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Artex Removal for Farningham
Artex removal in Farningham, from older homes to workplaces. Every job is quoted in writing.
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
- Ceilings due to be knocked through or removed
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
Artex removal near Farningham
Artex removal for Farningham properties
Left undisturbed, an intact textured coating is low risk. Trouble starts when it’s sanded, dry-scraped, drilled or knocked through. Typical jobs include loft conversions and extensions and coatings scraped during DIY, including textured walls, swirl patterns and Artex ceilings.
In a village like Farningham, textured coatings turn up in cottages and later homes alike. We start with a clear answer: is it asbestos, and what should you do about it.
- Where
- Farningham (DA4)
- County
- Kent
- Service
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- You receive
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Common reasons for Artex jobs in Farningham
Many electricians and plasterers ask for a test result before working on textured ceilings.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Ceilings before plastering
- Coatings damaged by leaks
- Loft conversions
- Coatings already disturbed
In older homes in Farningham, textured ceilings were often added in later decades.
What to look for in a quote
- VAT, clearly stated
- What is not included
- The scope of the job, in writing
- Proof of an HSE licence where it’s needed
For businesses and landlords in Farningham
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Farningham, 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.
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or survey gives a definite answer.
Your options compared
Plastering over it is an option, but never sand it first, and it remains in place. The cost of Artex removal depends on the job: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. Every quote is individual.
Why us?
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Covering London and the South East
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Textured ceilings in Farningham
Farningham is about 5 miles south of Dartford, in Kent. Anywhere in Farningham, just send the postcode. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. We work right across the region, from Farningham to London (about 16 miles away).
If you’re refurbishing a rental near Eynsford station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies. A school like The Anthony Roper Primary School should know from its asbestos register whether coatings have been tested. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 4 miles of Farningham, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
Artex jobs anywhere in DA4 start with the postcode and some photos. Streets in the area include High Street, London Road and South Hall Close, and Artex removal is available on all of them. For properties just outside Farningham, we cover Eynsford (1 mile south-west), Horton Kirby (1 mile north-east), Maplescombe (2 miles south-east), Speed Gate (2 miles east) and Fawkham Green (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (15 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles north), Sevenoaks (7 miles south), Gravesend (8 miles north-east), Tonbridge (13 miles south) and Northfleet (7 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Eynsford Castle (0.7 miles south-west) and Darenth Park Hospital (4.2 miles north). Green spaces nearby include The Warren.
- Nearby, you’ll find Pied Bull pub (under half a mile north)
How we price Artex removal
These are the main things that affect the price of Artex removal:
- The size of the job
- How much waste there is
- How easy it is to reach
- The number of samples or the size of the building
Doing several things in one visit can help, for example testing several materials, or removing a garage roof and a flue at the same time.
What to photograph
When you send photos, these help most:
- Labels, if any
- A close-up from a safe distance
- An overall view
- Damaged areas
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: don’t touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
Nearby places to Farningham
Questions from Farningham
Is asbestos common in Farningham homes?
Any home in Farningham built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but you can’t tell by looking. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do textured ceilings in Farningham homes contain asbestos?
Some older coatings do, and many don’t. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Get everyone out of the area and keep it closed. Do not try to clean up the debris yourself, and ask for advice.
What paperwork will I get?
Depending on the job, a report, results or a consignment note.
What does licensed work mean?
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.
Does someone need to be there?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The main risk is from disturbing it, which is why identifying it first matters.
Is Artex removal licensed work?
Normally not: HSE treats textured coating work as normally non-licensed, though large steam or gel jobs are notifiable.
DIY and asbestos
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, quite apart from the asbestos, so stay off it.
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, don’t clean it up, and ask for advice.
After the job
The ceiling or wall is left ready for your plasterer.
Going forward:
- Each different coating needs testing
- Empty the rooms in advance
- File the test result and waste note
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
Things not to do
Keep away from flaking or fallen coating and ask for advice.
Plan testing before the renovation starts.
Step by step
We finish by cleaning the room thoroughly. Our team uses the right protective equipment, and keeps dust to a minimum.
- Get in touch with photos
- We test a sample of each coating
- We talk through the options
- We remove it safely if that is what you choose
- We dispose of the waste legally
Before we arrive
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
How to get a quote
Every job is quoted in writing. Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749 with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
Helpful guides
Materials we deal with
Artex ceilings
A small sample from each different coating tells you whether it contains asbestos.
Painted coatings
Paint often hides the coating, which doesn’t change what’s underneath.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- 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