil based or 'super adherent' primer, and then do latex paint over. That primer stinks though so make sure its well ventilated.
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,212675,00.html
To test for oil or latex paint on walls, spread some fingernail polish remover (acetone-based) in a small place that's not noticeable. This will remove latex, but not affect oil in anyway.
And yes you should buy bathroom specific paint that is Mold and Mildew Resistant. I like Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore paints.
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So we live in a rental, an OLD rental. The landlord repainted the other rooms the year before we moved in (very cheaply!) but the bathroom is peeling horrifically. I hope that maybe if we supply labor, he will let us take the cost of repainting the bathroom from our rent since he is VERY hands off. But the point of this question is, how hard is it to prep and re-do paint in a bathroom that is peeling?
All above the shower on the walls and ceilings have water spots and is totally peeling. I know one would have to scrape off the chips... then sand? And I assume there is some kind of primer/specific paint that would be better to use in the bathroom where there is moisture to keep it from being so nasty. Any tips??