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Asbestos Artex Removal in Five Ash Down, East Sussex
Artex removal in Five Ash Down, from older homes to workplaces. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
- Landlord refurbishments
Need Artex removal in Five Ash Down?
About our artex removal in Five Ash Down
Skimming or boarding over an intact coating avoids disturbing it, but the asbestos is still there and should be recorded for future work. From ceilings due for plastering or skimming and ceilings due to be knocked through or removed, we deal with textured walls, coated plasterboard and swirl patterns.
In places like Five Ash Down, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes. We identify materials before planning removal, as the right approach depends on the material.
- Where
- Five Ash Down (TN22)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Service
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Afterwards
- Lab result and consignment note
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Materials, one by one
Textured walls
Walls are treated like ceilings.
Artex ceilings
Patterned ceilings are the classic example.
Your options compared
What are the options for Artex? Intact coatings with no work planned can often stay; for smooth ceilings or work through the ceiling, removal is normally best. How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
Why us?
- Lab analysis by an accredited laboratory
- We identify first and remove only what needs removing
- Reports and results you can share
- Waste paperwork for every removal
Take a look at how we quote and our cost guide.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Five Ash Down, you have a duty to manage asbestos under 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.
What it costs
Every quote reflects:
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- The survey scope
- Disposal costs
- Parking and access charges
We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
Photos that help
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them from a safe distance without touching the material:
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Where we could park
- How we’d reach it
- An idea of size
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Then fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
The process
We soften the coating and take it off by hand, never sanded or scraped dry. When we’re done, we explain what happens next and what paperwork follows.
- Get in touch with photos
- We arrange testing
- We talk through the options
- We carry out the removal
- We dispose of the waste legally
Getting ready
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Mention any damage before we arrive
Ask for a quote
Send us the address in Five Ash Down, a description and some photos: fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749, and we will reply with a quote.
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Where asbestos turns up
Asbestos-free coatings were also made, so testing is the only way to know.
In older properties, we often see:
- Landlord refurbishments
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
- Ceilings before downlights go in
- Ceilings before skimming
For rented flats close to Buxted station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty.
Questions to ask before you book
- The scope of the job, in writing
- What’s excluded, such as making good or a new roof
- Whether the work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed
- How the waste will be disposed of, and whether you will get a consignment note
Common questions in Five Ash Down
Do you work near Buxted station?
Yes, we cover Five Ash Down and the area towards Buxted station, about 1.2 miles south-east.
Do you work on properties in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes, the same rules apply there, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so buildings built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it, although older materials can sometimes be reused or left in extensions.
Is it better to remove the coating or the ceiling?
Both are options: the right choice depends on the room. We will advise room by room.
Does asbestos always have to come out?
Not always: sound material that will not be disturbed can often stay. Keep a record and check its condition.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
A survey report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, depending on the job.
How much does Artex removal cost in Five Ash Down?
Room sizes, the method and the waste decide, and we quote once the coating has been tested.
How dangerous is asbestos?
It can be, if fibres are released and breathed in. Diseases linked to it, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, can appear many years later, which is why it’s identified before work.
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What happens next
Covered coatings should be recorded.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Give us room sizes
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Keep pets out of the work area
- Photos help us quote
Things not to do
Never sand or dry-scrape Artex before testing.
Don’t sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
Can I do it myself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Artex in Five Ash Down homes
Five Ash Down is about 2 miles north of Uckfield, in East Sussex. We work across Five Ash Down and the surrounding area, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. Five Ash Down is one of 289 places in East Sussex where we work. We work right across the region, from Five Ash Down to Crawley (15 miles away).
Non-domestic buildings like Buxted CofE Primary School should already have records of any textured coatings, before decorators start. If your home is one of the older properties in Five Ash Down, near Five Ash Down Independent Chapel or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation. Parts of the High Weald National Landscape are within about 7 miles of Five Ash Down, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
Here we cover the TN22 postcode area. That could mean a property on Ashengate Way, Flaxen Fields and Olives Pit Lane or the roads around them. For properties just outside Five Ash Down, we cover High Hurstwood (1 mile north-east), Fairwarp (1 mile north), Sweethaws (3 miles north-east), Crowborough (4 miles north-east) and Jarvis Brook (5 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Seaford (15 miles south), Lewes (10 miles south-west), Hailsham (11 miles south-east), Newhaven (14 miles south), Peacehaven (15 miles south) and Telscombe (15 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Tickerage Castle (2.8 miles south-east) and Uckfield Community Hospital (2.4 miles south). The countryside around Five Ash Down includes Brickfield Meadow.
- Local schools include Uckfield College (1.8 miles south)
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site