We have redone the kitchen, so have been left with some patches in need of repair.Has anyone else had this problem, and how have you fixed it!
We don't want to scrape the ceiling back in the entire house, even though it's ugly.It's more work than we can be bothered doing.
Advice appreciated.
writy,
Jan 1, 8:47pm
Call the kowhai guy's it's their specialty.
outbidyou2,
Jan 1, 8:53pm
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Is the kitchen ceiling part of the dining or lounge or is there a partition wall separating it! Id be inclined to scrap off what is there depending on config. after wetting it down and laying drop sheets. Get a cheap plasterer in and repaint ceiling.Plasterer $450, your time and some paint.
If the kitchen is more open plan and the ceiing runs straight through then you are really looking at doing it on a slightly larger scale as replicating what you have there is near impossible, even for the most experienced plasterer.
chris160179,
Jan 1, 8:59pm
We removed the wall between the kitchen and dining to make it open plan which is where we need to repair, and also where we removed the pantry that went to the ceiling.
Hope it's not impossible! :(
nitronz,
Jan 1, 9:11pm
nothing is impossible.it all comes down to how much you are willing to spend
elliehen,
Jan 1, 10:16pm
You need to check that there is no asbestos in the textured coating before you start random scraping.Some ceilings done in the 1970s-80s had a minimal amount of asbestos in them.
elliehen,
Jan 1, 10:19pm
"Textured Ceilings The term textured ceiling refers to the 'porridge' like material that was a popular alternative to Gib stopping in the 60??
eezy1,
Jan 2, 5:24am
The photo looks like a stipple type finish done in plaster either rolled on or troweled on and the patterns are done with specal brushs then finished with paint. 3 ways to deal with it Scrape it off and reskim (hard to scrape off ) .Just skim over it or reline the ceilings.
kaddiew,
Jan 2, 6:34am
I have that same pattern (with wider gaps between each "splash") on all ceilings throughout my house - but wouldn't exactly call it an "ugly ceiling" compared to other patterns I've seen. Not sure how'd you'd patch it, but date-wise, my house was built 1990.
ebygum1,
Jan 2, 6:43am
This type of finish was commonly called " Artex "can be removed with hot water and a broad scraper. No asbestos in it.
biggles45,
Jan 2, 7:01am
We have removed similar from a whole house. Get a spray bottle and wet it (wet smallish areas as you go - not the whole ceiling at once), until fairly wet but not dripping, scrape with wide scraper. It comes off very easily (well ours did!) and it came off very cleanly with no scrapes or gouges so we could just wipe ceiling over and paint, no plastering needed.
steptoe72,
Jan 2, 7:15am
WE had this, tried sanding and scraping.I got into the roof kicked the ceiling in and just put up new gib.
laurenlee,
Jan 9, 10:52pm
Estate agents say textured ceilings are a real turn-off for prospective buyers.I agree with writy-We had textured ceilings through our large 2 storey house and stairwell-We thought it would cost a fortune to remove.Asked Kowhai guys about it,and they gave a detailed quote.They cleared the whole lot,then plastered,then three coats sealer and paint,for about $8000. A fantastic job,with really nice guys,well worth every penny.
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