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I'm sure there are some weight issues here. Shouldn't you knock off artex before tiling?

I think you might be right about the weight issue, but theoretically, if the artex was sound then 'skimmed' the artex should be the same as the skim, ie:- 20kg per sq m... the only difference is that the plaster skim weight would need to bee added to the tile and adhesive weight.....I think
 
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