Painting an Artex Ceiling: What to Check Before You Start

Artex ceiling cracking and breaking on the plaster board joins.

Summary: Painting an artex ceiling is straightforward decorating work, but only after one question is settled. Textured coatings sold under trade names including Artex can contain asbestos, and the Health and Safety Executive is clear that you cannot identify it by looking. Painting over an intact textured coating is low-risk work. Sanding it, dry scraping […]