Would artex ceilings put you off buying a house?

HouseBuyer77

As it's London I'm sure you'll have plenty of interest artex ceilings or no. Anyone who attempts to negoiate the price down can be told one of the other many willing buyers will happily buy it instead.

I guess getting it done might give the place a bit more 'wow' factor and produce further offers (giving competition to push up the price) but it does depend upon the rest of the house.

I suspect it's not worth it, but hard to say for sure without seeing photos.

Dan-Dan

Gazelle1985 wrote: »

Thanks everyone - some good food for thought!

Would you negotiate down on the price of a house with artex ceilings? We're just trying to figure out whether spending £1,100 (which we think is quite good value) will be recouped when we sell.

You are likely to get laughed at if you try

Having skimmed ceilings looks better and may attract more potential buyers but i cant see any seller accepting a discount to account for skimming them, after all its a personal choice really

iantojones40

I spent last year looking at properties in Snowdonia and Anglesey, saw some truly horrific artex in many of them on the ceilings and the walls too!!

It made me laugh when reading the classifieds in the local papers, there are tradesmen advertising their artexing services... whilst in the civilised world homeowners have spent the last 20 years trying to get rid of the awful stuff.

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As I don't spend my time walking around with my head angled upwards, I've never really been bothered by artexed ceilings until I try to paint them. There may be a small number of people who'd be put off, but as long as the ceilings aren't yellowed or dirty, I doubt it really matters.

It was fashionable once, I'm sure if we wait long enough, it'll become a popular idea again. Might be a few hundred years, mind lolol.

pinkteapot

Another vote for "there are enough buyers who won't be bothered".

Anyone my sort of age (30s) whose parents bought a new build in the 80s-90s will be so used to artex patterns from their childhood that they probably won't care.

Agree with the above that ceilings that desperately need painting would put me off a lot more, mainly because I HATE painting ceilings.

onlyroz

I doubt I would even look at the ceilings when viewing a property. Don't waste your money.

Out,_Vile_Jelly

I bought a house in a probate sale that hadn't been decorated in decades- the artexed ceilings were the least of my worries! If they aren't stained or cracked I don't think most people notice ceilings; it's ugly wallpaper/tiles, knackered carpets and chipped paintwork that are more visually obvious. Some buyers will see everything but size, layout and location as superficial.

I've removed the woodchip in my hall, but find I'm not really bothered about it in my lounge and bedroom. Perhaps some buyers would be.

Sam12341

Gazelle1985 wrote: »

Hello,

We will be putting our house on the market in the next year. It's a two bedroom Victorian terrace in London (zone 4) which would appeal to first time buyers. It's in good decorative order throughout, apart from ugly artex on the ceilings in every room apart from the kitchen and bathroom.

We've had a quote of £1,100 to replaster the two bedrooms, hallway, porch and dining room, and we're trying to decide whether it's worth it - would it add enough onto the value of the house to make it worthwhile?

I'm trying to get a consensus about whether artex ceilings would put people (mostly first time buyers) off buying a house - any thoughts?

Thanks

It didn't put us off but the first job we're doing Is getting a plasterer in to skim the ceilings. I didn't realise it would be that expensive though! Is that quote just for the ceilings in them rooms?

Gazelle1985

Thanks everyone. I'm not sure how old the artex is - probably pretty old, so there may be a chance of asbestos.

It's also not consistent in every room. In the hall it's quite large bumps, and in the bedrooms it's more of a gritty texture, with patches and a couple of cracks. I think if it was the swirly sort throughout that would probably be fine, but it does look messy. Good to hear a range of opinions though.

Gazelle1985

And yes - that's just to skim the ceilings plus replaster one small wall in the porch. We had another quote for £1,300 so thought that was ok!