painting artex
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Don't know if I'm too late, but when you say 'the artex split', do you mean in long straight lines? If so, then it is probably due to movement in the ceiling boards rather than the paint.
If there is movement in the ceiling, then either the boards are not secured well enough or the joints were not covered with tape/scrim before being artexed.
Loose boards can be screwed to the ceiling joists a bit tighter (avoiding pipes and cables) and the screw holes and cracks then filled to blend in before painting.
Untaped joints will always be susceptible to cracking and will need to be filled with a flexible filler, although this is rarely completely successful.
Try not to apply too much pressure when painting dodgy boards.
If there is movement in the ceiling, then either the boards are not secured well enough or the joints were not covered with tape/scrim before being artexed.
Loose boards can be screwed to the ceiling joists a bit tighter (avoiding pipes and cables) and the screw holes and cracks then filled to blend in before painting.
Untaped joints will always be susceptible to cracking and will need to be filled with a flexible filler, although this is rarely completely successful.
Try not to apply too much pressure when painting dodgy boards.
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