Artex.....

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by GED

TELL MY DEAD DAD THAT!!!!!!

Ok maybe I should have said SOME types of asbestos!!!

Did he work with the stuff a lot? I take it he had mesothelioma which my Grandfather died from - he used to work on boiler lagging etc - tearing out huge chunks of the stuff. He also smoked heavily which apparently increses the risks by 50%.

[Mrs Jardon]

Originally Posted by codprawn

Ok maybe I should have said SOME types of asbestos!!!

Did he work with the stuff a lot? I take it he had mesothelioma which my Grandfather died from - he used to work on boiler lagging etc - tearing out huge chunks of the stuff. He also smoked heavily which apparently increses the risks by 50%.

maybe you should not have said anything you nobbur

Hugh

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by Mrs Jardon

maybe you should not have said anything you nobbur

Hugh

Why? I know full well what it's like to lose loved ones - in fact most of my family!!!

Obviously people have died from exposure to asbestos - I am not disputing that. I just think it should be put into perspective that's all. Same as many people die from smoking - doesn't mean you wear a gas mask when you go into a smokers home.

[Sixy_the_red]

Back to the original question.

I recommend a flame thrower.

[The Garfish]

Originally Posted by three-rex

I tried some of that over a woodchip ceiling - apart from the lies that are posted on the container re coverage - .

i kwite agrea wiv yew yew scoch gitt. itts jus cheep plasster sowld att twyce de pryce.

i bort sum ov dat sellf levellin compownd forr mi noo consirvertory flaw an mixt itt orl upp an dumpid itt in de middul ov de flaw an fukt orf dowen de bewzer finkin dat wen i cum bak itt orl wud av sellf leveld, didd itt fuk

wen i cum bakk ther woz dis 3 fut concreet spyke in de middul ov de flaw

thay ort too corl it maik yorsellf a stalaggtite orr sumfink

garF an de bich

[three-rex]

Originally Posted by The Garfish

i kwite agrea wiv yew yew scoch gitt.
...
garF an de bich

Wash your mouth out Garf - I'm an ex-pat living north of the border

[Spike]

I had a 1940's house 7 years ago & all the wall's & ceiling's where artexed! bloody awfull looking!!!!!! got a plaster around & he said go strait over the lot with ordinary plaster as the stipple effect of artex act's as a good key anyway (even if it is painted as some of mine where), which he did & it looked great. We decorated & sold the house 3 years later & the plaster was still fine, no shrinkage crack's or any other prob's so i would go for that if i where you (by far the cheapest option), only cost me £800 for 6 good sized rooms wall's & ceiling's complete inc material's!
P.S.
Those plaster's are a mess bunch (mess go's with the trade) so make sure you put down plastic sheeting over anything you dont want plastering!
Mike.

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by Mollers

.....for the first 8 years of my working life and then ran a surfacing company for pretty much the rest of it......

Are you trying to say that you've worked for more than 8 years?

Originally Posted by Mollers

gobfulls of petrol through syphoning it into boats etc.

Do you mean:

Originally Posted by Mollers

gobfulls of petrol through syphoning it out of boats etc.

[The Garfish]

Originally Posted by Hugh Jardon

so hopefully i wont cash in my chips too early.

bestist fing iz too av a medicul chekk upp att de fkin kwaks

mee an misiz g wennt faw ower anyewal chekk upp wich wee av evvery too yeers.

wen i wennt too pikk upp de rezults de kwak sed fuk mee gaRf iyve got yors an yor misiziz rezzults mixt upp. wan ov yew az gott alzymers an de uvver az gott de clapp

hee sed de ownly addvise hee cud giv mee iz too taik de bich forr a ryde inn de counntryside an leeve hir ther

ifn shee fynds hir waiy ome downt shagg hir

gaRf