2007-02-04 05:31:01 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Go over it again with Artex using a wide bladed Artex applicator!
If the ceiling has been painted with emulsion - the Artex will stick without problem to the paint!
Make sure the consistency is good - not to dry and not so wet that it falls off the blade! Smooth it across the ceiling and allow to dry! Then sand it down and get it smooth and level and paint over it again!
Easier than plastering and quicker!
2007-02-04 05:35:38 · answer #1 · answered by jamand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-29 04:36:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helen is bang on...rip it down. Use Taper edge plasterboard to replace, easy...screw it in place. The trick here is to get 3 8ft lengths of 3 X 2, cut one in halfe, make two "T" legs. Slip the board over one (with a partner) Then slip the other under, and up she goes...move board to get it right, then tighten legs on floor. Screw up with 'drywall' screws.... and so on, to cover the whole ceiling. Try to get the short untapered edges on your joists. So, the whole ceiling now covered. Maybe, the edges are gappy, use a coving later... With the edges, where you have untapers edges (screwed to your joists) cut through the card of the plasterboard, ease the card off, on each board edge. Now, get some Unibond and Scrim tape, tape the joints (prevents cracks later) then fill the gullies with polyfiller., so youll be ok for a quick sanding job. Sand off your joints, Put in your coving...Paint job, down the pub ...well done.(ceiling does not need plastering, down pub you go to get plastered!!!!!!)
2007-02-05 09:33:27 · answer #3 · answered by johncob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix 1 part pva wood glue with 5 parts water use a roller and paint ceiling with it when still tacky plaster over it.
2007-02-04 05:35:26 · answer #4 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the most effective way of plastering your ceiling would be to PVA glue the ceiling then apply a tight coat of bonding plaster then when set skim as normal,, only probs with this is that british gypsum (who produce plaster)no longer garuntee this method, as in rare circumstances it can not adhere and fall off (i have only seen this once in ten years) Otherwise plasterboardover the top of the ceiling ,scrim and skim
2007-02-06 05:28:40 · answer #5 · answered by plasterer andy 25 mcr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can be done but the thickness of the plaster needed would probably cause it to crack in no time . rip the ceiling down and nail up some new plasterboard it's only a fiver for a 8ftx4ft sheet and once it's plastered you have a brand new problem free ceiling .
2007-02-04 05:39:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can actually sand the popcorn down with a drywall sander, till it resembles a knock-down texture and paint it.
If you want to completely cover it up, you can put 1/2 drywall right over it. I've done this over batting for a lowered ceiling. Just tore down the cellotex blocks and stuck it up.
I then used trim to cover the edge and it looks great years later.
Good Luck.
2007-02-04 05:39:14 · answer #7 · answered by A_Kansan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be careful about ripping it down if it's old Artex, which was made using asbestos fibres. Even drilling into the old stuff is considered hazardous, now. Sorry to be a killjoy!
2007-02-05 12:27:26 · answer #8 · answered by andrew f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just give it a coat of with one of those feb bond mixtures, let it dry , then plaster, have had it done, really pleased with the job
2007-02-04 07:51:53 · answer #9 · answered by woodworker143 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
p.v.a. it and then buy some specialist artex plaster - this can be laid onto the old surface thicker than ordinary plaster can.
2007-02-04 09:49:30 · answer #10 · answered by rhin0692002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