Hi.



My kitchen ceiling is a mess. It has uneven plasterboards - i.e. not level,
so there are ridges of 2-3mm at the joints. It is painted over with a thin
coat of some sort of textured paint. There are some 'cosmetic' wooden beams
(which the wife likes) bolted over it. The consumer unit is in one corner,
flush up to ceiling level.



I'd like to improve this. The ideal solution would be for a plasterer to
skim it, but with the kitchen units, worktops and sink, access to the
ceiling would be extremely difficult. I don't mind if it's not perferect -
not having the ridges or textured paint are my main aims.



Any ideas on how I could improve it? Cheers.



Steve

"Steve" wrote:

Hi.



My kitchen ceiling is a mess. It has uneven plasterboards - i.e. not level,
so there are ridges of 2-3mm at the joints. It is painted over with a thin
coat of some sort of textured paint. There are some 'cosmetic' wooden beams
(which the wife likes) bolted over it. The consumer unit is in one corner,
flush up to ceiling level.



I'd like to improve this. The ideal solution would be for a plasterer to
skim it, but with the kitchen units, worktops and sink, access to the
ceiling would be extremely difficult. I don't mind if it's not perferect -
not having the ridges or textured paint are my main aims.



Any ideas on how I could improve it? Cheers.


Don't underestimate the abilities of a plasterer. Why not ask one for a
quote?

A relative of mine had a kitchen ceiling which sounded a bit like yours
- it had been Artexed in the 80s and looked atrocious. The plasterer
used a product that is specially made to restore a smooth appearance
over a textured surface - I think it was itself an Artex product!

Anyway, the finished job looks great and the plasterer managed to work
around what was already there.

On 2 Mar, 11:49, Bruce wrote:

A relative of mine had a kitchen ceiling which sounded a bit like yours
- it had been Artexed in the 80s and looked atrocious. *The plasterer
used a product that is specially made to restore a smooth appearance
over a textured surface - I think it was itself an Artex product!

I see a conspiracy theory here. Artex spend the 70s and 80s ruining
the nation's ceilings with grotesque textured "bark-effect" patterns
(not to mention the stippled and swirly ones). Once the world comes to
its senses and discovers the good taste to be embarrassed they reveal
that they, and only they, have the magical cure ...

wrote:

On 2 Mar, 11:49, Bruce wrote:

A relative of mine had a kitchen ceiling which sounded a bit like yours
- it had been Artexed in the 80s and looked atrocious. *The plasterer
used a product that is specially made to restore a smooth appearance
over a textured surface - I think it was itself an Artex product!

I see a conspiracy theory here. Artex spend the 70s and 80s ruining
the nation's ceilings with grotesque textured "bark-effect" patterns
(not to mention the stippled and swirly ones). Once the world comes to
its senses and discovers the good taste to be embarrassed they reveal
that they, and only they, have the magical cure ...


One day, the pendulum may swing the other way, and the unmistakable
swirls of Artex will be seen again. I hope not, though!

;-)

On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:18:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

wrote:

On 2 Mar, 11:49, Bruce wrote:

A relative of mine had a kitchen ceiling which sounded a bit like yours
- it had been Artexed in the 80s and looked atrocious. *The plasterer
used a product that is specially made to restore a smooth appearance
over a textured surface - I think it was itself an Artex product!

I see a conspiracy theory here. Artex spend the 70s and 80s ruining
the nation's ceilings with grotesque textured "bark-effect" patterns
(not to mention the stippled and swirly ones). Once the world comes to
its senses and discovers the good taste to be embarrassed they reveal
that they, and only they, have the magical cure ...


One day, the pendulum may swing the other way, and the unmistakable
swirls of Artex will be seen again. I hope not, though!

;-)

I have artexed swirly ceilings. In when we bought the place. Doesn't
bother me in the least. I don't spend my time on my back staring at
the ceiling.

I don't mind polystyrene ceiling tiles either

On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:18:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

wrote:

On 2 Mar, 11:49, Bruce wrote:

A relative of mine had a kitchen ceiling which sounded a bit like yours
- it had been Artexed in the 80s and looked atrocious. *The plasterer
used a product that is specially made to restore a smooth appearance
over a textured surface - I think it was itself an Artex product!

I see a conspiracy theory here. Artex spend the 70s and 80s ruining
the nation's ceilings with grotesque textured "bark-effect" patterns
(not to mention the stippled and swirly ones). Once the world comes to
its senses and discovers the good taste to be embarrassed they reveal
that they, and only they, have the magical cure ...

One day, the pendulum may swing the other way, and the unmistakable
swirls of Artex will be seen again. I hope not, though!

;-)

I liked the spikey Artex - on a low ceiling I could scratch me 'ed.
--
Peter.
You don't understand Newton's Third Law of Motion?
It's not rocket science, you know.

PeterC wrote:

On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:18:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

wrote:

On 2 Mar, 11:49, Bruce wrote:

A relative of mine had a kitchen ceiling which sounded a bit like yours
- it had been Artexed in the 80s and looked atrocious. *The plasterer
used a product that is specially made to restore a smooth appearance
over a textured surface - I think it was itself an Artex product!

