Is it artex or just wallpaper?

[andreamp]

Hello everyone,
I have just bought a house and we would like to do some works, but we are both inexperienced.
One thing we would like to do is to remove the textured ceiling, and I have read that it might be dangerous if they are made of Artex produced before the mid 80's ( The house was built in the 30's , and some of the decorations have definitely a 70's look and feel ).
That said I am not sure whether is just wall paper, Artex or a combination of both ( if it's possible ). The pattern looks very much like the one on the wikipedia page ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artex ) but you can see somewhere the signs of sheets ( at least that's what they look like to me).
I have attached some pictures, in the first you can see the pattern, in the second there's the sign of what it seems to me a wallpaper, and the third shows a bit of the ceiling where the "wallpaper" came off.
do you know whether is artex or no? And if it isn't could you point me out on what's the best way to remove it ?
Thank you
andrea

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[alan333]

Looks like wrinkled wallpaper to me, I'd rip a bubbly bit bit off and have a look. If it's wallpaper right enough, you'll probably need to cover the ceiling again anyway - either paper, or plaster/tape the joints, or maybe a new skim of plaster. Remember you can put new plasterboard over the whole area and tape the joints of it - which might not cost much more than a skim, and might look better.