Can someone tell me if this is Artex?

[Thuggerz]

Hi everyone, could someone please take a look at the two photos and tell me if this is artex?

Thankyou

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• Thuggerz
• 20 Jun 2011
• 2

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• Thuggerz
• 20 Jun 2011
• 2

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

Hard to tell, looks like textured paint on to a plastered surface.
Or is that wall paper on the second pic?
So could be painted, textured paper!

 

[Thuggerz]

Hi PrenticeBoyofDerry, the two pictures are sort of a before and after of the ceiling. The first picture with the brown patches are where i scrapped if off and the second is just how it was when i moved in. I think it might be artex that has been painted over because i needed a chisel to remove it.

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

It very much sounds like artex then, you must be careful as some of the artex used in 1970s & 80s contained asbestos.

 

[TheDec]

Well I have a sneaky feeling that this is one of those dreadful Pollycell products that were used years ago Polyripple was one of them, and when dry you would need a hammer and chisel to remove them.

Dec