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Asbestos Artex Removal in Charlwood, Surrey
Artex removal for Charlwood: textured coating testing and removal. Tell us what you’ve found and we will explain your options.
- Damaged or cracked coatings
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Textured walls before a refit
Need Artex removal in Charlwood?
Charlwood: your questions answered
Do you come out to small villages like Charlwood?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Do you work near Ifield station?
Yes. Ifield station is about 2.8 miles south of Charlwood, and we cover both.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Cement and textured coatings usually aren’t licensed.
Does weather affect the work?
That depends: indoor work carries on, while outdoor roof work may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain.
What if my house is newer?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999.
Can I plaster over Artex that contains asbestos?
It’s an option for an intact coating: covering it leaves it undisturbed. Never sand it beforehand, and record its location.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For shared areas, ask the managing agent about the asbestos register.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Leave the area, keep others out and close the door if you can. Avoid sweeping, vacuuming or dusting, and ask for advice.
Artex removal for Charlwood properties
A textured ceiling in good condition is low risk if it’s left alone. Trouble starts when it’s sanded, dry-scraped, drilled or knocked through. People often contact us about loft conversions and coatings scraped during DIY, involving textured walls, stipple finishes and Artex ceilings.
Village homes like those in Charlwood have often been altered several times, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. Paperwork is part of every job, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Area
- Charlwood (RH6)
- Area hub
- Surrey
- Service
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- Afterwards
- Lab result and consignment note
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Afterwards
Covered coatings should be recorded.
Staying safe afterwards:
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
- File the test result and waste note
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
Don’ts
Never sand or dry-scrape Artex before testing.
Never sand or dry-scrape Artex before testing.
Typical Artex jobs in Charlwood
People used Artex to cover cracks and uneven ceilings, and some included a little chrysotile.
These come up again and again:
- Ceilings before skimming
- Coatings in the way of electrical work
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
If your home is one of the older properties in Charlwood, near Church of St Nicholas or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
What your quote should include
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- That licensed work will be done by an HSE-licensed contractor
- The documents you’ll receive
Artex in Charlwood homes
Charlwood is about 3 miles south-west of Horley, in Surrey. We work across Charlwood and the surrounding area, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. We work in all 395 towns and villages in Surrey.
Non-domestic buildings like Charlwood Village Primary School should already have records of any textured coatings. For rented flats close to Ifield station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings. Parts of the Surrey Hills National Landscape are within about 7 miles of Charlwood; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
We cover Artex jobs across the RH6 postcode area and the streets around it. We can help with Artex jobs on streets such as The Street, Yew Tree Road and Rectory Lane, wherever it is in Charlwood. For properties just outside Charlwood, we cover Russ Hill (1 mile south-west), Norwood Hill (2 miles north), Cudworth (2 miles west), Ifieldwood (2 miles south) and Ifield (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also work in Epsom (13 miles north), Horley (3 miles north-east), Redhill (6 miles north-east), Ewell (14 miles north), Reigate (6 miles north) and Caterham (11 miles north-east).
A little further out are Crawley Museum (3.1 miles south-east) and County Mall (3.4 miles south-east). The countryside around Charlwood includes Tilgate Lake.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Half Moon pub (less than half a mile north-west)
How it works
For board removal, we take the boards down in whole pieces. We’ll tell you when we have finished and what you’ll receive afterwards.
- Send photos of the textured surfaces
- 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
Preparing for the visit
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Find any old asbestos reports
Getting a price
Each job is priced individually. To start, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
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Materials, one by one
Ceiling roses and cornices
Decorative mouldings are sometimes coated too.
Artex ceilings
Swirl, stipple and other patterns on ceilings are the most common textured coatings.
Options to consider in Charlwood
You will find DIY products for removing Artex, but if the coating contains asbestos, HSE guidance applies. Test first. Compare what each quote includes, not just the total: scope, method, waste disposal and paperwork.
Why choose us
- Covering London and the South East
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Accredited laboratory results
Take a look at our prices page and published price ranges.
What affects the price in Charlwood
Prices vary with:
- Licensed or non-licensed
- Travel and parking
- Disposal costs
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Sending photos
Photos help us understand the job before we visit. Take them without disturbing anything:
- Labels, if any
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- Where we could park
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749, and we will reply with a quote.
For landlords, agents and businesses
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before anyone carries out repairs.
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Charlwood, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Also near Charlwood
Other services in Charlwood
Limits to be aware of
Worth knowing before you book:
- Big jobs need notifying in advance, which affects the start date
- Other materials may need their own approach
- We test before removal, since a negative result changes everything
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal before you book.
What we deal with
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Coated plasterboard
- Artex ceilings
- Textured walls
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Patched or painted coatings
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note