Sanding Artex.
kev
Does anyone have any experience of sanding artex? In my new house the hall
walls & ceiling have been artexed, it resembles meringue, with quite thick
"waves" of artext on.
What would the finish be, if I was to sand it? what sort of sander should I
use? belt?
I could get it replastered but the expense is an issue.
Any comments or suggestions welcome
Thanks
Kevin
Steve Walker
> Hi there,
>
> Does anyone have any experience of sanding artex? In my new house the hall
> walls & ceiling have been artexed, it resembles meringue, with quite thick
> "waves" of artext on.
>
> What would the finish be, if I was to sand it? what sort of sander should
I
> use? belt?
Nightmare! Even a coarse belt sander would struggle.
You have 3 realistic options - live with it, plaster over it, or else strip
it manually (steam).
Stan
dissolves artex.
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Alan
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>I seam to recall someone in this group say you can buy a solution that
>dissolves artex.
Isn't it called water?
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Stuart
if you are going to sand a large area, be sure yours isnt, unless of course
you are in your 60's
chris French
<kevin.g...@tinyworld.co.uk> writes
>Hi there,
>
>Does anyone have any experience of sanding artex? In my new house the hall
>walls & ceiling have been artexed, it resembles meringue, with quite thick
>"waves" of artext on.
>
>What would the finish be, if I was to sand it? what sort of sander should I
>use? belt?
>
>I could get it replastered but the expense is an issue.
I would seriously consider the option of having it skimmed.
It's going to take a lot of sanding and a lot of effort a time to get a
decent finish. Ditto stripping the artex, which I seem to see
recommended as the best way. (ISTR steam stripping suggested, a Google
Groups search should turn up previous threads.
And what is the plaster like underneath....?
We had the walls and ceiling in the hall and landing - done in some
dreadful 'lumpy plaster' ('30's semi) partially patched and then
skimmed for about 400 GBP in Feb last year. It's soooo much better than
any stripping or sanding could ever be.
I would wait and save the money to have it plastered rather than try
stripping or sanding.
--
Chris French, Leeds
David C
<kevin.g...@tinyworld.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Does anyone have any experience of sanding artex? In my new house the hall
>walls & ceiling have been artexed, it resembles meringue, with quite thick
>"waves" of artext on.
>
dividing wall between two bedrooms - one room has an Artex ceiling,
one hasn't so something must be done.
After much thought and discussion we concluded the best approach -
price, time, mess - is into the loft, remove the 1 inch of Rockwool
(!), knock the lot down from above with a lump hammer, and then wizz
up a new sheet of plasterboard and skim the joins. Instead of
Plasterboard we might even use the new fancy Fermacell stuff that you
can paint directly.
David C
Glenn Halstead
scraper - dead easy.
Maybe I was lucky though?
Glenn
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<nospa...@glennh.com> wrote:
>I just scraped my kitchen artex off using a steam wall paper stripper and a
>scraper - dead easy.
>
>Maybe I was lucky though?
>
>Glenn
>
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Very !
Every wall I've tried in various parts of the house has blown plaster
so it's ended up on the floor. ;-)
Mark S.
Andrew Chivers
remover and it is water-based and doesnt burn your skin, doesnt smell and
removes artex remarkbly well. I got some from Eco Solutions Ltd in the UK
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