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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 960935" data-attributes="member: 325666">Indeed it looks like Artex Paul ...but isn't ..A simple Idea of my own actually.I dont particularly like Artex ...so I used thin liquid plaster skim ..in a bowl ...and applied it in a random pattern by dabbing it upwards onto the ceiling with a wide paint brush ..The surface tension allows it hang without falling in ripples ..The reason for doing this is that ceilings in old properties like mine develop spider cracks which the random patteren can hide efficiently..I suppose a reskim would have been better ...but certainly more expensive ...and since it was only the ceiling above stairs and landing I wasn't inclined to spend a fortune ..Once the ceiling was dabbed with plaster it was easily painted with emulsion...Actually doesnt look that bad and I suppose can be easily skimmed over to get it flat if needed ..It'll see me out hopefully..rgdsVS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 960935, member: 325666"] Indeed it looks like Artex Paul ...but isn't .. A simple Idea of my own actually. I dont particularly like Artex ...so I used thin liquid plaster skim ..in a bowl ...and applied it in a random pattern by dabbing it upwards onto the ceiling with a wide paint brush .. The surface tension allows it hang without falling in ripples .. The reason for doing this is that ceilings in old properties like mine develop spider cracks which the random patteren can hide efficiently.. I suppose a reskim would have been better ...but certainly more expensive ...and since it was only the ceiling above stairs and landing I wasn't inclined to spend a fortune .. Once the ceiling was dabbed with plaster it was easily painted with emulsion... Actually doesnt look that bad and I suppose can be easily skimmed over to get it flat if needed .. It'll see me out hopefully.. rgds VS [/QUOTE]

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