I want to remove stippled ceiling Artex in my living room.

I'm going to have the Artex tested for asbestos first and probably
leave it if it tests positive.

A few questions:

1) I have coving around the room. Is it possible to remove the artex
without damaging the coving? Also once the artex is gone, can the
ceiling be skimmed in such a way that it would look okay with the
existing coving? (I'm goinh to have a plasterer fix the ceiling after
I've taken down the Artex).

2) I've read about Xtex and watched some YouTube videos:
http://www.ecosolutions.co.uk/homestrip-xtex/ It seems possibly to be
not as good as it sounds but is probably less messy than knocking off
hard stipples by hand. Has anyone used it or anything similar?

3) Would I need to remove everything from the room - chairs, table and
so on - before removing the Artex or would plastic sheeting be okay?

I'm thinking though that if I just do the living room, it will look odd
because every other room has artex celinings (the buggers put it
everywhere).

Gareth Davies wrote:

I want to remove stippled ceiling Artex in my living room.

Remove coving, overboard the ceiling and reapply coving (the foam-cored
paper-wrapped coving looks just as good as plaster coving and is much
easier to install - nothing like the old polystyrene coving)

http://www.screwfix.com/p/supercove/73243

On 04/02/2017 21:39, Gareth Davies wrote:
I want to remove stippled ceiling Artex in my living room.

I'm going to have the Artex tested for asbestos first and probably leave
it if it tests positive.

A few questions:

1) I have coving around the room. Is it possible to remove the artex
without damaging the coving? Also once the artex is gone, can the
ceiling be skimmed in such a way that it would look okay with the
existing coving? (I'm goinh to have a plasterer fix the ceiling after
I've taken down the Artex).

2) I've read about Xtex and watched some YouTube videos:
http://www.ecosolutions.co.uk/homestrip-xtex/ It seems possibly to be
not as good as it sounds but is probably less messy than knocking off
hard stipples by hand. Has anyone used it or anything similar?

3) Would I need to remove everything from the room - chairs, table and
so on - before removing the Artex or would plastic sheeting be okay?

I'm thinking though that if I just do the living room, it will look odd
because every other room has artex celinings (the buggers put it
everywhere).


Our house had Artex ceilings throughout - and still has them in a number
of rooms.

We've extended a time or two, and the new rooms have plain ceilings.
There are one or two rooms which used to have Artex ceilings and now
don't. We didn't remove the Artex - we simply had them prepared with PVA
and then re-skimmed. That was nearly 15 years ago, and they've been
fine. If you do that, it will be a lot less mess, no problems with
asbestos, and less danger of damaging the coving. You should be able to
skim up to the coving - particularly if it has a small shoulder on it.
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On 04/02/2017 21:39, Gareth Davies wrote:
I want to remove stippled ceiling Artex in my living room.

I'm going to have the Artex tested for asbestos first and probably leave
it if it tests positive.

A few questions:

1) I have coving around the room. Is it possible to remove the artex
without damaging the coving? Also once the artex is gone, can the
ceiling be skimmed in such a way that it would look okay with the
existing coving? (I'm goinh to have a plasterer fix the ceiling after
I've taken down the Artex).

A much simpler solution is to do what plasterers call a "glue and set",
i.e. PVA the artex and then skim over it while the PVA is still tacky.

Does both jobs in one hit with far less mess and no need to mess about
with the artex.



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On 04/02/2017 21:39, Gareth Davies wrote:
I want to remove stippled ceiling Artex in my living room.

I'm going to have the Artex tested for asbestos first and probably leave
it if it tests positive.

A few questions:

1) I have coving around the room. Is it possible to remove the artex
without damaging the coving? Also once the artex is gone, can the
ceiling be skimmed in such a way that it would look okay with the
existing coving? (I'm goinh to have a plasterer fix the ceiling after
I've taken down the Artex).

Our plasterer used brought a very large and heavy scraper and used it
hack the artex "bits" that were sticking out, leaving all the rest of
it. He then skimmed over to the coving. I think it looks perfectly
acceptable, and cost no more than simply skimming the ceiling.

Gareth Davies wrote:
I want to remove stippled ceiling Artex in my living room.

I'm going to have the Artex tested for asbestos first and probably leave
it if it tests positive.

A few questions:

1) I have coving around the room. Is it possible to remove the artex
without damaging the coving? Also once the artex is gone, can the
ceiling be skimmed in such a way that it would look okay with the
existing coving? (I'm goinh to have a plasterer fix the ceiling after
I've taken down the Artex).

2) I've read about Xtex and watched some YouTube videos:
http://www.ecosolutions.co.uk/homestrip-xtex/ It seems possibly to be
not as good as it sounds but is probably less messy than knocking off
hard stipples by hand. Has anyone used it or anything similar?

