cracked ceiling

I would just sweep it up, no need to paint or apply a filler. English as she is writ!!!!!!!!!! Jaymack

Puts me in mind of someone I once heard commenting on the undulating state of French B-class roads. He claimed that, whenever there was an accident, they didn't remove the debris, but simply tarmac'd over it.

so whats the answer? i was looking for a solution not a freekin riddle!

To what?

Well, put some flippin' context into your post, and you may have berret luck.

More context....

I have a crack in my ceiling i would like to cover it! Its a hairline crack and then there is about 2cm squared where the artex has come away from the ceiling.

Are there any tips or tricks or products you could point me to?

What more would you like to know?

I appreciate that the internet is a place where people can express themselves but i find alot of the users of this group in particular are only here to ridicule and insult people! I am genuenly asking for advice!?!

Where's the question?

I assume it's plasterboarded. Try injecting some PVA and water mix (see previous ceiling cracked threads). To "fix" the bare bit, use sloppy filler and try to reproduce the pattern. Paint when it's all quite dry.

Its called "taking the piss".

p.s how did manage to balance yourself the tap?

-- Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

If it's a fine crack then paint should fill it okay as long as there's no further movement. If it's larger then you might get away with pressing interior filler into the crack with your thumb, then brushing off any excess to preserve the artex finish. Otherwise you'll need to open up the crack so you can get a decent amount of filler into it, which will make it harder to disguise as you'll be disturbing more of the artex. For the small area that has peeled you can probably approximate the artex finish with filler. Artex is cheap, but tends to come in 5kg bags minimum, which you don't really need for the odd repair.

Thanks guys Chris your idea seems like the solution it is only a slight crack so im hopeful paint would cover!

Thanks Again!

Steve wrote

We're not so bad really, but we all jump at the chance of a cheap shot.

I guess it's a diy thing......