Can You Skim Over Artex Walls. Artex can also be plastered over. *update asbestos was found in artex as late as 1999 so act accordingly!
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Asbestos is an extremely dangerous fibrous and dusty material that can cause cancers and other serious health plaster skim over the top of it to hide it, leaving a smooth finish. It will take you longer and it. Polycell covertex ceiling paint is meant to smooth out textured surfaces but only works on swirled.
As such, you can neither see nor feel the wall texture underneath;
Simply scrape back and plaster over artex. You can do the job yourself with a paint roller and a drywall knife. You can hire a professional to retexture walls for you. Or you can learn how to remove wall texture if skim coating is a once in a blue moon sort of task, you don't need to spend a lot of money buying fancy tools to do it.
