Hello:
I am decorating a bedroom and wondered about how to best prepare the room for plastering, the estimate cost (range) and approach used.
I am based just outside London near Chorleywood.
Two jobs...
Job 1 Ceiling
The ceiling has artex at the moment and because I am a little concerned that it could be asbestos type I have been told that skimming over is safest.
The area is approx 4.5m x 2.6m. and we have coving already in place in good condition and would like to preserve the edge lip which I think is possible as the artex doesn't protrude too much.
Job 2 Walls
I'm stripping the wall at the moment and figuring out if it needs a skim over or not. Some of it will come down to affordability.
The surface area of all 4 walls combined is approx 26m^2. 1 Window and 1 Door.
Questions
Do I need to do anything to prepare the Artex for plastering?
Is there a specific approach that is best for plastering over artex or is it just finishing plaster skimmed directly over?
Aside from stripping the walls, filling cracks, light sanding and washing clean, would I need to do anything else to prepare the walls for plastering?
What is a reasonable price to pay for Job 1 alone? and for Job 1 and 2 together?
How much time roughly should each job take?
After the plasterer is done can I just paint over or do is there something I need to do to prepare for painting!
Sorry for the basic questions and thanks v much!
I am decorating a bedroom and wondered about how to best prepare the room for plastering, the estimate cost (range) and approach used.
I am based just outside London near Chorleywood.
Two jobs...
Job 1 Ceiling
The ceiling has artex at the moment and because I am a little concerned that it could be asbestos type I have been told that skimming over is safest.
The area is approx 4.5m x 2.6m. and we have coving already in place in good condition and would like to preserve the edge lip which I think is possible as the artex doesn't protrude too much.
Job 2 Walls
I'm stripping the wall at the moment and figuring out if it needs a skim over or not. Some of it will come down to affordability.
The surface area of all 4 walls combined is approx 26m^2. 1 Window and 1 Door.
Questions
Do I need to do anything to prepare the Artex for plastering?
Is there a specific approach that is best for plastering over artex or is it just finishing plaster skimmed directly over?
Aside from stripping the walls, filling cracks, light sanding and washing clean, would I need to do anything else to prepare the walls for plastering?
What is a reasonable price to pay for Job 1 alone? and for Job 1 and 2 together?
How much time roughly should each job take?
After the plasterer is done can I just paint over or do is there something I need to do to prepare for painting!
Sorry for the basic questions and thanks v much!