A kind of plaster applied to walls and ceilings to give a textured finish.
〈商标〉艺达（一种灰浆，用于墙壁和天花板以使其表面具有带纹理的质感，通常用于装饰图案）
Example sentencesExamples
They make fun of the three-piece suite, laugh at the Artex, rummage hilariously though the display cabinet, then leave.
Why is people who plaster the rooms in the eaves of a building always use Artex [which is as near as plastering can get to a grater] on the sloping sections?
B&Q have a whole section dedicated to the removal of Artex.
Money has clearly been spent on the smart chocolate-brown leather chairs, but not on the depressing 1970s-style Artex dining-room ceiling.
Tests are being done but we do not want lots of fibres from the Artex in the air when there are children about.
Synonyms
plasterwork, stucco
verbˈɑːtɛks
[with object]
Cover (a wall or ceiling) with Artex.
Example sentencesExamples
13’ x 13’ Upvc lead effect window to the front and side aspects, Wall mounted radiator, Laminate wood effect flooring, Telephone point, TV point, Artexed ceiling, feature spiral staircase leading to first floor landing, opening to kitchen.
It may well have taken you a whole day, in between fag breaks, to Artex your kitchen ceiling so beautifully.
We skim Artexed ceilings quite a lot and the way we do it is to quickly knock off all peaks with scrapers, apply PVA to an area and then skim whilst the PVA is still tacky.