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Thank you bigyin & gareth

Thanks bigyin. I am not clear on meaning of "sheet over top of it". Does it mean: cover walls / floors?

OK, thank you Danny; that's helpful feedback

Thank you kgreigh. In all but one room the stipple effect is pimples of 1mm to 2mm depth. In one room, the stipples are 3mm, occasionally up to 4mm.

Please tell me whether this also include ceilings on which it was not possible to do any prepartion such as scratching the painted surface or chiselling off the nibs of the artex spikes i.e. the PVA and plaster could only be directly put on to the painted ceiling?

QUOTE i have uni bonded and skimmed countless ceilings like this and not had any problems, Please tell me whether this also include ceilings on which it was not possible to do any prepartion such as scratching the painted surface or chiselling off the nibs of the artex spikes i.e. the PVA and...

Thank you all for your input so far. Also for the couple of trophies - Being a new member, when I got the first trophy I thought somebody was having a laugh at the length of the question I had posted. Now i know better. I can see the safety attraction of kgreigh's solution - a new false ceiling...

Well, British Gypsum recommended Uni Finish direct on the ceiling or speak to Artex about their Ceiling Finish product. Artex recommended Artex Sealer coat overnight and then Artex Ceiling Finish powder next day, or to speak with British Gypsum about Uni Finish. Both only recommended these two...

Hello All I would like to get advice from tutors and plasterers on how to deal with an Artex like textured coating that contains white chrysotile asbestos. I have read the earlier posts here and done some research, as summarised below. My flat was built in 1970. The coating is on top of...