Artex removal and smoothing in Fareham
Heath plastering and rendering does Artex removal and smoothing in Fareham, flattening the bumpy coating on ceilings and walls in Portchester, Titchfield and Stubbington so the face is ready for paint.
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- 38 years trading
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What Artex removal and smoothing costs in Fareham
Artex removal and smoothing in Fareham is quoted from the ceiling or the wall in the room. The quote pays for the bonding coat, for the plaster that hides the bumps, and for a closed face that can take a seal. The quote changes if the bumpy area is larger, if the ceiling is higher, or if the ridges stand further out. A bumpy wall in the same Fareham room is quoted with the ceiling.
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
- Ridges that stand well off a Fareham ceiling take more plaster in the dips than a faint pattern does, and that plaster is part of the quote.
- The Fareham ceiling and each bumpy wall in that room share one quote when they are named together at Book Now.
- The Fareham quote is for the coating already on the ceiling. Painting comes afterwards. Taking the ceiling down is another job.
- Cracked boards behind the Fareham texture are a separate quote. The smoothing quote covers the coating we plaster over.
Artex removal and smoothing across Fareham
We serve Fareham from our base in Winchester.
What happens on the day
On the Fareham day for Artex removal and smoothing we read the bumps, lay sheets, brush a bonding coat, pack the dips with plaster and close the face with the trowel. Artex is the bumpy coating already on the ceiling or wall. The bonding coat is what lets the new plaster cling to that coating. We wait for a light even tone before any seal.
- Artex stipple, swirl and fan in FarehamWe look at the Fareham ceiling first and name the Artex pattern. Stipple is the one made of small raised dots. A swirl is the one whose ridges curl. A fan is the one that opens out from a single point. We leave that pattern where it is. We put the new plaster over the top.
- Sheets on the floor for Fareham ArtexWe put sheets down over the Fareham floor before the plaster for that ceiling is mixed. Those sheets stay down until we have closed the face and taken the tools out. Next the bonding coat is brushed across every bump. The bonding coat is a thin brushed layer that gives the fresh plaster a hold on the Artex.
- Plaster over Artex in a Fareham roomWe work plaster into the dips on the Fareham ceiling until the ridges sit under a flat coat. Dots that stand proud take a thicker fill than a shallow curl. We then draw the trowel over the whole ceiling to close the surface. Where the ceiling meets the wall, we finish the coat square. We wipe the cornice clean so its line stays sharp. A cornice is the moulded length already fixed in that angle.
- Drying an Artex ceiling in FarehamNew plaster on a Fareham ceiling goes on dark and turns light as it dries. We leave it until the tone matches from one edge to the other. We then seal it with a mist coat. A mist coat is a thin coat of emulsion loosened with water. The colour for the room goes over that seal. Decorating comes after the seal.
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Why choose Heath plastering and rendering
Repeat customers and word of mouth
The reputation is word of mouth, repeat customers, and the finished work.
Punctual and honest
On time, and to the price you were given.
Tailored to the job
The work follows the job, the timing, and what the room needs.
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- Trading since
- 1988
“We have been plastering and rendering since 1988. Every job, big or small, gets the same care, and we leave the place tidy when we go.”
Gary Heath, Heath plastering and rendering
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Does Heath plastering and rendering do Artex removal and smoothing in Fareham?
Yes, Heath plastering and rendering does Artex removal and smoothing in Fareham, on ceilings and on walls. Artex is a bumpy coating. We cover it with plaster so the Fareham surface is flat and ready for paint.
Do you smooth Artex in Portchester, Titchfield and Stubbington?
Yes, we smooth Artex in Portchester, in Titchfield and in Stubbington. Fareham addresses in PO14, PO15 and PO16 are included as well. We come from our Winchester base to do that Fareham work.
How soon can Artex removal and smoothing in Fareham be booked?
You give the dates that suit a visit to the Fareham address when you Book Now. We put Artex removal and smoothing in Fareham on one date from that list. Calls for that Fareham ceiling are answered any time, day or night.
Have you smoothed a textured ceiling before?
Yes, we prepared a hallway ceiling that already had a texture, ready for smoothing, and we put a skim, a thin finishing coat, across a lounge ceiling above a finished sitting room and across a ceiling in a bay window room. Gary Heath says: "We have been plastering and rendering since 1988. Every job, big or small, gets the same care, and we leave the place tidy when we go."
What happens after I book Artex removal and smoothing in Fareham?
We work out the Fareham quote from the pattern and the area before the day is arranged. On the visit we lay sheets, fill the dips and trowel a flat ceiling. We leave with the tools and with the floor swept.

