Professional Artex Removal

ormus

its fairly thin. its more like thick emulsion. with knobs on.

nickj_2

i've painted loads of houses where the artex has just been skimmed

2 words

get it skimmed

nickj_2

Brallaqueen wrote: »

how thick is Artex usually? I only ask because overboarding and skimming will take a couple of inches off the height of a ceiling. Not a problem in period properties perhaps but a bleeding pain in newer houses with lower ceilings.

unless you are peter crouch then you should have no problem with newer houses , most ceilings are well over 7ft , and period properties tend not have artex

dave82_2

nickj wrote: »

i've painted loads of houses where the artex has just been skimmed

2 words

get it skimmed

Thats 3 words :rotfl:

themacster

OP says he has plaster mouldings on some ceilings, so overboarding may not be feasible. I'd skim over it but check how well its attached first.

nickj_2

dave82 wrote: »

Thats 3 words :rotfl:

that's irony

BeauBelle

We have had all of the ceilings in our house skimmed over because of the Artex. Look loads better and done quickly, its made a real difference in our house.

keystone

nickj wrote: »

that's irony

Now that's 2 words. :rotfl:

Cheers

anotherbaldrick

White asbestos was part of Artex up to the mid 80's so anything applied in the last 30 years is OK. Before that date get a professional in to remove it.

keystone

anotherbaldrick wrote: »

White asbestos was part of Artex up to the mid 80's so anything applied in the last 30 years is OK. Before that date get a professional in to remove it.

I thought it was in the 70s but you could be right. Skimming it is still the quickest and cheapest solution.

Cheers