I see a conspiracy theory here. Artex spend the 70s and 80s ruining
the nation's ceilings with grotesque textured "bark-effect" patterns
(not to mention the stippled and swirly ones). Once the world comes to
its senses and discovers the good taste to be embarrassed they reveal
that they, and only they, have the magical cure ...

One day, the pendulum may swing the other way, and the unmistakable
swirls of Artex will be seen again. I hope not, though!

;-)

I liked the spikey Artex - on a low ceiling I could scratch me 'ed.


Oh dear, looks like it's on the way back! ;-)

"Alang" wrote :

I have artexed swirly ceilings. In when we bought the place. Doesn't
bother me in the least. I don't spend my time on my back staring at
the ceiling.


Of course you don't, your not a woman,

runs to hide in a hole

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:18:15 -0000, "gazz" wrote:


"Alang" wrote :

I have artexed swirly ceilings. In when we bought the place. Doesn't
bother me in the least. I don't spend my time on my back staring at
the ceiling.


Of course you don't, your not a woman,

Or a drunk


runs to hide in a hole

Leave the poor girl alone

coughed up some electrons that declared:

On 2 Mar, 11:49, Bruce wrote:

A relative of mine had a kitchen ceiling which sounded a bit like yours
- it had been Artexed in the 80s and looked atrocious. *The plasterer
used a product that is specially made to restore a smooth appearance
over a textured surface - I think it was itself an Artex product!

I see a conspiracy theory here. Artex spend the 70s and 80s ruining
the nation's ceilings with grotesque textured "bark-effect" patterns
(not to mention the stippled and swirly ones). Once the world comes to
its senses and discovers the good taste to be embarrassed they reveal
that they, and only they, have the magical cure ...

I think artex the medium is not entirely to blame. My ceiling is artexed in
what I think they call a "broken leather" pattern and it's fine. A gentle
non repeating texture (rather than a specific pattern).

I do agree though that some of the patterns from the 70's were hideous, but
that's not solely the product's fault, any more than it was Dulux's fault
that my bungalow's original colour scheme apparantly consisted of hideous
off yellows and purples and browns, now I've pulled the wallpaper off.

Remember when everyone laughed at flared trousers and long hair on boys -
have a look outside

Cheers

Tim

On 2 Mar, 15:00, Alang wrote:

I have artexed swirly ceilings. In when we bought the place. Doesn't
bother me in the least. I don't spend my time on my back staring at
the ceiling.

I don't mind polystyrene ceiling tiles either.

Ah well, be grateful for it. I have an ongoing internal conflict
between being a dreadful snob about matters of aethetics, and being
incurably mean. When it comes to ceilings the snooty side always seems
to win.

Cheers!

Martin

Alang wrote:
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:18:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

wrote:

On 2 Mar, 11:49, Bruce wrote:

A relative of mine had a kitchen ceiling which sounded a bit like
yours - it had been Artexed in the 80s and looked atrocious. The
plasterer used a product that is specially made to restore a
smooth appearance over a textured surface - I think it was itself
an Artex product!

I see a conspiracy theory here. Artex spend the 70s and 80s ruining
the nation's ceilings with grotesque textured "bark-effect" patterns
(not to mention the stippled and swirly ones). Once the world comes
to its senses and discovers the good taste to be embarrassed they
reveal that they, and only they, have the magical cure ...


One day, the pendulum may swing the other way, and the unmistakable
swirls of Artex will be seen again. I hope not, though!

;-)

I have artexed swirly ceilings. In when we bought the place. Doesn't
bother me in the least. I don't spend my time on my back staring at
the ceiling.


So have I and I agree, nothing wrong with them.

I don't mind polystyrene ceiling tiles either

Nah, can't stand them.


--
Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk

On Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:09:56 GMT, "The Medway Handyman"
wrote:

Alang wrote:
On Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:18:39 +0000, Bruce wrote:

wrote:

On 2 Mar, 11:49, Bruce wrote:

A relative of mine had a kitchen ceiling which sounded a bit like
yours - it had been Artexed in the 80s and looked atrocious. The
plasterer used a product that is specially made to restore a
smooth appearance over a textured surface - I think it was itself
an Artex product!

I see a conspiracy theory here. Artex spend the 70s and 80s ruining
the nation's ceilings with grotesque textured "bark-effect" patterns
(not to mention the stippled and swirly ones). Once the world comes
to its senses and discovers the good taste to be embarrassed they
reveal that they, and only they, have the magical cure ...


One day, the pendulum may swing the other way, and the unmistakable
swirls of Artex will be seen again. I hope not, though!

;-)

I have artexed swirly ceilings. In when we bought the place. Doesn't
bother me in the least. I don't spend my time on my back staring at
the ceiling.


So have I and I agree, nothing wrong with them.

I don't mind polystyrene ceiling tiles either

Nah, can't stand them.

I'm going to put them on my bay window to insulate the roof