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Artex Removal
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How do I remove very thick badly applied artex, it glows in the dark (green) and in places is over half an inch thick I cannot skim over as deeper than the skirting - help its the very awful fan pattern looks like a 5 year old did it.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I would be careful and make sure the Artex has not been used as cheap filler to hide defective plaster. There is a product here http://www.mikewye.co.uk/ActionProducts.htm
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If you plaster over it, the additional weight may cause the plaster under it to come away from the wall if it is defective, on a ceiling i have seen it collapse under the additional weight. For a long term solution, if you are staying at the house, get it off and start again, if the plaster comes away as well, patch it up. Plastering is quite cheap to do if you do all the prep work yourself, although a bit messy, it is really only a weekends work, and use plenty of dust sheets. REmember, the job will only be as good as the effort you put in, that is how it ended up in such a mess in the first place, take your time...and do it right