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Asbestos Artex Removal in Burnham, Slough
Artex removal in Burnham and across Slough: testing and removal of Artex and textured coatings, with written paperwork.
- Coatings damaged by DIY
- Ceilings coming down
- Ceilings before skimming
Get a quote for Burnham
Responsibilities for owners
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before repairs are arranged.
Artex removal in Burnham
For an asbestos coating, the room is sealed, the coating kept wet and nothing sanded or dry-scraped, with the waste bagged and taken to a permitted site. People often contact us about walls before tiling and rented homes refurbished between tenants, including swirl patterns, coated ceiling roses and Artex ceilings.
In places like Burnham, textured ceilings are a common renovation find, and testing comes first. Nothing is added to the job that you do not need, and we will say when the right answer is to leave something alone.
- Location
- Burnham (SL1, SL6, SL2)
- County
- Slough
- Covers
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Paperwork
- Result and waste note
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Weighing up your options
Strip the coating or take the boards down? Each has pros and cons, depending on the room. A test can sometimes save the cost of removal altogether, because the material is clear.
How we work in Burnham
- Identify first, remove only when needed
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
Take a look at our prices page and published price ranges.
Towns and villages near Burnham
Other services in Burnham
The scope of Artex removal
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- We need the room cleared
- Untested coatings are tested first, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- Big jobs need notifying in advance, so allow time
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Materials we see
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Artex ceilings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Textured walls
- Coated plasterboard
- Patched or painted coatings
Prices and what affects them
What drives the price:
- The size of the job
- How many samples are needed
- Access to the area
- Travel and parking
Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
What to photograph
What to photograph:
- The access route
- Labels, if any
- Approximate dimensions
- The parking area
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
Burnham: your questions answered
Do you cover Burnham from London?
Burnham is about 24 miles from central London, well within our area.
Do textured ceilings in Burnham homes contain asbestos?
Some older coatings do, and many don’t. Only a test will tell you.
Does weather affect the work?
That depends: indoor work carries on, while outdoor roof work may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. The duty holder should be able to share the asbestos register.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
Testing covers particular materials, while a survey covers everything in scope. Before building work, you normally need a survey.
How do I know if my property contains asbestos?
Any building built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Only laboratory analysis of a sample can confirm it.
Can I stay at home while you work?
Normally you can use other rooms: the room being worked on is sealed off and kept clear.
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.
Why people call us in Burnham
Many ceilings have years of paint on them, so age is hard to judge.
Common situations in older properties include:
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
- Coatings already disturbed
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Landlord refurbishments
If you are refurbishing flats near Burnham station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings.
Comparing quotes
- What you will receive afterwards: a report, results or waste paperwork
- For licensed work, a valid HSE licence
- The method and controls
- Which laboratory analyses samples
After we have finished in Burnham
Share the paperwork with your trades.
Once we are done:
- Keep pets out of the work area
- Send photos of the coatings
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
Don’ts
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.
Burnham properties and textured coatings
Burnham is about 2 miles north-west of Slough, in Slough. Burnham is within our Slough area, for Artex jobs of every size. We work in 31 places across Slough, from the larger towns to small villages. We work right across the region, from Burnham to Reading (15 miles away).
Non-domestic buildings like The E-Act Burnham Park Academy should already have records of any textured coatings. In older homes in Burnham, textured ceilings were often added in later decades.
Here we cover the SL1, SL6 and SL2 postcode area. Local streets include Stomp Road, Priory Road and High Street; we cover every one. Other places close to Burnham we cover include Huntercombe (1 mile south), Hitchambury (1 mile west), Taplow (1 mile west), Cippenham (1 mile south-east) and Rose Hill (1 mile north-west). We also cover nearby towns such as Chalvey (3 miles south-east), Langley (5 miles east), Upton (3 miles south-east), Datchet (5 miles south-east), Stoke Poges (3 miles east) and Ditton (5 miles south-east). Being one of Slough’s larger places, Burnham has buildings from every era.
Other landmarks nearby include The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (1.9 miles west) and Windsor Castle (4 miles south-east). The countryside around Burnham includes Burnham Beeches and Taplow Lake.
- Schools near Burnham include Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School (within half a mile south-east)
- Nearby, you will find Garibaldi Public House (less than half a mile north-east)
Can I do it myself?
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
How it works
Waste is bagged and labelled as we go, for disposal at a permitted site. Before anything starts, we confirm the areas and materials with you.
- Let us know which rooms have textured coatings
- Each coating is sampled and tested
- If asbestos is found, we explain the options and quote
- We seal off each room and remove the coating wet, or take the boards down whole
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
Preparing for the visit
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Mention any parking restrictions
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
Read more
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note