Artex...

A wallpaper steamer&scraper and hard graft. Otherwise plaster skimmed over.

Artex should be banned.

You have 4 options:

1. Steam stripper and scraper (takes forever, very messy, and can be dangerous)
2. Skim over with plaster (easiest and cheapest method)

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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:)