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Artex Removal in Ellen's Green
Artex removal in Ellen's Green and across West Sussex: textured coating testing and removal.
- Structural work through coated ceilings
- Coatings in the way of electrical work
- Coatings damaged by DIY
Artex removal in Ellen's Green
Doing it yourself?
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: keep people away, don’t sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
About our artex removal in Ellen's Green
Sometimes it’s simpler to take the ceiling boards down whole than to strip the coating. We’ll explain which suits your rooms. Typical materials include textured walls, coated plasterboard and swirl patterns, and people normally contact us about ceilings due for plastering or skimming and rented homes refurbished between tenants.
In a village like Ellen's Green, textured coatings turn up in cottages and later homes alike. We follow HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, whatever the size of the job.
- Where
- Ellen's Green (RH12)
- County
- West Sussex
- What we do
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- You receive
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
How we price Artex removal
The cost depends on:
- Licensed or non-licensed
- Location, parking and any London charges
- How much waste there is
- The size of the job
There is no one-size price, as every job differs. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
Helping us quote
Helpful photos:
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- The access route
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- A rough size or measurement
Include any existing survey or test when you send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Responsibilities for owners
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Ellen's Green, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Landlords of single homes do not have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
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After we have finished in Ellen's Green
The ceiling or wall is left ready for your plasterer.
Going forward:
- Book your plasterer after removal
- Plan where you will stay or work while rooms are closed off
- Keep pets out of the work area
- File the test result and waste note
Avoid these
Never sand or dry-scrape Artex before testing.
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
Options to consider in Ellen's Green
What are the options for Artex? If it’s intact and no work will go through it, leaving or covering can make sense; for smooth ceilings or work through the ceiling, removal is typically best. Dealing with asbestos before building work is normally cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
Why us?
- Legal disposal, with paperwork
- No removal until we know what it is
- Reports and results you can share
- Across London and the South East
Read how we quote or our cost guide.
Typical Artex jobs in Ellen's Green
Many trades want a test result first.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to Artex jobs:
- Landlord refurbishments
- Ceilings due to be knocked through or removed
- Ceilings before plastering
- Damaged or cracked coatings
If you’re refurbishing a rental near Warnham station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies.
What to look for in a quote
- How the waste will be disposed of, and whether you’ll get a consignment note
- The documents you’ll receive
- Whether VAT is included
- How fibres will be kept down
Artex removal around Ellen's Green
Ellen's Green is about 5 miles north-west of Horsham, in West Sussex. Properties in Ellen's Green range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. Ellen's Green is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work. You can also see our page for Crawley, about 10 miles away.
Parts of the Surrey Hills National Landscape are within about 6 miles of Ellen's Green, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
We handle Artex jobs in every part of RH12. Nearby, we also cover Walliswood (2 miles north-east), Mayes Green (2 miles north), Ewhurst Green (3 miles north), Ewhurst (3 miles north) and Cranleigh (4 miles north-west). We also cover nearby towns such as Crawley (10 miles east), Horsham (5 miles south-east), Broadfield (9 miles east), Storrington (13 miles south), Billingshurst (6 miles south) and Bewbush (9 miles east).
A little further out are Horsham Hospital (4.8 miles south-east). The countryside around Ellen's Green includes Warnham LNR and Vann Lake.
How we work
If we are taking the boards down instead, they’re removed whole where possible and bagged or wrapped. Our team uses the right protective equipment, and use controls to keep dust down.
- Describe the rooms and coatings
- We sample the coating first
- If it contains asbestos, we agree the method and send a quote
- We seal the room and remove the coating with wet methods
- We clean up and dispose of the waste legally
Preparing for the visit
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
Getting a price
Each job is priced individually. To start, use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Related guides
Materials we deal with
Artex ceilings
A small sample from each different coating tells you whether it contains asbestos.
Patched areas
Patches may be newer material.
Ellen's Green questions
Do you cover small places like Ellen's Green?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
Does someone need to be there?
Someone has to let us into all the areas in the job.
Is my textured ceiling in Ellen's Green asbestos?
Not necessarily, as many do not. A test will tell you.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
No: asbestos waste is hazardous and cannot go in skips, bins or recycling. It must go to a permitted site.
Do I need to move out during Artex removal?
You can often stay in the rest of the house: the work room is closed off until it’s finished.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
It depends on what we do: a survey report, a laboratory result, or a consignment note for removed waste.
- 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
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site