Products to help achieve a textured finish on interior walls and ceilings
Do you want to smooth over unwanted texture or restore and create patterns? Artex’s range of textured finish and repair solutions can offer a fresh start.
Equipment list: Artex comb and Artex texturing brush, jointing knife, mixing bucket.
There’s no point losing sleep over unsightly imperfections on walls and ceilings. Artex’s range of repair interior texture products can smooth over damaged walls or create decorative patterns to match your aesthetic.
Artex Textured Finish
Artex Textured Finish (powder) is a decorative finish applied to walls and ceilings to create and repair a wide variety of textured patterns. It has a low odour formulation and is best mixed using cold water.
Some common rich patterns that can be achieved include swirls, broken leather, or comb patterns. Artex Textured Finish (powder) dries to an “off-white” colour. To ensure uniform appearance or change in colour it should be over-painted with good quality emulsion paint.
Benefits
- Creates textured patterns or smooths over existing texture
- Crack resistant finish
- 10-15 minutes working time
- 3-4 hours set time
- 12-24 hours drying time
- Available in 5kg and 25kg bags.
Artex Ready Mixed Textured Finish
Artex Textured Finish is a ready-mixed solution that can save you time and effort as it can be applied straight from the tub.
This white, moisture-resistant textured finish is ideal for use on walls and ceilings in areas of high humidity, such as kitchens and bathrooms where cleaning may be necessary.
The decorative coating can be used as a finish to most suitably prepared interior building substrates, including plasterboard, plaster, concrete, sand/cement, and painted surfaces. Patterns can be created by roller, texturing brush, or comb. This product does not require any mixing however, it is always advisable to give the product a stir before commencing work for a smooth creamy consistency. Drying time normally takes 12-24 hours depending on atmospheric conditions. It is essential to provide adequate through ventilation during the drying time.
Benefits
- Ready to use straight from the tub
- Convenient one coat coverage
- Moisture resistant and easy to clean
- Available in five litre tubs.
Artex Texture Repair
This ready-to-use moisture resistant textured finish is ideal for patching up damaged textured ceilings and walls.
The product can be used on most suitably prepared interior building substrates, including plasterboard, plaster, concrete, sand/cement, and painted surfaces. Allow to dry for 12-24 hours ensuring that the room temperature remains above 5°C. It is essential to provide adequate through ventilation during the drying time.
At all times during application and until the material is fully dry the temperature must remain above 5°C. Artex Texture Repair dries to a white finish but may be painted when dry with a good quality emulsion paint to match the existing surface colour.
Benefits
- Easy to use
- Moisture resistant
- Covers 2.4m2 - 3.6m2 depending on pattern
- Can be diluted
- Available in 1.5 litre tubs.
NEW IN 2022: Artex interior texture tubs are now made from at least 30% recycled plastic. Look out for the grey lids on new tubs.