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Artex Removal in Barrowhill
Artex removal in Barrowhill: textured coating testing and removal, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Ceilings before downlights go in
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
- Textured walls before a refit
Asbestos help in Barrowhill
Artex removal in Barrowhill
We remove textured coatings from ceilings, walls, ceiling roses and coated boards, in houses, flats and commercial premises across Barrowhill. We often deal with swirl patterns, textured walls and coated plasterboard, and people generally contact us about loft conversions and extensions and walls before tiling.
In areas like Barrowhill, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes. We work to HSE guidance on every job, large or small.
- Location
- Barrowhill (TN25)
- County
- Kent
- Covers
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Paperwork
- Lab result and consignment note
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
The process
We start by sealing and protecting the room, and keep the coating damp as we work. We begin by confirming exactly what we’re doing.
- Get in touch with photos
- We test a sample of each coating
- We explain your options: leave, cover or remove
- We remove it safely if that’s what you choose
- The waste goes to a permitted site with a consignment note
Getting ready
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Tell us about anything that’s already damaged
- Find any old asbestos reports
Getting a price
Not sure what you need? Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749 and describe the problem, and we will recommend the right option.
Helpful guides
Typical Artex jobs in Barrowhill
Asbestos-free coatings were also made, so a textured ceiling isn’t automatically asbestos.
Common situations in older properties include:
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Ceilings before plastering
- Ceilings coming down
- Loft conversions
If your home is one of the older properties in Barrowhill, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- Which areas and materials are covered
- Whether the work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed
- What you will receive afterwards: a report, results or waste paperwork
Responsibilities for owners
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Barrowhill, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
For managing agents and freeholders in Barrowhill, the asbestos register for common parts should be kept up to date and shared with contractors.
Barrowhill questions
Do textured ceilings in Barrowhill homes contain asbestos?
Some older coatings do, and many don’t. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
How far is Barrowhill from London?
Barrowhill is about 55 miles from central London, well within our area.
When can you start?
Dates are agreed once the quote is accepted. Some work has to be notified to the enforcing authority first, which affects timing.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Work there should pause and the area be kept clear. We’ll identify it and advise on removal.
What paperwork will I get?
A survey report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, depending on the job.
Does all Artex contain asbestos?
Not necessarily: many textured coatings do not contain asbestos. A test will tell you.
Could my home contain asbestos?
Looking will not tell you. A sample analysed in a laboratory is the reliable way to find out, especially in buildings from before 2000.
Does weather affect the work?
Indoor work is not affected. Outdoor removal may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain, for safety.
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Should you do it yourself?
HSE advises the public not to repair or remove asbestos themselves. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
Your options compared
A test before removal can save money: if the coating is clear, ordinary methods can be used. When comparing quotes, check what’s included: scope, method, waste disposal and paperwork.
Why us?
- Domestic and commercial work
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Work done to the regulations
- Lab analysis by an accredited laboratory
Read our prices page and published price ranges.
What it costs
These are the main things that affect the price of Artex removal:
- The survey scope
- Licensed or non-licensed
- How much waste there is
- Access to the area
Very low prices can mean corners are being cut: proper controls, lab analysis and legal waste disposal cost money.
What to photograph
Photo tips:
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- Damaged areas
- The parking area
Send us the address in Barrowhill, a description and some photos: send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
What we do and do not cover
A few things to be aware of:
- Other materials may need their own approach
- Plastering and making good are normally separate jobs
- Larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified before it starts, which affects the start date
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we deal with
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Artex ceilings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Coated plasterboard
- Textured walls
- Patched or painted coatings
Artex removal around Barrowhill
Barrowhill is about 4 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. In Barrowhill, we hear from homeowners, landlords and businesses. We work in 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
For a school such as Sellindge Primary School, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings. For rented flats close to Westenhanger station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty. Barrowhill is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations. Barrowhill is within about 4 miles of the coast; indoor work like textured coating removal is not affected by the weather.
This part of Kent takes in TN25, and your Artex job can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Barrow Hill, Bernhurst Close and Meadow Grove; we cover every one. For properties just outside Barrowhill, we cover Westenhanger (1 mile east), Newingreen (1 mile south-east), Berwick (2 miles south-east), Lympne (2 miles south-east) and West Hythe (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also work in Ashford (7 miles north-west), Canterbury (13 miles north), Dover (13 miles east), Folkestone (7 miles east), Hythe (4 miles south-east) and Tower Hamlets (13 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include William Harvey Hospital (5.1 miles north-west) and Lympne Castle (1.9 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park and Tolsford Hill.
Looking after things afterwards
Covered coatings should be recorded.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Empty the rooms in advance
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Book your plasterer after removal
Avoid these
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
Don’t sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note