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title: "Artex ceiling removal cost in Winchester (2026)"
description: "Artex ceiling removal prices in Winchester: what the job involves, what the price includes and what changes it."
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# Artex ceiling removal cost in Winchester

> Artex ceiling removal prices in Winchester: what the job involves, what the price includes and what changes it.

## What the price includes

Smoothing covers the textured surface with plaster and finishes it flat.
Published from £350.

### Included
- Preparing the Artex so plaster grips
- Skim coats built up over the texture
- Trowelling to a flat finish
- Edges at walls and cornice finished neatly

### Priced separately
- Painting and decorating afterwards
- Taking down the ceiling itself
- Repairs to cracked boards behind the texture

## What changes the price of artex ceiling removal

The price depends on the area of textured surface, how heavy the pattern is and the height of the ceiling.
- Heavy stipple or swirl patterns need more plaster to level than a light texture.
- Ceilings and walls with Artex in the same room are priced together.

## Artex ceiling removal price questions

### How much does artex ceiling removal cost in Winchester?

Heath plastering and rendering charges from £350, confirmed on survey, not a lead-generation estimate.

### Can Artex be removed or only covered?

Smoothing covers the texture with plaster so the ceiling becomes flat. It is the usual way to get a smooth finish from an Artex ceiling.

### Will the pattern show through the new plaster?

No. The skim is built up over the texture and trowelled flat, so the pattern does not read through paint.

### Do you smooth Artex on walls as well?

Yes. Textured walls are skimmed flat in the same way as ceilings.

### How long before I can paint?

Once the plaster has dried to an even colour it can be sealed with a mist coat, then painted.
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