My newly plastered ceiling has fallen down. Who is to blame ?

The next day is too soon to paint really.This isnt the reason for the plaster coming off though.I never plaster over artex unless the client insists (to save money) and even then,i explain that it DOESNT always take.If this was explained,then it is your fault.If the plasterer said it would 100% be ok,then it is down to him.

The Painter should not have painted it the next day i do not think it would be dry enough a good painter knows when they can paint new plaster but this would not make the skim come down its the plasterers responsibility unless the artex has come off with the skim which would be just bad luck for you as it would not have been known unless it was peeling before regards joseph

I prepped the ceiling with bond, what trisha failed to mention was that she had a decorator in who painted over my bond by mistake and she never told me (unil it fell down and we were scratching our heads)! So now whos fault is it?

Hi trisha sounds like ceiling was not coated with pva solution prior to artex cover in the first place ,& / or a pva coating before skim coat hence both coatings have lost there bond hpoe this helps regards kevin

Hi Trisha, sorry to hear about your ceiling. Newly plastered Ceilings should always be left atleast 2-3 days before painting to give it plenty of time to dry, obviously drying times will vary but i would usually say 2-3 days as a general guide. Sounds like neither one will own up to who said what or who got what wrong but either way it sounds like the problem is with your old artex ceiling and something your plasterer missjudged or got wrong and nothing to do with the painter. Before plastering old artex there are a few preperation measures to be undertaken first - the main one is to use the correct adhesive for the type of surface of the ceiling to ensure the plaster adhears to it, using the wrong adhesive can cause the plaster to fall off, also if none is used atall the plaster will fall off aswell. My guess is one of these has happened, either not enough adhesive has been used or a very watered down mixture possibly. Unfortunatly unless your plasterer is willing to return and re-plaster the ceiling (which he should FREE OF CHARGE) then your only option is to hire someone else and start from scratch Kind regards, James (JWPlastering)

Both are in the wrong. No good plasterer will skim over artex unless properly tested as artex is so thin and can be live when exposed to moisture. It needed to be glued properly and that can take hours ,( half a day sometimes). No GOOD painter will paint fresh plaster. So I would sack both of them and get someone like me with 30 Years of plastering to do it properly. There are SO MANY AMATEURS OUT THERE ITS UNREAL.