stabilising artex ceiling

[ballsdeep]

Hi lads,got heavish patterned artex ceiling to do 16m(big for me) and just wondered if any of you fellas stabilis before applying the wba etc? I was looking at the sandtex 1 from bnq? is it true if you mix stabiliser and pva together it kills the violent suction you get from artex ceilings? cheers lads

 

[Jurek]

no, i do not do that. unless its unpainted and then i will. i will usually just use pva with a handful of multi mixed in or some blue grit mixed in. if its been painted and the pva is just hanging and wont dry or go tacky i will just sweep over it with my broom. last week on a large hallway in an empty house i used my leaf blower - on recommendation of olican. worked great. and i keep it in the van now for those occasions.

 

[TheWand]

did the leaves not come through the finish when you troweled up........................:RpS_confused:

 

[dustydave]

I used Everbuild stabilising solution on an unpainted artex ceiling. Left it to dry and used a normal pva/water mix. This method controlled the suction so the process was no different time wise to skimming plasterboard.The everbuild brand is easy to source online.

 

[malc]

as it is a heavy pattern artex i would apply a coat of thistle bonding or overboard in case because you do not want to be able to see the pattern through the finished work.

 

[stuart23]

@Kriss1888

 

[dustydave]

Yes @malc I would always prefer to overboard but on a thin pattern thats unpainted I do sometimes re skim. Lost count of the times I have seen a re skim over artex and the artex shows through. The comb pattern is the main culprit for this.

 

[kebab king]

Wack some Bonding in ya 1st mix, helps fill the comb pattern better, then skim, or do a 3 coat job.

 

[ds1990]

Wack some Bonding in ya 1st mix, helps fill the comb pattern better, then skim, or do a 3 coat job.

how much bonding would you put it in the 1st mix? have alot of artex ceilings to skim this week might give it a try

 

[maca324]

1/4-1/3 then brush in for key. Skim same day.

 

[stuart23]

how much bonding would you put it in the 1st mix? have alot of artex ceilings to skim this week might give it a try

About 30 % bonding. Don't hang around with second coat as it will flash set.

 

[nickelarse]

just put the first coat on thick enough that it fills and covers everything in the texture. then give it a good flatten and let it firm up a bit. it should be that once flattened its entirely pink. then 2nd coating and texture showing through isnt an issue.

or just bond the whole thing out first. trowels up much nicer

 

[kgreigh]

I hate artex! However I get a lot of work because of its stippled or combed uglyness so cant moan to much lol.:RpS_wub::RpS_cursing:

 

[KRISW1888]

@Kriss1888

Stabilise it, thistle bond it, then blue grit, then 2 pvas, coat of bondin then two multis lol

 

[KevRM]

Stabilise it, thistle bond it, then blue grit, then 2 pvas, coat of bondin then two multis lol

no hardwall & S&C ? with board finish in between ?

 

[KRISW1888]

no hardwall & S&C ? with board finish in between ?

**** it m8 why no...

 

[TheWand]

Stabilise it, thistle bond it, then blue grit, then 2 pvas, coat of bondin then two multis lol

Stop cutting corners you Geordie dancer