Artex paper?

[monkey2013]

Hi guys, i need to remove some mould from my bathroom ceiling (no problem there). The ceiling itself i believe is artexed. When i was scrubbing away at the mould i noticed in one of the corners the artex was peeling away from the ceiling, but the artex seems to be a sort of carboard artex sheet material.

I have never seen nor heard of this before, i thought artex was a type of textured plaster?

Anyway i have decided to get rid of the artex but im unsure what is the best and cheapest option. Could i just skim over the artex (i was thinking something like easyfill)? Or can i remove the artex if it is actually some sort of sheet material, and then just skim over the plasterboard underneath?

Or is this something that is beyond the diy'er? I am a keen diy'er and i like to get stuck in but i am also aware that plastering a ceiling is supposed to very hard, if not a art

Any advice would be great, thanks.

 

[1john]

Are you sure its not wall paper?

 

[Nige F]

Anaglypta

 

[dpt]

You could overboard the ceiling and skim it but it's not a job for a novice.