Artex removal

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schooloflostsocks · 07/06/2025 21:46

I have a bathroom ceiling that was probably decorated in the 1970s and has awful rough artex, now full of mould and cobwebs. I hate the idea of boarding over it- chances are there's already a lath and plaster ceiling above it and that would be the third ceiling. I don't want it enclosed up there with all that mould and dirt.

I'm worried about artex. Builders don't seem to care about this

what should I do?

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BrunchBarBandit · 10/06/2025 06:40

schooloflostsocks · 09/06/2025 22:31

Had a good chat with DH about this. He favours over boarding really but we are both worried about how that is done (do they drill into the existing ceiling?) and also how a large decorative board and light fitting we want taken down from the ceiling can be removed without creating artex dust. Also it's fully tiled right up to the artex so removing the tiles will inevitably crumble some of the artex too.

Really unsure what the most responsible thing is to do

I wouldn’t cover it. This might get forgotten about and could end up posing a risk to future owners of the house who wouldn’t know it was there.

We’ve just had one ceiling removed as the (confirmed asbestos) artex was breached due to a leak in the roof. It’s cost about £1800 to get the ceiling professionally taken down and new plasterboards installed and replastered. That was a single bedroom. We’ve got three other bedrooms and a kitchen with the same bloody ceiling. As the other ceilings are intact we are going to address them as we get round to decorating those rooms rather than rip them all out straightaway.

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schooloflostsocks · 10/06/2025 18:14

Thanks all, I'm getting it tested. Then at least I won't be guessing. Feel sure it's from the heyday of the asbestos era but better to know for sure.

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