How to replicate this ceiling finish (photos)

searchlight123

Hi
Had an upstairs bathroom leak come thru into our downstairs loo. I have dried it out and treated the staining with Zinser stainblock but the area affected measures around 40cm x 50cm and has a pretty standard (1986 build) stippled effect. What is the best way to recreate this on this small corner patch and what product to use?

Many thanks.

stuart45

Best to use a stipple brush. Have a practice on a piece of old board to get the mix wet enough. Artex can be quite hard to match.

Mr.Generous

I've done it with a caulk gun and a sponge. ( I copied it from a guy I saw doing it who was pretty good at it!!) Squeeze little dots and worms of caulk then smooth and flatten them slightly with a damp sponge. Honestly the end result is invisible once overpainted. Having seen it done I've used this myself when a ceiling rose was removed, and when other holes were filled. Its not difficult, and because the pattern is completely random you cant go wrong. You might think you can still see where it was, but when you ask someone else to spot the repair they can't find it.

You get better with practice.

I've been back to a house we patched the ceiling with about a 2ft sq board when we had to cut away to repair a pipe above. I couldn't find the patch even though I knew roughly where it was.

searchlight123

Mr.Generous said:

I've done it with a caulk gun and a sponge. ( I copied it from a guy I saw doing it who was pretty good at it!!) Squeeze little dots and worms of caulk then smooth and flatten them slightly with a damp sponge. Honestly the end result is invisible once overpainted. Having seen it done I've used this myself when a ceiling rose was removed, and when other holes were filled. Its not difficult, and because the pattern is completely random you cant go wrong. You might think you can still see where it was, but when you ask someone else to spot the repair they can't find it.

You get better with practice.

I've been back to a house we patched the ceiling with about a 2ft sq board when we had to cut away to repair a pipe above. I couldn't find the patch even though I knew roughly where it was.

thanks for the tip. I'll give that a go.

EssexExile

You have to practice with different sloppiness of Artex and applying in different thicknesses until you find the right combination to match what you have. I've done whole rooms with a sponge in a plastic bag and find it easier than a stipple brush.

searchlight123

Mr.Generous said:

I've done it with a caulk gun and a sponge. ( I copied it from a guy I saw doing it who was pretty good at it!!) Squeeze little dots and worms of caulk then smooth and flatten them slightly with a damp sponge. Honestly the end result is invisible once overpainted. Having seen it done I've used this myself when a ceiling rose was removed, and when other holes were filled. Its not difficult, and because the pattern is completely random you cant go wrong. You might think you can still see where it was, but when you ask someone else to spot the repair they can't find it.

You get better with practice.

I've been back to a house we patched the ceiling with about a 2ft sq board when we had to cut away to repair a pipe above. I couldn't find the patch even though I knew roughly where it was.

A big thank you for this tip Mr Gen.
The effect of repairing the patch with caulk in a mastic gun was superb. First time I tried it it looked good until I flattened them with a damp sponge and the 'stipples' became far to fat. A thinner nozzle and a gentler sponging and the repair was complete. Very happy with the look of the repair.

Thank you.