My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower.

Any suggestions before re-paint?.

DerbyBorn expressed precisely :
My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower.

Any suggestions before re-paint?.

Seek out a paint suitable for kitchens and bathrooms, they have more
moisture resistance.

On 23/09/2018 18:44, DerbyBorn wrote:
My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower.

Any suggestions before re-paint?.


Do you have an extractor fan?

"DerbyBorn" wrote in message
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My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed
the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower.

Any suggestions before re-paint?.


that sticky paint for sealing...can't remember the name of it ......I used
it in the living room when the artex came off as I emulsioned it years
ago...some mess.....but it stopped it and the emulsion went on fine .....

something like this

https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p44...SABEgKY-fD_BwE

DerbyBorn Wrote in message:
My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower.

Any suggestions before re-paint?.



Remove the artex :-)
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On 23/09/18 19:56, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
"DerbyBorn" wrote in message
2.222...
My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed
the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower

Any suggestions before re-paint?.


that sticky paint for sealing...can't remember the name of it ......I used
it in the living room when the artex came off as I emulsioned it years
ago...some mess.....but it stopped it and the emulsion went on fine .....

something like this

https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p44...SABEgKY-fD_BwE


Artex Stabilex is similar, I think. I've used that on distemper.

"Chris Bartram" wrote in message
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On 23/09/18 19:56, Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:
"DerbyBorn" wrote in message
2.222...
My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed
the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower

Any suggestions before re-paint?.


that sticky paint for sealing...can't remember the name of it ......I
used
it in the living room when the artex came off as I emulsioned it years
ago...some mess.....but it stopped it and the emulsion went on fine .....

something like this

https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p44...SABEgKY-fD_BwE


Artex Stabilex is similar, I think. I've used that on distemper.

yes that will work well ......

On Sunday, 23 September 2018 18:44:26 UTC+1, DerbyBorn wrote:
My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower.

Any suggestions before re-paint?.

give it a good brush. Or consider getting a plasterer to skim over it after knocking off the bulk of the danglies.


NT

On 23/09/2018 20:37, wrote:
On Sunday, 23 September 2018 18:44:26 UTC+1, DerbyBorn wrote:
My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower.

Any suggestions before re-paint?.

give it a good brush. Or consider getting a plasterer to skim over it after knocking off the bulk of the danglies.

If it is old enough, it may contain small amounts of asbestos, so best
left undisturbed. You can apparently get test kits.

Getting something to stick over it without abrading the existing loose
surface could be difficult. An alternative could be a suspended ceiling
below it.

SteveW

On 23/09/2018 20:37, wrote:
On Sunday, 23 September 2018 18:44:26 UTC+1, DerbyBorn wrote:
My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower.

Any suggestions before re-paint?.

give it a good brush. Or consider getting a plasterer to skim over it after knocking off the bulk of the danglies.

Some Artex contains asbestos, and is best undisturbed.

Andy

On Sun, 23 Sep 2018 17:44:23 GMT, DerbyBorn
wrote:

My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower.

Any suggestions before re-paint?.

Improve the ventilation by fitting one of the low power low noise fans
designed to be left on for most of the day. If you don't fully get
rid of the water vapour in the bathroom the ceiling paint will flake.
As the area over the shower is the wettest in the room near it is
where the paint will flake first. The older noisy fans fitted to the
light or with moisture sensors do not run for anything like long
enough to clear all the moisture.

GB wrote in news
On 23/09/2018 18:44, DerbyBorn wrote:
My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I
noticed the white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower.

Any suggestions before re-paint?.


Do you have an extractor fan?


Yes - in the ceiling and venting outside

On 23/09/2018 19:55, Jim K wrote:
DerbyBorn Wrote in message:
My bathroom has a Artex ceiling - sort of little stalagtites. I noticed the
white emulsion is flaking a bit over the shower.

Any suggestions before re-paint?.



Remove the artex :-)

Overskim the artex with proper plaster, and repaint with
proper bathroom paint.

Stop using the shower and have a bath instead, every Sunday
night, like clockwork.