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Artex Removal in Surrey

We work in 395 towns and villages in Surrey for artex removal, with written quotes and paperwork.

Asbestos help in Surrey

Artex removal in every part of Surrey

Testing and removal of artex and textured coatings. Choose your town from the list to see local details, or send us the postcode for a quote.

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Our artex removal in Surrey

According to HSE, textured coating work is normally non-licensed. Bigger jobs using steam or gel must be notified before they start. Typical materials include Artex ceilings, swirl patterns and stipple finishes, and typical jobs are ceilings before downlights go in and ceilings before skimming.

Waste is bagged and labelled as we go, for disposal at a permitted site.

Send photos of the textured surfaces
We test a sample of each coating
We talk through the options
We carry out the removal
The waste goes to a permitted site with a consignment note

What it costs in Surrey

Grouping jobs together can keep costs down, for example testing several materials, or removing a garage roof and a flue at the same time.

Why choose us

Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
Waste taken to a permitted site with a consignment note
Identify first, remove only when needed
Homes, rented property and workplaces

Get a quote

If you have a survey or test result, include it when you ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page; it helps us quote accurately.

Around Guildford

We cover homes and workplaces around Surrey Maths School, Sandfield Primary School and Guildford High School. You will also find Church of St John the Evangelist (within half a mile east), Stoke Park (less than half a mile east) and The King's Head pub (within half a mile south-east). The closest station to Guildford is London Road (Guildford) station, about 0.6 miles south-east. A little further out are Guildford Castle (0.9 miles south) and Guildford House (0.8 miles south). Within reach you will find Silent Pool and Pewley Hill.

Where we remove Artex in Surrey

Across Surrey, renovations often uncover textured coatings, in towns and villages alike. The Surrey Hills National Landscape is within easy reach of places across Surrey, where barns and outbuildings with cement sheeting are a common sight.

Guildford: Older homes across Guildford may have coatings added during past renovations. If you are refurbishing flats near London Road (Guildford) station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies.

Materials we deal with

Patched areas

We may sample patches separately.

Artex ceilings

We test each different coating.

Looking after things afterwards

We clean the room and dispose of the waste legally, and you get the paperwork.

Line up the plasterer for afterwards
File the test result and waste note
Give us room sizes
Keep pets away

Don’t try DIY removal products on untested coatings.

Hold off on drilling until you have a result.

Should you do it yourself?

HSE advises the public not to repair or remove asbestos themselves. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.

Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.

What affects the price in Surrey

What changes the cost:

Access: height, lofts, steps and space
How much there is
How many samples are needed
The category of work

The cost of Artex removal depends on the job: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. We quote each job individually.

Photos that help

A few photos can save a site visit:

A wide shot showing where the material is
Street parking nearby
Labels, if any
How we’d reach it

Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.

What we do and do not cover

Worth knowing before booking:

Other asbestos materials found in the room are dealt with separately
Larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified before it starts, so allow time
Plastering and making good are normally separate jobs

FAQs for Surrey

Which asbestos work needs a licence?

Work on higher-risk materials, such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board, is licensed and must be done by an HSE-licensed contractor. Most asbestos cement and textured coatings are non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed.

How quickly can you come out?

It depends on the job and our diary. We’ll give you dates when we quote, and notifiable work needs notifying before it starts.

Does someone need to be there?

Someone has to let us into all the areas in the job.

Do I need a test or a survey?

A test answers the question for the materials sampled; a survey inspects the whole building or work area and records everything it finds.

Do you work in flats?

Yes. In a block, the shared areas are the responsibility of the managing agent or freeholder, who should hold the asbestos register.

Can you quote from photos?

Often we can quote from clear photos and a description; otherwise we’ll arrange a visit.

Do you need a licence to remove Artex?

Normally not: HSE’s code of practice says textured coating work is not normally licensable, though large steam or gel jobs are notifiable.