In this article you will find everything you need to know about the cost and what you would expect to pay for the removal of asbestos in Artex (Textured Coatings).

You need to paint it onto the ceiling - it does fall off so you need to be careful - just work it into the gaps - the deep artex bits will hold the right amount in.

The first section I left for about 3 hours and the next section I left over night (I then had to come back and spray it with water to re-activate it and left it another 30-45 minutes).

The second time I did it I painted the X TEX on, left it overnight and then sprayed water on it to reactivate. did a room roughly 3mx3m - maybe a little smaller The tin says it can do 3 square metres and I have a little left over. Another option might be to just screw some clips and channel to the ceiling and fit plasterboard to cover up the ceiling but I'll have to change all the doorframes (5) to do that, because the new ceiling will be 4-5cm lower. Cos even if we had known about the asbestos this Artex remover will easily strip without chips or dust.

Trade Strip X-Tex Remover is the ideal non-hazardous, non-toxic solution for safe DIY Artex or textured coating removal. How long X-Tex needs to be left on an Artex or textured coating before scraping will be dependent on the condition of the wall or ceiling and if it has been subjected to multiple layers of paint over the years. The details of the work area will be dependent upon the size of the area being worked on and the type of removal techniques being used. Formulated by Eco Solutions from the most advanced, innovative water-based technology using ” science not solvents”. You can do this using a hand scraper or wall scraper and if you want to go the extra step you can also sand it down and get it as flat as possible as this will further aid in the final finish and also the ease in which it can be plastered over.