artex remove and or just skim?

u751904

I did a quick search on artex before I posted this and I see most are going down the reskimming route. I artex on most of my ceilings. its about 2-3mm deep on average. The house is a 1930s so some rooms fairly big. I believe if I get some of it off myself before the plasterer comes in it might save me some money. that was what one guy said anyway. I think there are some products on the market which can dissolve the artex? Any comments on approach please. If there isn't much value in doing this I think I'd rather the plaster just get on and do it or else I'll never get the job done.

ormus

no need to remove it at all. just knock/scratch off any big lumps, like i had on mine!
and roughly scratch the rest of it, all over.

Barneysmom

So it's best to plaster over the top, or could it be re-artexed, but in a tidier way?

ormus

best to skim it over with plaster.
artex is very undesirable nowadays. esp when trying to sell your home.

andrew-b

It is possible to artex over the top but your restricted in pattern choices as needs to be deep enough to take out the pattern already there. We did this with our kitchen ceiling over a textured paint but with a non-descript "broken leather" pattern - quite difficult to actually paint as had to be done by brush. Still we are happy with it which at the end of the day is what counts. Not everyone's cup of tea these days so if it's doing up to sell better off with a plaster skim as some buyer's don't see beyond the decor. If it's for you do what you want.

Incidentally our plasterer went over the ceiling first with a sharp scraper on long handle to take off the high points quickly. So if i were you i'd just leave it to the plasterer as it'll make no difference to the price. Our plasterer charges by the ceiling rather than the area of it ..although it makes it seem expensive for a small ceiling there's not much difference in time and the material costs are relatively small anyway.

Canucklehead

Good afternoon: very nasty patterned artex throughout our bungalow when we bought it...£400 to have all the ceilings skimmed by pros and it looks great.;)

HTH

Canucklehead

tsstss7

I was told by a plasterer last yr that some artex contains asbestos - anyone out there know if this is true?

Canucklehead

tsstss7 wrote: »

I was told by a plasterer last yr that some artex contains asbestos - anyone out there know if this is true?

Hi... yes.

HTH

Canucklehead

muckybutt

a handy http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/residential/documents/FactSheet-TexturedDecorativeCoatings_000.pdf link

27col

I made the mistake of removing the Artex from our living room 10m x 4.5m. Although it all came off, it left the ceiling buckled and subsequently I had to rip down the ceiling and re-board it. I should have got it skimmed first time. Also, if the Artex had been painted with emulsion it would be much more difficult to remove.

u751904

thanks for the tips I'll just ring the plasterer I think