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Artex Removal in Albourne Street
Found something that might be asbestos in Albourne Street? We provide testing and removal of Artex and textured coatings, explained in plain English.
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
- Landlord refurbishments
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
Artex removal near Albourne Street
Artex removal in Albourne Street
If your renovation in Albourne Street involves textured ceilings, test them before rewiring, fitting downlights or plastering. Typical materials include Artex ceilings, coated ceiling roses and textured walls, and typical jobs are coatings already disturbed and loft conversions and extensions.
In towns and villages like Albourne Street, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes, often added during past renovations. We identify materials before planning removal, as the right approach depends on the material.
- Area
- Albourne Street (BN6)
- County
- West Sussex
- Service
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- Paperwork
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
The process
Waste is bagged and labelled as we go, for disposal at a permitted site. Our team uses the right protective equipment, and use controls to keep dust down.
- Tell us which rooms and surfaces, and roughly how big they are
- We sample the coating first
- We plan the method and quote
- We seal the room and remove the coating with wet methods
- We clean up and dispose of the waste legally
Getting ready
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
- Find any old asbestos reports
Get a quote
Photos from a safe distance help: don’t touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
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Materials, one by one
Patched areas
Patches may be newer material.
Artex ceilings
We test each different coating.
DIY and asbestos
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres, so avoid them completely.
What we deal with in Albourne Street
Many electricians and plasterers ask for a test result before working on textured ceilings.
Asbestos can be in plenty of places in buildings from before 2000. Typical situations are:
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
- Textured walls before a refit
- Ceilings coming down
If you’re refurbishing flats near Hassocks station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings.
Before booking anyone
- The scope of the job, in writing
- What category of work it is
- What’s excluded, such as making good or a new roof
- Waste disposal and the consignment note
What we do and don’t cover
Some limits to bear in mind:
- Other materials may need their own approach
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
Common materials
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Textured walls
- Patched or painted coatings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Coated plasterboard
- Artex ceilings
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in Albourne Street must manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Artex removal around Albourne Street
Albourne Street is about 4 miles south-west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Anywhere in Albourne Street, just send the postcode. Albourne Street is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. We work right across the region, from Albourne Street to Brighton (about 8 miles away).
In older homes in Albourne Street, textured ceilings were often added in later decades. For a school such as Albourne CofE Primary School, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings. Parts of the South Downs National Park are within about 4 miles of Albourne Street; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
Anywhere in BN6, we can help with Artex removal. Local streets include The Street and Leyfield; we cover every one. Close by, we cover Albourne Green (1 mile north), Albourne (1 mile west), High Cross (1 mile north-west), Blackstone (1 mile west) and Twineham (2 miles north). Within a short drive, we also work in Crawley (12 miles north), Horsham (10 miles north-west), Worthing (11 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (4 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (7 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include The Dene Hospital (2.7 miles north-east) and The Budding Foundation Museum of Gardening (2.3 miles east). The countryside around Albourne Street includes Wolstonbury Hill and Woods Mill.
- Nearby, you will find The White Horse Inn (0.8 miles east)
Your options compared
Test, leave, cover or remove? If it’s intact and no work will go through it, leaving or covering can make sense; if you want smooth ceilings or need to cut into it, removal is normally better. Dealing with asbestos before building work is typically cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
How we work in Albourne Street
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- No removal until we know what it is
- Reports and results you can share
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
Read our prices page and our cost guide.
After the job
File the result and the paperwork.
A few practical points:
- Plan where you’ll stay or work while rooms are closed off
- Each different coating needs testing
- File the test result and waste note
- Book your plasterer after removal
Avoid these
If a coating has been damaged by a leak, keep people away from fallen pieces.
Don’t use a steamer or chemical stripper on an untested coating.
Albourne Street: your questions answered
Do you come out to small villages like Albourne Street?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Is asbestos common in Albourne Street homes?
It depends on its age and history: asbestos was used until the 1999 ban, so older homes and older alterations in Albourne Street can contain it. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Is it OK to scrape off Artex?
Not before testing. Sanding or dry scraping an asbestos coating releases fibres.
Do I need to move out during Artex removal?
Typically you can use other rooms: the work room is closed off until it’s finished.
How quickly can you come out?
It depends on the job and our diary. We will give you dates when we quote, and notifiable work needs notifying before it starts.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Leave the area, keep others out and close the door if you can. Do not try to clean up the debris yourself, and ask for advice.
Could my home contain asbestos?
If it was built or refurbished before 2000, it may. Only laboratory analysis of a sample can confirm it.
Will I get the price in writing?
Yes, every quote is in writing and says what’s included.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note