Buckinghamshire · England
Asbestos Artex Removal in Botley, Buckinghamshire
Need Artex removal in Botley? We work across Botley and the towns around it, with plain-English advice and a written quote.
- Coatings scraped during DIY
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
- Damaged or cracked coatings
Artex removal in Botley
Artex removal for Botley properties
Covering an intact coating is one option, but the asbestos is still there and should be recorded for future work. Common materials are Artex ceilings, stipple finishes and textured walls, and typical jobs are coatings damaged by DIY and textured walls before a refit.
Village homes like those in Botley have often been altered several times, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. We explain what we find in plain English, including when it’s better to leave a material in place.
- Area
- Botley (HP5)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Service
- Textured ceilings and walls
- You receive
- Result and waste note
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Doing it yourself?
A professional job comes with paperwork: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, quite apart from the asbestos, so stay off it.
Textured ceilings in Botley
Botley is about 1 mile east of Chesham, in Buckinghamshire. Botley is part of the area we cover, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. Botley is one of 263 places in Buckinghamshire where we work. We work right across the region, from Botley to London (about 25 miles away).
For rented flats close to Amersham station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings. For a school such as Ley Hill School, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings, before decorators start. Botley is within about 6 miles of the Chilterns National Landscape, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
Artex jobs anywhere in HP5 start with the postcode and some photos. Local streets include Botley Road, Broomstick Lane and Goose Acre; we cover every one. If your property is just outside Botley, we also cover Tyler's Hill (1 mile south), Ley Hill (1 mile east), Lye Green (1 mile north), Orchard Leigh (1 mile north) and Ashley Green (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Aylesbury (13 miles north-west), High Wycombe (9 miles south-west), Marlow (13 miles south-west), Amersham (3 miles south-west), Beaconsfield (8 miles south-west) and Chalfont St Peter (7 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Amersham Hospital (3.7 miles south-west) and Hawridge Court (3.1 miles north-west). The countryside around Botley includes Sands Bank.
- Schools near Botley include Chesham Grammar School (0.9 miles west)
- Nearby, you will find The Crown pub (less than half a mile east)
Where asbestos turns up
Many electricians and plasterers ask for a test result before working on textured ceilings.
In older properties, we often see:
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
- Damaged or cracked coatings
- Ceilings coming down
If your home is one of the older properties in Botley, near St George's Church or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
Comparing quotes
- How fibres will be kept down
- VAT, clearly stated
- Waste disposal and the consignment note
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
Questions from Botley
Is the Artex in my Botley home asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings don’t contain asbestos. Only a test will tell you.
Do you cover small places like Botley?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
Can you quote from photos?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, though some need a visit first.
How can I get a price?
Start with the postcode and a description of the material, with photos if possible. To do that, use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The main risk is from disturbing it, so identifying it before work is important.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Get everyone out of the area and keep it closed. Avoid sweeping, vacuuming or dusting, and ask for advice; your GP can advise if you’re worried about your health.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes. Send us the details of the premises, and any existing asbestos register.
Places near Botley
What else we do in Botley
Prices and what affects them
We base our quote on:
- The survey scope
- Parking and access charges
- The category of work
- How easy it is to reach
What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. We quote each job individually.
Sending photos
The most useful photos are:
- Labels, if any
- Street parking nearby
- How we’d reach it
- Cracks or breaks
Photos from a safe distance help: send them through our contact page.
A closer look at the materials
Artex ceilings
Patterned ceilings are the classic example.
Coated plasterboard
Taking boards down whole avoids stripping the coating.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
Choosing the right option
Testing first can save a lot: if the coating is clear, ordinary methods can be used. When comparing quotes, check what’s included: the scope, the method, the waste and the paperwork.
What you get
- Clear written quotes
- Reports and results you can share
- Waste paperwork for every removal
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
See how we price jobs and published price ranges.
Step by step
Our team wears protective equipment, and the room stays closed. We keep the work area clear of other people while we work, so children and pets should be kept elsewhere.
- Tell us which rooms and surfaces
- We test the coating if it hasn’t been tested
- We plan the removal and send a quote
- The coating is removed with controls
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
How to prepare
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Clear the way to the work area
- Tell us about anything that’s already damaged
Getting a price
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. To start, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Helpful guides
After the job
Note which other rooms have coatings, so future work is planned properly.
After the job, keep these in mind:
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Keep pets away
Avoid these
Do not try DIY removal products on untested coatings.
Don’t sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site