Hi,
I have three ceilings that have previously been artexed, and I want to skim
them, Am I right in saying all I have to do is make sure they are sound, give
them a good coat of PVA then skim them??
Thanks

"cyberdog"  wrote in message 
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> Hi,
> I have three ceilings that have previously been artexed, and I want to 
> skim
> them, Am I right in saying all I have to do is make sure they are sound, 
> give
> them a good coat of PVA then skim them??
> Thanks


I don't know what others think but I'd leave out the PVA. Being Artex, there 
must be a good key there already, no?

Rob Graham

cyberdog wrote:

> Hi,
> I have three ceilings that have previously been artexed, and I want to skim
> them, Am I right in saying all I have to do is make sure they are sound, give
> them a good coat of PVA then skim them??
> Thanks

I would take the biggest peaks off the artex to reduce the amount of 
plaster required

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On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 14:52:28 +0000 (UTC), "Rob graham"
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>
>"cyberdog"  wrote in message 
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>> Hi,
>> I have three ceilings that have previously been artexed, and I want to 
>> skim
>> them, Am I right in saying all I have to do is make sure they are sound, 
>> give
>> them a good coat of PVA then skim them??
>> Thanks
>
>I don't know what others think but I'd leave out the PVA. Being Artex, there 
>must be a good key there already, no?
>
>Rob Graham 
>

Hi,
I should have said, the artex has been emulsion about four years ago.

"Rob graham"  wrote in message 
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I managed to get a perfect finish with not much effort by using a standard 
wallpaper stripper. I was gob smacked with the final result. It was a good 
ceiling tho

>>I don't know what others think but I'd leave out the PVA. Being Artex, 
>>there
>>must be a good key there already, no?
>>
>>Rob Graham
>>
> Hi,
> I should have said, the artex has been emulsion about four years ago.


 I would expect the emulsion to be tight to the ceiling and therefore make 
the PVA redundant. If it's not, then probably the PVA wouldn't make any 
difference anyway. I don't know whether PVA would soak thro' the emulsion 
and therefore bind it and the plaster to the ceiling better, but probably 
not. As Rod has said, take the high peaks off the Artex, This will reduce 
the thickness of the plaster and also provide a bit of a key without 
emulsion over it.

Rob Graham