Buckinghamshire · England
Artex Removal for Chartridge
Found something that might be asbestos in Chartridge? Our service covers testing and removal of Artex and textured coatings, with clear advice at each step.
- Ceilings before plastering
- Walls before tiling
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
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Your questions about Artex removal in Chartridge
Do you cover Chartridge and the area around Great Missenden station?
Yes. Great Missenden station is about 3.1 miles south-west of Chartridge, and we cover both.
Do older homes in Chartridge have asbestos?
If your home in Chartridge was built or refurbished before 2000, it may, but you cannot tell by looking. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you work in Chartridge?
Yes, we do: our area includes Chartridge and the places around it. Share the postcode and a short description for a quote.
Can I sand my Artex ceiling smooth?
Not until it’s been tested. Sanding or dry scraping an asbestos coating releases fibres.
Can you help with a shop or office?
Yes. Tell us the size and use of the building and what you need, and any existing asbestos register.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: it’s hazardous waste. We take it to a permitted site with paperwork.
How quickly can you come out?
We agree a date when you accept the quote. Notifiable jobs can’t start until they’ve been notified.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, and the material needs identifying before work resumes.
Artex removal in Chartridge
For an asbestos coating, the room is sealed, the coating kept wet and nothing sanded or dry-scraped. People often contact us about ceilings due to be knocked through or removed and flaking textured ceilings, involving stipple finishes, Artex ceilings and textured walls.
In places like Chartridge, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes, often added during past renovations. Everything is explained in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
- Where
- Chartridge (HP5)
- Region
- Buckinghamshire
- Service
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Afterwards
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Typical Artex jobs in Chartridge
People used Artex to cover cracks and uneven ceilings, and some contained a small amount of white asbestos (chrysotile) for strength.
Get advice if you’re dealing with any of these:
- Ceilings before skimming
- Ceilings coming down
- Coatings damaged by DIY
- Rented flats before redecoration
In older homes in Chartridge, textured ceilings were often added in later decades.
Before booking anyone
- What category of work it is
- What you’ll receive afterwards: a report, results or waste paperwork
- For licensed work, a valid HSE licence
- How the waste will be disposed of, and whether you’ll get a consignment note
How we price Artex removal
When we quote, we look at:
- The category of work
- Disposal costs
- Parking and access charges
- The quantity or area
When comparing quotes, check what’s included: scope, method, waste disposal and paperwork.
What to photograph
The most useful photos are:
- Street parking nearby
- A close-up from a safe distance
- How we’d reach it
- An idea of size
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page, and we’ll reply with a quote.
Looking after things afterwards
Covered coatings should be recorded.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Test every different coating
- Empty the rooms in advance
- Keep the results and paperwork
- Book your plasterer after removal
Don’ts
Don’t use a steamer or chemical stripper on an untested coating.
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
Artex removal around Chartridge
Chartridge is about 2 miles north-west of Chesham, in Buckinghamshire. We cover Chartridge as part of Buckinghamshire, whatever the size of the job. We cover all 263 towns and villages in Buckinghamshire, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Reading, about 24 miles away.
Non-domestic buildings like Chartridge Combined School should already have records of any textured coatings. If you are refurbishing flats near Great Missenden station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty. Parts of the Chilterns National Landscape are within about 4 miles of Chartridge, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
For Artex jobs in HP5, just send the postcode and a few photos. Streets in the area include Chartridge Grange Drive and Cogdells Lane, and Artex removal is available on all of them. For properties just outside Chartridge, we cover Asheridge (1 mile north-east), Bellingdon (1 mile north), Hundridge (1 mile south), Ballinger Common (1 mile west) and Pond Park (1 mile east). We also cover nearby towns such as Aylesbury (10 miles north-west), High Wycombe (8 miles south-west), Marlow (12 miles south-west), Amersham (4 miles south-east), Beaconsfield (8 miles south) and Chalfont St Peter (9 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (3 miles south-west) and Hawridge Court (1.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Chartridge includes Pavis Wood and Sands Bank.
- Local schools include Chiltern Hills Academy (1.5 miles south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Bell pub (within half a mile west)
Which option is right?
A test before removal can save money: if the coating is clear, ordinary methods can be used. Grouping jobs together can keep costs down, for example testing several materials, or removing a garage roof and a flue at the same time.
Why choose us
- Identify first, remove only when needed
- Written quotes that say what’s included
- Work done to the regulations
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
Read how we price jobs or the cost guide.
Responsibilities for owners
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Chartridge, 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.
If your business premises in Chartridge were built before 2000, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Also near Chartridge
More for properties in Chartridge
DIY and asbestos
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Asbestos waste can’t go in household bins, recycling or skips. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
Step by step
We soften the coating and take it off by hand, never sanded or scraped dry. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Tell us where the textured ceilings and walls are
- Each coating is sampled and tested
- We go through the options and send a quote
- We seal off each room and remove the coating wet, or take the boards down whole
- The room is cleaned and the waste goes to a permitted site with paperwork
How to prepare
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
- Dig out previous surveys
- Tell us about anything that is already damaged
Ask for a quote
Each job is priced individually. To start, fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
What it might be made of
Ceiling roses and cornices
We sample them if needed.
Patched areas
Patches may be newer material.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note