Would artex ceilings put you off buying a house?

Deep_In_Debt

I have artex ceilings but very subtle artex - not hideously swirly or lumpy. All the houses around here are the same (all built in the 80s) but they sell quickly so guessing a lot of people are not bothered.

I'd not even thought about my ceilings until this thread which made me look up and notice!

dirty_magic

Our house was covered in artex except for the ceilings! It didn't put us off, but we're replastering every room. I could ignore it on the ceilings but I can't ignore the walls.

I agree with stokesly, it'll probably be back in fashion one day! I always try to think about the future when we're doing any work to avoid anything that will date quickly. Gloss kitchen units and anything that fits the 'industrial' kitchen theme were out and I have concerns about square toilets at the moment! I think everyone will be ripping out log burners in a few years too.

dc197

Would artex ceilings put you off buying a house?
No, certainly not.

I never even noticed the ceilings on any of the 15 houses we viewed. I grew up and currently live with artex and I don't care either way.

Don't waste your money, it's too latent a feature to add at least £1100 value to the house.

Davesnave

dirty_magic wrote: »

I think everyone will be ripping out log burners in a few years too.

Err...not everyone.

People in the country, who had them before they became trendy, will probably keep theirs.

However, I must admit to being quite surprised at the % of them featured in urban homes on Rightmove etc.

moneyistooshorttomention

Reckon those log-burners are there as an expensive form of house decoration personally Dave - or they are going to become so.

I like the look of them and the amount of warmth they can chuck out - but ITRW the mere thought of all that hassle with getting logs/competing as a buyer with all those other people for logs (ie the price of said logs probably going up as a result)/etc/etc puts me off any thought of getting one myself. I've got my contemporary fireplace with contemporary (but still effective) mains fire in it and that will do for me. I like my houses easy (VERY easy) to run - just flick a switch or press a button etc.:)

MobileSaver

Person_one wrote: »

Took me three years to realise my parents' new house even had artex ceilings.

^ This.

I would suggest the majority of people when viewing a property wouldn't even notice artex on the ceilings unless it was damaged or yellowed with age. And of those that did notice the majority wouldn't give it a second thought.

Vectis

I'd suggest it's not the 'swirly patterns' etc that might put people off or result in a reduced offer but the thought that the artex might contain asbestos.

Unless you have a report from a professional that the ceiling is 100% asbestos free then it will likely put some people off or give them a bargaining tool to reduce the price.

It's never been an issue fro us but I do know some people who wouldn't buy a property with these ceilinsg because of the perceived risk (rightly or wrongly).

Davesnave

It is the storage of logs where most owners will fall down, assuming they can find a supplier who has genuine,one-year seasoned wood to start with.

An extra year under ventilated cover makes a big difference, as does having a well-installed, quality fire with sufficient flue control.

I'd guess that many, or maybe even a majority of log burner owners, never experience the real deal, and certainly not all the time.

I produce a tonne or two of logs every year and buy the rest in from friends, but I still wouldn't call my wood burner cheap to run.

Totally off-topic!

dirty_magic

Davesnave wrote: »

Err...not everyone.

People in the country, who had them before they became trendy, will probably keep theirs.

However, I must admit to being quite surprised at the % of them featured in urban homes on Rightmove etc.

That's where they belong really though! We stayed in a gorgeous country cottage with one and I loved it, but I don't think they really fit in modern houses. I'm not sure how much money you'd save if you have to buy wood too, because if you're working full time too you'd probably have to have central heating aswell because of the time it takes to light.

vivatifosi

Artex ceilings do not look anywhere near as defined if covered in the mattest white paint that you can find. It's the ones with the silk paint that show every crevice. So even if you don't replaster, painting may go someway to helping you (assuming that you have the shiny ceilings to start with).

I have artex here, that's my coping strategy!