textured ceiling

[manomega9]

do yopu think it would be ok to paper over a textured paint ceiling ,its my lads bedroom and we need to find a cheap option other than having the plasterer in

[Ebbs]

I hate artex too, but cleversod is right you are better leaving it until you can afford it, just give it a coat of paint for now.

[chazza]

HI
I got my textured ceiling painted and it looks like new! You get a thing to do it with though rather than a brush or roller. It kind of looks like a rectangular trowel, and you put the paint on the flat bit and spread it about! Ask in B+Q or somewhere similar for the proper name of it!

[pingping]

chazza do you mean the polycell smooth over? this comes with a special tool to apply it, and does work quite well. http://www.polycell.co.uk/products/images/smoo thovertc.jpg

[chazza]

It was just ordinary paint we used to paint over the ceiling, it didnt cover up the texture, it just freshened it up with a coat of paint