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Covering artex on ceilings

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  • Socrat
    Socrat Posts: 35 Forumite
    Did you get yours tested for asbestos, Juraj?
  • Socrat
    Socrat Posts: 35 Forumite
    Thank you, everyone. Sounds like plasterboards are the better option.
  • Ally_E.
    Ally_E. Posts: 396 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    You need to find out of it has asbestos or not first, that will affect your plan of action. We tested negative, so the builder wet the artex and scraped it off and re-skimmed the ceilings. If it does have asbestos it's much more complicated.
  • Just get it skimmed over like most other people do and forget about it.
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