We've got white asbestos in the artex ceilings in every room plus in the floor tiles downstairs and as yet not sure what's in the adhesive that holds them down. Luckily as a council tenant we don't have to foot the bill as and when it gets removed
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- Thread starter Bozza
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We've got white asbestos in the artex ceilings in every room plus in the floor tiles downstairs and as yet not sure what's in the adhesive that holds them down. Luckily as a council tenant we don't have to foot the bill as and when it gets removed
carteater
Well-known member
Box of Frogs
Zamoras Left Boot
Have you thought about pebble-dashing the exterior walls?
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
Try buying a house where every room has got artex walls
We did just that and got a fantastic plasterer in (@captian grealish) in who sorted the lot. Would recommend his plastering!
East Preston Gull
New member
From your pics Bozza. The coving is British Gypsum Bg135. You can go to jewsons and by individual 3 mtr lengths(franklin's will make you pay for whole box). 2 lengths will cost you about a tenner. It looks like it has been put up using a 90 mm mitre box, which you can buy from the coving section at b&Q for 8 quid. Buy a small 5kg bag of gtec coving adhesive from jewsons and you are ready to go. Put the coving up and then patch in the artex with the rest of the cove adhesive and a sponge(as it is cove adhesive you will have to be quick with the artexing).That is the diy lesson for you.
Raleigh Chopper
New member
Hmmmm.
You was right to ask for advice you have made a right mess of it right there.
Super Steve Earle
Well-known member
You must be unlucky. In my PG Wodehouse collection they only refer to a decent old cove!