Recent content by Sunflowers8

Thanks JohnD. We are doing up the kitchen to sell within the next 12 months. There is plasterboard there already, does that make a difference? We found the one we want from mybuilder.com and he has a lot of positive feedback.

Thanks Chappers. I did mention how concerned I was that it could fail and he seemed surprised that I expressed that concern. He said it was easy to scrape off (plus it's only a slight stipple) as it's quite soft and he would ensure there would be a 3mm covering. Appreciate your help.

Thanks for your replies. I've had three different people to look at it and all three have suggested something different! 1. Wallpaper it! 2. Plasterboard and skim (£250-280) 3. Scrape the artex off and skim (£180) Tempted to go with option 3 because he seemed so confident that this was the...

Thanks for your replies. Ceiling is 4.6m x 2.6m.

It is artex. Not sure how old it is but the house was built in approx 1980 so potentially from then.

Hi, I'm looking to just spruce up my kitchen in readiness to sell. I've got an artex ceiling with a slight stipple in the kitchen, which previously suffered from a very minor leak and has left a mark. A plasterer has advised that he can't skim over artex in the kitchen as there is a risk that...