Covering Artex

[bethbilly]

Would like some help concerning Artex on my kitchen wall ,how can I cover it Tia

[douglas9401]

Knock off any high points then plaster.

[RATTER15]

Either hack it all off or have plasterehttps://www.google.com/search?q=artex+removal+tool&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB846GB846&sxsrf=ALeKk02DHarYSkobSENFg-v0GQDUua9HPA:1592479369337&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=JggL1SiZXdVZkM%253A%252CfdTyudRz0bmLpM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kS6Ci3WCaMrggM2xNRfbmUu9QQIog&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjD-vv4n4vqAhUBQUEAHfwsADMQ9QEwAHoECAUQAw&biw=1680&bih=907#imgrc=JggL1SiZXdVZkM:
d over. or look here....

[douglas9401]

It can also be removed with a steam wallpaper stripper, a bit messy though.

[ummmm]

Plaster over it.

[RATTER15]

^^ Well that didnt quite work lol.

[The Builder]

A coat of this, Beth .......................

https://www.ccfltd.co.uk/British-Gypsum-Thistle-Carlite-Bonding-Coat-Plaster-25KG/p/848740

Finished with a coat of this ....................

https://www.british-gypsum.com/products/thistle-multi-finish?tab0=0

[Mexican18]

I would think that a wall being Artex covered, would make me suspicious of what is underneath!

[theshedman]

What the Builder said. If you do knock off any bits that stick out a lot just be careful as some artex used to contain a small amount of asbestos up until the 1990s I think it was.

[Ken4155]

Artex is the plasterer's equivalent of woodchip wallpaper. Both just as terrible to look at and both just as difficult to remove. IMVHO of course.

[ummmm]

Mexican - it was also fashionable.