Artex nightmare!

[missmadcow]

I have recently moved into a new house that has horrible artex in most rooms. It looks like old artex and i'm worried that it might have asbestos in it. For this reason i'm wanting to plaster/skim over this myself but do not have any experience. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions what would be the best and cheapest solution? Also, the artex is quite bad in places and sticks out randomly quite far in sharp points, can this small amount be sanded first if i was to skim over, or would i have to create a thick layer over the top?

[Lonnie]

If you decide to remove the Artex, buy or hire a wallpaper pricker and a steamer. it comes off quite easily using a paint scraper.

[kwicky]

It is probably not normal practice but why not remove the plaster board and replace it with new. It is not very expensive!

[turboped]

Due to the amount of people that now dislike artex. Artex contractors now do smooth artex which should look like a plastered ceiling.