3) Would I need to remove everything from the room - chairs, table and
so on - before removing the Artex or would plastic sheeting be okay?

I'm thinking though that if I just do the living room, it will look odd
because every other room has artex celinings (the buggers put it
everywhere).


I always plane it off. Bit dusty!

Gareth Davies wrote:
I want to remove stippled ceiling Artex in my living room.

I'm going to have the Artex tested for asbestos first and probably
leave it if it tests positive.

A few questions:

1) I have coving around the room. Is it possible to remove the artex
without damaging the coving? Also once the artex is gone, can the
ceiling be skimmed in such a way that it would look okay with the
existing coving? (I'm goinh to have a plasterer fix the ceiling after
I've taken down the Artex).

2) I've read about Xtex and watched some YouTube videos:
http://www.ecosolutions.co.uk/homestrip-xtex/ It seems possibly to be
not as good as it sounds but is probably less messy than knocking off
hard stipples by hand. Has anyone used it or anything similar?

3) Would I need to remove everything from the room - chairs, table and
so on - before removing the Artex or would plastic sheeting be okay?

I'm thinking though that if I just do the living room, it will look
odd because every other room has artex celinings (the buggers put it
everywhere).

All the plasterers advertising in your local press skim over artexed
ceilings every day, so don't do anything, get the plasterer to do it

In message , Capitol
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Gareth Davies wrote:
ex or would plastic sheeting be okay?

I'm thinking though that if I just do the living room, it will look odd
because every other room has artex celinings (the buggers put it
everywhere).


I always plane it off. Bit dusty!

I watched that video as I have several plasterboard ceilings in the
cottage with a similar appearing finish.

This was erected in 1994 so well post Asbestos. I think skimming sounds
a quicker solution.

--
Tim Lamb

On 05/02/2017 18:24, Phil L wrote:

All the plasterers advertising in your local press skim over artexed
ceilings every day, so don't do anything, get the plasterer to do it


Shouldn't it be "skim under . . ."? g
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On 05/02/2017 18:52, Tim Lamb wrote:

This was erected in 1994 so well post Asbestos.

Is it ****.

Try the year 2000.




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Roger Mills wrote:
On 05/02/2017 18:24, Phil L wrote:

All the plasterers advertising in your local press skim over artexed
ceilings every day, so don't do anything, get the plasterer to do it


Shouldn't it be "skim under . . ."? g

Possibly, but they skim over artexed walls too :-p

On 05/02/2017 19:57, Phil L wrote:
Roger Mills wrote:
On 05/02/2017 18:24, Phil L wrote:

All the plasterers advertising in your local press skim over artexed
ceilings every day, so don't do anything, get the plasterer to do it


Shouldn't it be "skim under . . ."?g

Possibly, but they skim over artexed walls too :-p



...... or alongside. g [I'll get my coat!]
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On 05/02/2017 18:52, Tim Lamb wrote:

This was erected in 1994 so well post Asbestos.

Is it ****.

Try the year 2000.

Oh! I think asbestos was banned from use in cement fibre roofing around
the mid 80's.

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On Sun, 05 Feb 2017 20:39:37 +0000, Roger Mills
wrote:



Shouldn't it be "skim under . . ."?g

Possibly, but they skim over artexed walls too :-p



..... or alongside. g [I'll get my coat!]

Undercoat or overcoat?

G.Harman

On 06/02/2017 12:18, wrote:
On Sun, 05 Feb 2017 20:39:37 +0000, Roger
wrote:



Shouldn't it be "skim under . . ."?g

Possibly, but they skim over artexed walls too :-p



..... or alongside.g [I'll get my coat!]

Undercoat or overcoat?

G.Harman

I thing we'll gloss over that!
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On 06/02/2017 10:03, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , ARW
writes
On 05/02/2017 18:52, Tim Lamb wrote:

This was erected in 1994 so well post Asbestos.

Is it ****.

Try the year 2000.

Oh! I think asbestos was banned from use in cement fibre roofing around
the mid 80's.

I know for certain that for industrial buildings built before 2000, you
must exercise due diligence in identifying asbestos and making anyone
working on the fabric of the building aware where relevant.

I know boilers post 1984 were asbestos free. There seem to be different
dates for different aspects of buildings.

On 07/02/2017 00:27, Fredxxx wrote:
On 06/02/2017 10:03, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , ARW
writes
On 05/02/2017 18:52, Tim Lamb wrote:

This was erected in 1994 so well post Asbestos.

Is it ****.

Try the year 2000.

Oh! I think asbestos was banned from use in cement fibre roofing around
the mid 80's.

I know for certain that for industrial buildings built before 2000, you
must exercise due diligence in identifying asbestos and making anyone
working on the fabric of the building aware where relevant.

I know boilers post 1984 were asbestos free. There seem to be different
dates for different aspects of buildings.

Assume nothing if it before 2000.

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Adam