Plasterboard to cover artex walls?

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Hi,

So I've recently moved into my new property and one bedroom has horrible textured walls.

I know the easy answer is a skim coat, but I cant afford a plasterer and am uneasy on trying it myself for the first time.

The walls are of solid construction in my 1920's midterrace house.

Would the easiest solution be to dot-and-dab plasterboard over the top (which I would be comfortable doing) or as its solid wall maybe even a board of MDF?

Thanks in advance
 
Yep, plasterboard over the top, dot n dabbed with a few screws through the dabs into the wall will be fine.

If you get tapered board, you can tap and fill it, so it won't need a skim
 
False economy, by the time you pay for the plasterboard and all the gubbins it won’t be far off the price of skimming - which will look miles better too.
 
You’ll still have to either get the boards skimmed or tape and fill all the joints, which requires plastering or dry lining skill to look decent
 
It's worth having a test done
If there's no asbestos and it's just textured paint you may be able to steam it off
 
Tigercubrider said:
It's worth having a test done
If there's no asbestos and it's just textured paint you may be able to steam it off
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steam it off and end up with crap walls , which was probably why it was artexed in the first place.
have you had a price to skim it?
 
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