Yellow Drips On Bathroom Walls

The yellow stuff never dripped from the celing but it did drip down the walls.

Yellow drips on bathroom walls.

It also happens most in bathrooms where poor ventilation means it takes ages for the room to dry. If you live in an older house that had a lot of different residents move in and out over the years there s no doubt that the place has a lot of character but one mystery that has been stumping me for some time now are these gross brown spots and streaks on my bathroom walls. And yes it was an older victorian apartment an old bathroom with white painted wood walls and a clawfoot tub. In fact when i cleaned it when i moved out i was renting it was so full of tar i had to use a mop on the walls and ceiling totally disgusting.

You ve probably noticed that condensation is worst on outside walls and around the metal frames of single glazed windows. The drips are always on paint. I could never figure out where it came from it seemed as if it was seeping out of the walls. When condensation from a hot shower or bath forms on the walls and begins streaking or dripping down the wall drip marks occur.

This happened to me in my last apt. The drip can start from behind items or anywhere on the wall. Over the past few years i have found a number of oily yellowish drips in all areas of our home. These lines result after the water evaporates.

They range from 6 to 12. They never appear in the same area twice and clean up easily. You re not imagining things. Here in san francisco.

Those drip mark lines on your bathroom walls do exist. You will also find mineral deposits remaining on the bathroom walls where it will built up over time if you do not do regular or proper cleaning and maintenance. They appear on external and internal walls. I am an ex smoker and always smoked in the bathroom while getting ready for work and use to get brownish yellow spots on the ceiling from the mix of tar and water.

They are high low and anywhere in between. Drip marks on your bathroom walls occur due to condensation of hot shower or bath forms that started to streak down turning into lines on the walls right after the water evaporates.