Hi,
I'm considering skimming over my artex ceiling and I'm familiar with most of the potential issues in doing so, but as I am not a plasterer I wanted to check something specific....
I know that some people say pva then skim, and some say thistle bond-it then skim but would there be any issue with doing both as a belt and braces approach..... so pva first and then thistle bond-it, meaning less chance of having missed spots (although at the price of thistle bond-it maybe I should just do two coats of that so I don't waste money by having some left over) ?
Then skim with either multi finish (or perhaps even a half and half mix of thistle bonding + multi-finish as that seems a popular method with apparent benefits).
The main ceiling is 4m x 3m but I plan to try two smaller ceilings in the hallway and on the stair bulkhead first because I haven't skimmed over artex before so if I can't do those to a good standard with zero problems then I won't even attempt the bigger ceiling.
I have skimmed several walls before with not bad results (but only two ceilings, with mixed results).
If I were to overboard instead, I would also need to remove the coving and make good the walls (or refit some coving).
Thanks for any advice.
I'm considering skimming over my artex ceiling and I'm familiar with most of the potential issues in doing so, but as I am not a plasterer I wanted to check something specific....
I know that some people say pva then skim, and some say thistle bond-it then skim but would there be any issue with doing both as a belt and braces approach..... so pva first and then thistle bond-it, meaning less chance of having missed spots (although at the price of thistle bond-it maybe I should just do two coats of that so I don't waste money by having some left over) ?
Then skim with either multi finish (or perhaps even a half and half mix of thistle bonding + multi-finish as that seems a popular method with apparent benefits).
The main ceiling is 4m x 3m but I plan to try two smaller ceilings in the hallway and on the stair bulkhead first because I haven't skimmed over artex before so if I can't do those to a good standard with zero problems then I won't even attempt the bigger ceiling.
I have skimmed several walls before with not bad results (but only two ceilings, with mixed results).
If I were to overboard instead, I would also need to remove the coving and make good the walls (or refit some coving).
Thanks for any advice.