PhilPlaster
Private Member
Started an artex ceiling today. It was solid and sound aprt from a corner about 2inch square. So thought ill just bond that, scrape and re-screw it and away we go....NO. Put one screw into the joist near the damaged corner and 1ft square piece of artex fell off. There was a second layer of artex underneath. So I scraped what was loose.... the fu**in lot. Took 30mins to take down.
The original artex is what im left with so I start again. Find the joists, chalk line etc. Right in the middle is a dip were the light is so i tought I'll knock that out, repair it and skim. NO. Went to put a hole in it and a 6ft square ish part of artex with plasterboard collapses! The whole ceiling was coming away under its own weight now.
Who ever put the ceiling up originally used plate nails at something like one every 2ft! And this was in a house less than 20yrs old. Start again tomorrow. Third time lucky! :'(
The original artex is what im left with so I start again. Find the joists, chalk line etc. Right in the middle is a dip were the light is so i tought I'll knock that out, repair it and skim. NO. Went to put a hole in it and a 6ft square ish part of artex with plasterboard collapses! The whole ceiling was coming away under its own weight now.
Who ever put the ceiling up originally used plate nails at something like one every 2ft! And this was in a house less than 20yrs old. Start again tomorrow. Third time lucky! :'(