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Prepping a manky old artex ceiling for decorating.
elsmandino
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Hello,
I am in the process of decorating a spare room that has a rather grubby artex ceiling.
It is dark in areas and I suspect that a damp problem a while back caused some of this in addition to general grime over the years.
I would be grateful for any advice on how best to prepare for painting (and also what to use for painting).
I have read mixed views on the net, including:
* Washing down with sugar water.
* Painting with stain block.
* Just painting over the ceiling with a couple of coats of undercoat.
I am in the process of decorating a spare room that has a rather grubby artex ceiling.
It is dark in areas and I suspect that a damp problem a while back caused some of this in addition to general grime over the years.
I would be grateful for any advice on how best to prepare for painting (and also what to use for painting).
I have read mixed views on the net, including:
* Washing down with sugar water.
* Painting with stain block.
* Just painting over the ceiling with a couple of coats of undercoat.
Any pointers would be much appreciated.
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If the ceiling is damp free what we find our clients often are happy to do is, screw 12.5mm TE Plasterboard straight to the artex & ames tape it this will give you a smooth finish & a fresh ceiling, to do as you please, just as it would have been before the artex.0
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I hope you mean into the joists.BuildingFife wrote: »If the ceiling is damp free what we find our clients often are happy to do is, screw 12.5mm TE Plasterboard straight to the artex & ames tape it this will give you a smooth finish & a fresh ceiling, to do as you please, just as it would have been before the artex.
CheersThe difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein0 -
Stain block (have only used spray) and PVA is what I would use.0
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There you go again,Key,using up all the ink.0
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:beer::beer: Cracking answer - like it.
CheersThe difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein0 -
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BuildingFife wrote: »Course it would be screwed to the joists, maybe worded it wrong but was more to show it would go tight to the artex without removing the existing ceiling.
as long as there's no asbestos in the artex..0 -
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BuildingFife wrote: »Correct, if you have asbestos in your home you would know & certainly shouldn't be attempting to clean it.
I'm guessing quite a lot of people wouldn't know.. it was still in artex till 1999?0
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