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[Doctor Gollum]

Time and ability are overwhelmed by a complete lack of motivation 

Presumably use of the word 'anaglypta' doubles the guesstimate...

[Nick W]

Time and ability are overwhelmed by a complete lack of motivation 

Presumably use of the word 'anaglypta' doubles the guesstimate...

As does artex on walls

[Doctor Gollum]

Not sure if laughing or crying is the appropriate response to that... 

[dave the builder]

Time and ability are overwhelmed by a complete lack of motivation 

Presumably use of the word 'anaglypta' doubles the guesstimate...

it's not as bad as the other swear word beginning with A

Art*x  (pre 1990 ,though it's not definitive)

the anaglypta may come off easy or may not ,test it 
get the can of worms open 
sometimes cheaper to bite the bullet and re-plaster if it's hard to remove,
 steam strippers sometimes blow the finishing plaster off 

or just live with it, slap some dulux on
no one's going to be visiting anytime soon to notice       

As does artex on walls

beat me too it 

[Andy B]

How much to decorate stairs and landing? Asking for a friend... 

to paper mine last year was £600 ....  he made a reasonable job of it and in only 3 or 4 days

[Nick W]

Time and ability are overwhelmed by a complete lack of motivation 

Presumably use of the word 'anaglypta' doubles the guesstimate...

it's not as bad as the other swear word beginning with A

Art*x  (pre 1990 ,though it's not definitive)

the anaglypta may come off easy or may not ,test it 
get the can of worms open 
sometimes cheaper to bite the bullet and re-plaster if it's hard to remove,
 steam strippers sometimes blow the finishing plaster off 

or just live with it, slap some dulux on
no one's going to be visiting anytime soon to notice 

As does artex on walls

beat me too it 

Deb bought her house 26 years ago, and a previous owner had artexed the top half of the corridor and stairs. You probably don't need me to tell you that anyone stupid enough to do that didn't do it very well. So it's been painted a couple of times.


Every few years when she's had a few drinks, she asks me if I'd replaster it. As that's one of the jobs that I would happily pay somebody who knows what they're doing to do, my answer is always:


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.  NO!

[dave the builder]

If only there was some sort of easily applied textured finish that could go over the top to hide it all      
 

[Andy B]

...
Every few years when she's had a few drinks, she asks me if I'd replaster it. As that's one of the jobs that I would happily pay somebody who knows what they're doing to do, my answer is always:


Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.  NO!

I removed Artex from a few ceilings in my house using a steam stripper ..... it just makes it gooey but easily removable.

[dave the builder]

I removed Artex from a few ceilings in my house using a steam stripper ..... it just makes it gooey but easily removable.

How IS your asbestosis these days 

[Andy B]

I removed Artex from a few ceilings in my house using a steam stripper ..... it just makes it gooey but easily removable.

How IS your asbestosis these days 

If I have it, it'll be from 30+ years ago when the dock yard workers used to knock 7 colours out of the lagging on board & fill the engine/boiling room and half  the ship with the stuff before they came back to re-lag it  all.

And anyway, when it's gooey, are there any airborne particles to inhale? 

[STEMO]

I removed Artex from a few ceilings in my house using a steam stripper ..... it just makes it gooey but easily removable.

How IS your asbestosis these days 

Asbestos fibres don't ususally cause problems until many years after inhalation. Most of us on here would die of old age first 

[STEMO]

X TEX is probably best but, if it's been painted a good few times, it may not penetrate.

[dave the builder]

I removed Artex from a few ceilings in my house using a steam stripper ..... it just makes it gooey but easily removable.

How IS your asbestosis these days 

If I have it, it'll be from 30+ years ago when the dock yard workers used to knock 7 colours out of the lagging on board & fill the engine/boiling room and half  the ship with the stuff before they came back to re-lag it  all.

And anyway, when it's gooey, are there any airborne particles to inhale? 

true, but even particles in steam which you inhale won't be helping any unless you wear a mask etc
I sincerely hope you don't have it from your younger days    I've probably breathed in a few kilo in my time too 
you live and learn

[Nick W]

I removed Artex from a few ceilings in my house using a steam stripper ..... it just makes it gooey but easily removable.

How IS your asbestosis these days 

Asbestos fibres don't ususally cause problems until many years after inhalation. Most of us on here would die of old age first 

Asbestosis might make that a bit sooner. And it's a horrible thing to have

[dave the builder]

Most of us on here would die of old age first 

Happy thought for the day