Whats the fashion for ceilings nowadays; artex or no artex?

crystaltips_68

I am just about to have my cracked, wobbly bedroom ceiling sorted out. What sort of finish you you suggest in my 1930's bungalow??

System

not artex, never artex!!! NEVER!!!

phill99

I run a Miantenece Company and the plasterers I use spend abpout half their time skimming over artex. No one wants it back save for a few die hards.

lagi

What do you actually like??? I wouldn't ever think of a ceiling as a fashion thing. If your renovating to sell, then go plain as artex is not everybodys taste. If you plan to stay there for a while, why not have what you want and not worry about what other people think.

Doozergirl

No artex! (shudders)

If there is anything I hate more than anything it's artex. How to make a ceiling look lower!

crystaltips_68

Ok, so if artex is soooo out of fashion, why do they still artex all the celings in new-builds?

I dont especially like artex, but i worry about a plain ceiling cracking.

And coving? Is this in or out??

Its not to sell, i plan to live here forever

Norma_Desmond

There's no such thing as fashion - only good taste.
I've got loads of ceiling cracks and I don't care.
The ones on my walls I just cover with paintings.

NO artex - please!

zax47

crystaltips_68 wrote: »

Ok, so if artex is soooo out of fashion, why do they still artex all the ceilings in new-builds?

Really? Not in the ones I work in they don't! Plasterboard & skim, neutral paint (if any at all).

crystaltips_68

Ok, maybe not BRAND new builds, but all of the last 3 houses i have lived in had artexed ceilings and were under 20 years old.

Gonna go for plain, and paper down the line if required, thanks. :beer:

But to cove or not to cove??

Doozergirl

crystaltips_68 wrote: »

Ok, maybe not BRAND new builds, but all of the last 3 houses i have lived in had artexed ceilings and were under 20 years old.

Gonna go for plain, and paper down the line if required, thanks. :beer:

But to cove or not to cove??

I'd only cove if it was a high ceiling or it genuinley suited the period style of the property. In anything younger than 1930s, it means probably not.

Andrewb's looks better without it. I agree much bigger

phill99

crystaltips_68 wrote: »

Ok, maybe not BRAND new builds, but all of the last 3 houses i have lived in had artexed ceilings and were under 20 years old.

Up to 5 years or so ago, artex was still being used. the reason is that artexing is cheaper than skimming, plus artex in mew houses is never painted - its white anyway so they save the cost of painting the ceilings.