Artex ceilings

[FazerBez1]

yep completely off piste!
anybody got experience of moving into a property with this stuff? how did you regard the threat and what if anything did you get done?
Ive lived through aluminium pans, amalgum fillings, leaded petrol, and so far - tory governments. not sure how to deal with this 5th horseman!
thanks people

[Kata]

We did. Just plaster over it.

[jer r1]

Two choices overboard and skim or use green grit and skim . Some artex contains asbestos so would recommend having it tested before disturbing it.

[FazerBez1]

We did. Just plaster over it.

ok.. i can look into that option cheers

[FazerBez1]

Two choices overboard and skim or use green grit and skim . Some artex contains asbestos so would recommend having it tested before disturbing it.

its the asbestos potential that makes me nervous. but ive since seen that bonding (plastering) the ceiling, is a realistic alternative. cheers

[jer r1]

Getting a good key is the hard part, that's why they use a grit/ PVA mix before skimming. I've seen a ceiling drop while still being troweled up. Lead to much cursing and a grumpy spread.

[MikeZ]

We had this sort of concern/issue so got a bit tested first - at £15 considered it cheap and easy. Came back negative for asbestos so made our life easy (light scrape to remove high spots, bond, finish plaster). Good luck.