Plaster effect on ceiling

Cat_M

Hi
There's a strange plaster design on living room ceiling. Can this be painted over or not?
Thanks.

BryanF

How old is the house?

That strange plastic effect is probably ‘stipple’

Cat_M

BryanF wrote: »

How old is the house?

That strange plastic effect is probably ‘stipple’

1994/5. Can it be painted over?

Cat_M

sugarman wrote: »

If it's stipple it can, yeah.

Okay so what else could it be? It a spiral design.

Cat_M

Cat_M wrote: »

Okay so what else could it be? It a spiral design.

Have a vague recollection that a painter told me years ago that it couldn't be painted. That's 12 yrs ago....

bmurphy007

Cat_M wrote: »

Have a vague recollection that a painter told me years ago that it couldn't be painted. That's 12 yrs ago....

It's probably just old artex with a sponged finish I'd say paint away can't be much else unless there's ceiling tiles but I doubt it by the sounds of it

Bullocks

I'm sure it can be painted over but that will only change the colour not the texture

GaGa21

Yes we have a textured appearance on some of our ceilings. Just purchased a 1980s bungalow. I want to replaster but budget is stretched enough as is. Doubt paint will smooth out that texture?

dok_golf

paint wont smooth out anything. Its the surface below the paint that dictates.

Ceiling is probably combed .

Cat_M

Thanks. It's only to clean it up not with any expectations of covering it in or anything.

Fizah1410

Most probably you can do it.

drunkmonkey

If it looks a bit dirty just brush it with the sweeping brush can work wonders.
If your painting it, use the back of a sweeping brush to smooth it out a bit if it's bugging you.
If your ceiling is high enough and you want to get rid of it put in a drop ceiling, it's cheap and quick compared to pulling it down and replastering it.