Would artex ceilings put you off buying a house?

NicNicP

We have artex ceilings. I hate them! I made sure to check the ceilings in our new house didn't have artex! Having said that, our house sold in under 24 hours so I guess our buyer wasn't put off by them.

Dan-Dan

We have been conducting viewings all weekend and it appears that it bothers some, we had many comments praising us for skimming the ceilings smooth, seems to be a good move

Wether that encourages someone to offer or not remains to be seen

ibizafan_2

I have noticed that TV programmes like Homes under the Hammer often make a big thing of artex and what a problem it could be to remove. Like other posters, I don't notice a light artex on the ceiling, but the big swirly patterns and those on the walls would have to be tackled eventually. However, if the house is in the right location and ticks all the other boxes, it certainly would never be a deal breaker for me.

seven-day-weekend

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.

I too think £1100 is good value for that work and I would have it done.

Yes, I would negotiate down because of the artex ceilings.

seven-day-weekend

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

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.:)

We have two inset wooodburners in our bungalow (set into the chimney breast so you only see the front). We love them and don't find them a hassle but I can see that many people might. We enjoy the interaction with them.

We also had a normal freestanding one in our previous home, the new buyers loved it and it was the first thing they asked if we were leaving.

Come to think of it, the people who bought our Spanish property really wanted the one there too.

So I think many people do like them, as well as those who find them a faff.

(All these properties were/are old ones - the newest being the bungalow, built in 1930. I don't think woodburners go with modern houses.)

Davesnave

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Yes, I would negotiate down because of the artex ceilings.

I think you mean you'd try to negotiate down.

In places like Wales, you might find this tricky!

I can understand that, because I always put coving in my properties, so if someone came along and said "I'm reducing my offer to allow for removing that coving," I'd be a little upset.

Have to agree, though, the big swirly stuff would have to go.

Davesnave

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

So I think many people do like them (woodburners), as well as those who find them a faff.

(All these properties were/are old ones - the newest being the bungalow, built in 1930. I don't think woodburners go with modern houses.)

There are some great modern wood burning stoves. which look good in Scandinavian style settings, but they'd be wrong in a cottage.

I like them and I find them messy and a faff too. There are very good gas coal/log fires out there which have none of the drawbacks and most of the advantages.

Agreed, they won't push out in excess of 5kw or allow the man of the house to do his hunter-gatherer thing; the latter usually being more important in centrally heated situations.

Tygermoth

As a FTB doing viewings currently artex ceiling just sit in the 'cons' list.

It would not stop me buying as long as the 'pros' list was bigger!

seven-day-weekend

Davesnave wrote: »

There are some great modern wood burning stoves. which look good in Scandinavian style settings, but they'd be wrong in a cottage.

I like them and I find them messy and a faff too. There are very good gas coal/log fires out there which have none of the drawbacks and most of the advantages.

Agreed, they won't push out in excess of 5kw or allow the man of the house to do his hunter-gatherer thing; the latter usually being more important in centrally heated situations.

We had the gas fire removed in the living room of our bungalow. It didn't have ANY of the advantages of the woodburner, imho. I'd rather have had a plain flat heater than an artificial log fire. But each to their own.

McTaggus

We have just bought our house, which has two artex ceilings. I hate artex, however compared to the decor in the rest of the house, that was the least of the eye-offensive issues to deal with and so we weren't too concerned. Like others, we're unsure if they're asbestos or not, so the plan is to put a layer of plasterboard across the ceiling attached to the ceiling batons - cheaper and easier than replastering. In the short term, we painted them matt (as they were high gloss and drew your eyes to the ceiling mountain ranges), and we barely notice them now. Would suggest you paint them matt, see what happens… if buyers are put off then get it plastered! Who knows, you might find a buyer like my mother, who happens to (oddly) quite like them!!!