Professional Artex Removal

Owain_Moneysaver

Skim it.

Overboard it. Then skim.

Move.

But scraping it off is not an option, the surface of the plasterboard beneath will be damaged and it will have to be skimmed anyway.

mrobsessed

Many thanks for all you help.

It is a 1920 house so has very high ceilings. It is mostly lathe and plaster which seems very sound - I know cos I've recently cleared the lofts thoroughly including hoovering them out and it seems fine. I'd prefer to keep the original features as much as possible which is why I'm considering removing the artex. I had one roome stripped by a builder and replastered and it looks superb, with all the original curved edges and bevels (don't know the proper term) - he got an expert plasterer in to do that.

Could you overboard with enough gap to accommodate the plaster mouldings - eg 1.5 inches? This wouldn't make a perceptible difference to the 9' ceilings.

Owain_Moneysaver

you can overboard up to the edge of the cornice if it's a fairly protruding edge, or fix a timber batten along the edge of the cornice and board or skim up to that; paint it and it will look like an extra bit of cornice.