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Asbestos Artex Removal in Farnborough, Oxfordshire
Artex removal across Farnborough, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Ceilings before plastering
- Structural work through coated ceilings
Need Artex removal in Farnborough?
For landlords, agents and businesses
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
For managing agents and freeholders in Farnborough, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades.
How artex removal works in Farnborough
Sometimes it’s simpler to take the ceiling boards down whole than to strip the coating. We’ll explain which suits your rooms. People often contact us about ceilings before plastering and extensions that cut into ceilings, including stipple finishes, coated ceiling roses and textured walls.
In towns and villages like Farnborough, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes, often added during past renovations. Every job comes with paperwork, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Area
- Farnborough (OX12)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Service
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- Afterwards
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Materials, one by one
Patched areas
We may sample patches separately.
Coated plasterboard
The coating sits on plasterboard or plaster. Removing the boards can be an option.
Weighing up your options
A low price may mean shortcuts, which releases fibres. Ask about the method and the waste. A price that looks too good to be true often is: controls, protective equipment, laboratory fees and legal disposal all cost money.
Why us?
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Across London and the South East
- Work done to the regulations
- Clear written quotes
Take a look at our prices page or our cost guide.
Your questions about Artex removal in Farnborough
Is asbestos common in Farnborough homes?
If your home in Farnborough 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 on properties in the North Wessex Downs National Landscape?
Yes, the same rules apply there, though access to rural buildings may need planning.
Is Artex removal licensed work?
Normally not: HSE’s code of practice says textured coating work is not normally licensable, but larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified first.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes, as well as homeowners. Send the details.
Does all Artex contain asbestos?
Not necessarily, as many don’t. A test will tell you.
How much does Artex removal cost in Farnborough?
Room sizes, the method and the waste decide, and we quote once the coating has been tested.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes. Send us the details of the premises.
What if the weather’s bad?
It depends on the job: indoor work carries on, while outdoor roof work may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain.
What’s included, and what isn’t
So you know what to expect:
- Untested coatings are tested first, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- Plastering and making good are generally separate jobs
- We need the room cleared
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Common materials
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Patched or painted coatings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Coated plasterboard
- Artex ceilings
- Textured walls
Artex removal around Farnborough
Farnborough is about 4 miles south-east of Wantage, in Oxfordshire. For Artex jobs in Farnborough, tell us about parking and access when you get in touch. Farnborough is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 16 miles away.
Parts of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape are within about 7 miles of Farnborough; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
Here we cover the OX12 postcode area. Other places close to Farnborough we cover include Catmore (2 miles south-east), Brightwalton (2 miles south), Brightwalton Green (2 miles south), West Ilsley (3 miles east) and Stanmore (3 miles south-east). We also cover nearby towns such as Didcot (8 miles north-east), Abingdon-on-Thames (11 miles north), Wantage (4 miles north-west), Grove (6 miles north-west), Faringdon (12 miles north-west) and Benson (13 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Atlas Computer Laboratory (3.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near Farnborough include Letcombe Valley and Chain Hill.
How we work
We soften the coating and take it off by hand, with no sanding or dry scraping. The work area is kept clear while we’re working, so arrange for pets and children to be elsewhere.
- Tell us where the textured ceilings and walls are
- We sample each different coating for testing
- We go through the options and send a 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
- Let us know where we can park
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Clear the way to the work area
Get a quote
Not sure what you need? Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page and describe the problem, and we’ll advise.
Helpful guides
Doing it yourself?
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, quite apart from the asbestos, so stay off it.
What it costs
The biggest factors in the price are:
- How much there is
- Licensed or non-licensed
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- Parking and access charges
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
What to photograph
When you send photos, these help most:
- The parking area
- Damaged areas
- Labels, if any
- The access route
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. To start, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Places near Farnborough
Also in Farnborough
Looking after things afterwards
We clean the room and dispose of the waste legally, with a consignment note.
After we have finished:
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Send photos of the coatings
- Plan where you will stay or work while rooms are closed off
- Keep pets out of the work area
Things not to do
Do not sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
- 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
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note