Wall Paint bubbling around plug point

Hi Experts,

I have the following situation (see picture attached):

There is some bubbling of paint around a plug socket of mine,
on the other side of the wall is a bathroom, im not sure if the heat and moisture is coming through the wall and causing this.

My specific questions are:

a). What is causing this, and what can be done to prevent it from happening?

b). Whats the best way to remove the current bubbling paint and get it back to looking normal as least?

Thank you for your help
Regards
Dario

 

Welcome to the forums! What are your walls made of? Plaster? It is highly likely moisture from a receptacle box on the opposite side of this wall is permeating through and affecting the paint. It also could be from a poor repair job and paint being too hastily placed on the wall. Remove the energy from the receptacle, remove it from the wall and scrape/sand the area around it until it is either smooth or slightly indented. Skim coat the area with a light coat of spackling or setting compound, followed by another with light sandings in between until you achieve a smooth surface. Prime and paint.

 

Paint bubbles/blisters are almost always caused by moisture. Is the paint new or did the paint look good for a long time and it's just now starting to bubble.

 

Its been bubbling over the medium term time (2 years)... slowly but gradually...

 

Will have to go pick up a few supplies, but this is good advice... will try it out this weekend

 

Unless the paint started bubbling up shortly after it was applied - it's almost certainly a moisture issue.
You might want to check the grout and/or any other areas in the bath rm that might allow moisture to come thru the wall. Also make sure the wall is dry before you apply any joint compound or spackling.