Evil artex! WTF!

[Alastairreid]

so you think the artex was normal/standard stuff despite it being so chalky/soft?

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• trowelmonkey1
• 14 Aug 2009
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condensation causes artex to turn spongy and chalky TM. you often get it in poorly vented toilets.

 

[trowelmonkey1]

sun WAS shining down here!

thanks for the condensation tip.

so i guess the verdict here is that the ceiling came off because it wasn't sealed and took moisture from my lovely plaster and and failed/bailed onto the floor?

 

[Alastairreid]

failed/bailed onto the floor?

failed and bailed......... i like the ring to that .........you got the copyright tm

 

[roughcaster]

you must get rained off a fair bit up there Alastair?

yeah! probably not as much as our friend roughcaster though!

Ohhhh Alastair,,,,,,,,,,, how could you. Tee shirt and shorts all day today,,,,,,,,,,,,,, not.

Roughcaster.

 

[trowelmonkey1]

woo hoo! my first year in the trade and already i have coined a phrase!

 

[Alastairreid]

woo hoo! my first year in the trade and already i have coined a phrase!

failed and bailed

 

[Alastairreid]

you must get rained off a fair bit up there Alastair?

yeah! probably not as much as our friend roughcaster though!

Ohhhh Alastair,,,,,,,,,,, how could you. Tee shirt and shorts all day today,,,,,,,,,,,,,, not.

Roughcaster.

waders and trunks more like

 

[dave1953]

I,ve had this one as well and I think the artex was of the old asbestos variety which seems very absorbant to moisture and parts company with the substrate at the drop of a hat, Knowing full well that it should be dispersed of in a proper manner by a responsible company [oh really]
steaming it off is the best way. :

 

[marshman]

steaming it off is the best way. :

Oh really, giving it a coat of skimming seems quick way, aint it trowelmonkey,
did you try to scrape the rest off.
I've had odd bits about palm size bulge like that but I cut them out as they happened.

 

[trowelmonkey1]

i'd have happily spent the time to get it off in the first place but what can you say to someone who knows all he needs is a skim!

i tried containing it by cutting out but the patches grew quicker than i could cut, and while cutting the middle one the large one fell off...

i had a sweat on that day i can tell you!

so you reckon asbestos then dave? it certainly seems like it needed little encouragement to come down and get friendly with the floor.

didn't try scraping any more off, i'm in no doubt it would come down very easily but the mess from those bits was horrendous so cleaned up and left him to decide what to do, as he originally only wanted a skim to avoid any mess!

gotta laugh!