Is there an easy way of remove artex off the ceiling? Detestable stuff.....
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17 years ago
Is there an easy way of remove artex off the ceiling? Detestable stuff.....
A wallpaper steamer&scraper and hard graft. Otherwise plaster skimmed over.
Artex should be banned.
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I had my hall ceiling area approx 7m2 skimmed with plaster. I took off the peaks using a platerers trowel, just ran it across and were it snagged it took the high point off. I PVA'd it in the am then it took a good plasterer about 1 hr to skim it that evening. Excellent finish.
Plasterer was doing other jobs, his hrly rate was £15 and plaster was as as cheap as chips.
Mike
Not a way of removing Artex but an alternative to skimming to smooth it out: Polycell Covertex Ceiling Paint is meant to smooth out textured surfaces but only works on swirled pattern Artex where you can fill the grooves. If your Artex is a stippled finish with spikes like stalactites hanging down then Covertex doesn't result in a smooth finish.
I found this product to be useless on emulsioned artex!! Do request a small pot with enough X TEX to treat 1 square foot, so you can try before you buy.
That's very good advice which isn't on the tub! :-) Thanks :-)
Thank you:)
Thanks for that Phil:)
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