Artexed Walls

[wmshome]

I have horrible artexed walls, and want rid of them. Any ideas? Can they be covered?

 

[roy c]

Yes they can be skimmed over...Are you capable of skimmng or will you need to bring a plasterer in?

 

[wmshome]

Would need to bring someone in. If i did it, it would look worse than the Artex. Have heard there is paints and things you can use to cover it...

 

[roy c]

Don't know about "paints or things" but I've skimmed over artex a few times, needs the usual "preping" but no problem. I would take it over to painting and decorating and see what them lads have to say....

 

[DaSpozz]

Depends on the type of artex or pattern thats been used, but I skimmed over mine after using a big jumbo scraper which had a blade practically like a razor on it to scrape off all the nobbly bits

Dont forget to PVA.

 

[Richard C]

If i did it, it would look worse than the Artex. Have heard there is paints and things you can use to cover it...

Don’t even think about it; it may look slightly better than the Artex but a total novice will make a pigs ear of skimming & those "paints & things" will identify your efforts as a total bodge forever more; it‘s never going to look right. Even worse, if you cover it all up with wallpaper the whole lot will probably come off the first time you strip it back; but you could always leave that problem for someone else if your that way inclined!

Follow the others advice & get it done properly.

 

[leewill]

you could always just board over the artex then skim over the new board, but a mate of mine just scraped off the nobbly bits, painted it with bond it, then skimmed over it, and it looked fine.

 

[absconditus]

I removed artex with a steamer, ok it was hard work but it all came off and saved me a packet, lets face it plasterers are expensive.

Use a steamer and some elbow grease and it will come off and spend the saved money on something nice for the room