Supragal Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Some of you might have seen a post a while ago saying that my whole house is artexed top to bottom except for the extension and the kitchen... well, decided to put some new units in the kitchen as theres a whole wall not being used really but this involves removing a display cabinet and moving some wall units down etc etc. So, last night, plan was, take down units, paint the red wall white (as an undercoat) tonight we were going to remove the tiles and make that bit good then paint it all, new units up, job done. Anyway, turns out the lazy monkies that installed the kitchen, plastered AROUND the units... so behind them is... yes... you guessed it... artex. Seriously, it must have been more of a PITA to plaster around the units, worktop, plug sockets etc than to do a whole wall... So now the plan for tonight is to plaster 2 walls. Brilliant. For your amusement some before and "current" pictures. Sorry about the rubbish "I took this on my phone" quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Yeeehaaaa They had the cowboys in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptik Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Corner-cutting, money-saving cowboys!! Shocking. Why oh why would you plaster AROUND a cabinet?! We'll just never know. Hope its gets sorted though Rosie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 I was pretty close to putting it all back last night haha. I'm figuring that as there will be units covering most of it, if the plastering isn't top notch it won't matter much... and to be fair, the bits that are already plastered aren't exactly good to say the least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BURT Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 if you need any advice just shout, i have my own carpentry/joinery co', jusy shout for any advice etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey76364 Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Thats just waht you dont want to find...i did have to larf a bit though sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 do you just have like, the worst luck ever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 I know how you feel just about sorted in my house four years down the line every time I went to do something I ended up with problem after problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Our kitchen was like that, with a deep wavy artex pattern that went around the units, even around the deep coving on the top. I couldn't afford to re-plaster so had to plan the kitchen around covering the artex "detail-work" Artex should be banned in the same way as Asbestos, not because it's dangerous to health, but it just looks shit and allows builders to cover up shoddy work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black cat Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 are you gona try plastering it your self??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Thats just waht you dont want to find...i did have to larf a bit though sorry No it is funny in a kinda gei way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black cat Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 have you tryed steaming it off, should be ok on that small area... wall paper steamer does the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 are you gona try plastering it your self??? My fella is... I might have a go, I'm very good at icing cakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Our kitchen was like that, with a deep wavy artex pattern. most of my house is, lounge, hall, main bedroom, entrance hall. nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black cat Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 My fella is... I might have a go, I'm very good at icing cakes i tryed it after i pulled a massive section of plaster off whist finishing first coat of paint at 1 am. :taped: 1 am in morning never done before. nightmare..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 I am confident. He did the bathroom walls in the flat and they look fine... *gulp* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 do you just have like, the worst luck ever? "Ohhhh bugger" - Unlucky Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 do you just have like, the worst luck ever? Generally, yes. I am begining to believe in Karma though, so maybe one day I'll be seriously rich and happy??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black cat Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 most of my house is, lounge, hall, main bedroom, entrance hall. nice. my dad had this done on all for walls of a bedroom in the 80s. they artexed the door handles, landing, stairs and hall carpet and driveway. :D parents were well pissed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 so maybe one day I'll be seriously rich and happy??? Unlikely, its usually one or the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 Unlikely, its usually one or the other I take rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 C'mon, you'd be so happy living in a wheeliebin eating tins of sardines everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 15, 2006 Author Share Posted February 15, 2006 C'mon, you'd be so happy living in a wheeliebin eating tins of sardines everyday to be fair my kitchen currently strongly resembles the inside of a wheelie bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Bloody artex! I’m learning to plaster now, I’m practising on plasterboard before I start on the walls though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 Artex!!!, the people that owned the house before us loved it. we had pink and blue painted artex in one room. Reckon our house could of featured on DIY SOS before we had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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