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Hello all, I started this thread: http://www.diynot.com/forums/decorating/after-ive-removed-artex.300988/#2201242 over in the decorating forum. I have recently stripped off the artex from my bathroom, next up is skimming etc. I plan to use a mixture of tiles and paint on the finished...

Sorry, I somehow missed your post there misterhelpful. That answers my next few questions very nicely. Thankyou very much!

Good stuff, I will remember that advice. Out of interest, what is waterproof PVA useful for? (I have a small pot of it which appears to be surplus now!) Sorry to ask so many questions, but you know what they say, the only stupid question is one that you dont ask!

Ok, thanks for that. I had been getting some people saying to use waterproof PVA and some to use thinned emulsion, so i guess that settles it. Thinned emulsion it is. I will pass on the PVA! So presumably I will just be able to apply tiling and further layers of paint on top of the thinned...

Hello again! You are most likely correct that the proverbial can of worms has been opened. In honesty though the bathroom needed gutting for the most part. I have redone the plumbing in there and repaired what is within my skills and its a lot better. To be honest it looked like a 1970s squat...

Hiya! Thanks for the reply! Ok, to answer your questions. If it gives some indicators the house was built in 1903. This is a sample pic of a wall in the bathroom, which is completely typical of all of them! The walls seem to be in pretty good condition so far as i can tell...

Hello all, great forum!! I've been reading for a while and would like to get some advice about a project I have on the go. I moved into a new place recently and the previous owners had seen fit to cover every surface possible in Artex or tongue and groove (even in parts of the bathroom!). I...