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Asbestos Artex Removal in Breach, Kent
Artex removal in Breach: textured coating testing and removal. Tell us what you’ve found and we will explain your options.
- Coatings in the way of electrical work
- Structural work through coated ceilings
- Flaking textured ceilings
Artex removal for Breach
What happens
The coating is softened with water, steam or gel and removed with hand tools, never sanded or scraped dry. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Let us know which rooms have textured coatings
- Each coating is sampled and tested
- If asbestos is found, we explain the options and quote
- The room is sealed, and the coating removed wet or the boards taken down
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
Preparing for the visit
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
- Keep children and pets away on the day
Getting a price
Send us the address in Breach, a description and some photos: send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
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Artex removal in Breach
Ceilings, walls and coated boards can all be dealt with, in houses, flats and commercial premises across Breach. People often contact us about ceilings due to be knocked through or removed and rented homes refurbished between tenants, including Artex ceilings, stipple finishes and coated plasterboard.
In a village like Breach, textured coatings turn up in cottages and later homes alike. Small jobs get the same care as big ones, with the same attention to the regulations.
- Where
- Breach (CT4)
- County
- Kent
- What we do
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- You receive
- Lab result and consignment note
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
A closer look at the materials
Coated plasterboard
Taking boards down whole avoids stripping the coating.
Textured walls
They’re tested and removed in the same way as ceilings.
For landlords, agents and businesses
For managing agents and freeholders in Breach, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades.
The duty to manage applies to non-domestic premises and common parts, not to single private homes, but contractors still need to know about asbestos before they work.
Breach questions
Do you cover Breach from London?
We cover Breach, about 58 miles from central London.
Is the Artex in my Breach home asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings do not contain asbestos. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
What if asbestos is found during building work?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, then have the material identified before anything else happens.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not necessarily. If it’s in good condition and nobody will disturb it, leaving it in place and checking it can be the safer choice.
Could my home contain asbestos?
Looking won’t tell you. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, and anything from before 2000 is worth checking.
Can you help with a shop or office?
We do. Tell us the size and use of the building and what you need.
What paperwork will I get?
That depends on the job: a survey report, a laboratory result, or a consignment note for removed waste.
Is asbestos dangerous?
It can be, if fibres are released and breathed in. Diseases linked to it, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, can appear many years later, so the aim is never to disturb it unknowingly.
Can I do it myself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
What happens next
The surface is left ready for making good.
Staying safe afterwards:
- Keep the results and paperwork
- Book your plasterer after removal
- Test every different coating
- Send photos of the coatings
Things not to do
Test before the builders arrive.
Plan testing before the renovation starts.
Your options compared
What are the options for Artex? 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. A test can sometimes save the cost of removal altogether, if the material turns out not to contain asbestos.
How we work in Breach
- Work done to the regulations
- Clear advice on your options
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
- Records for your files
What else we do in Breach
Artex in Breach homes
Breach is about 5 miles north of Hawkinge, in Kent. We work across Breach and the surrounding area, from older terraces and semis to flats, workplaces and outbuildings. Breach is one of 922 places in Kent where we work. Our area stretches from Breach to Canterbury (7 miles away).
Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 3 miles of Breach; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
Wherever your property is in CT4, Artex removal is available, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Nearby, we also cover Lodge Lees (1 mile east), Denton (1 mile east), Wootton (2 miles south-east), Shelvin (2 miles east) and Selsted (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Ashford (12 miles west), Canterbury (7 miles north-west), Dover (7 miles south-east), Folkestone (7 miles south), Whitstable (13 miles north-west) and Deal (11 miles east).
Open spaces near Breach include Cheriton Hill.
- Local pubs include The Palm Tree Inn (less than half a mile south-west)
Where asbestos turns up
Renovations disturb coatings: sanding to smooth a ceiling, scraping it off dry or drilling for lights.
Get advice if you’re dealing with any of these:
- Walls before tiling
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Ceilings before skimming
- Coatings damaged by DIY
If you are refurbishing a rental near Snowdown station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty.
Before booking anyone
- What paperwork you get
- VAT, clearly stated
- Waste disposal and the consignment note
- Which laboratory analyses samples
Limits to be aware of
A few things to be aware of:
- Untested coatings are tested first, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- We need the room cleared
- Other materials may need their own approach
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
What we deal with
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Artex ceilings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Patched or painted coatings
- Coated plasterboard
- Textured walls
- 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
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note