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Asbestos Artex Removal in Fosten Green, Kent
Artex removal in Fosten Green and across Kent: removal of textured ceilings and walls, with written paperwork.
- Structural work through coated ceilings
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
Need Artex removal in Fosten Green?
What affects the price in Fosten Green
The biggest factors in the price are:
- Disposal costs
- The quantity or area
- Location, parking and any London charges
- Access to the area
A test can sometimes save the cost of removal altogether, if the material turns out not to contain asbestos.
Photos that help
For a quick quote, include:
- How we’d reach it
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Labels, if any
- A photo of the whole area
Photos from a safe distance help: don’t touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
About our artex removal in Fosten Green
Covering an intact coating is one option, but the asbestos remains and needs recording. Typical jobs include extensions that cut into ceilings and ceilings due to be knocked through or removed, involving textured walls, coated ceiling roses and stipple finishes.
Village homes like those in Fosten Green have often been altered several times, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. Nothing is added to the job that you don’t need, and we will say when the right answer is to leave something alone.
- Where
- Fosten Green (TN27)
- Area hub
- Kent
- What we do
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Afterwards
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Towns and villages near Fosten Green
Other services in Fosten Green
Artex in Fosten Green homes
Fosten Green is about 11 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Anywhere in Fosten Green, just send the postcode. Fosten Green is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we work. Our area stretches from Fosten Green to Canterbury (23 miles away).
For rented flats close to Headcorn station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies. Fosten Green is within about 4 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
Here we cover the TN27 postcode area, and your Artex job can be anywhere in it. Neighbouring places we cover include Clapper Hill (1 mile east), East End (1 mile south), Parkgate (2 miles south-east), London Beach (3 miles east) and Strood (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles north), Ashford (11 miles east), Kings Hill (15 miles north-west), Foley Park (13 miles north), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-west) and Tenterden (4 miles south-east).
Nearby you will also find Mervyn Quinlan Museum (0.9 miles south) and Sissinghurst Castle (2.1 miles north-west).
Options to consider in Fosten Green
Skimming over Artex avoids disturbing it, but don’t sand it smooth first, and the asbestos stays in the building. Every quote says whether VAT is included, so you can compare like with like.
Why choose us
- Identify first, remove only when needed
- Work done to the regulations
- Waste taken to a permitted site with a consignment note
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
Take a look at how we quote and the cost guide.
What happens next
We clean the room and dispose of the waste legally, and you get the paperwork.
Once we are done:
- File the test result and waste note
- Keep pets out of the work area
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Book your plasterer after removal
Avoid these
Don’t sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
Test before the builders arrive.
What we do and do not cover
A few things to be aware of:
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
- Larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified before it starts, which affects the start date
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Materials in Fosten Green
- Patched or painted coatings
- Artex ceilings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Coated plasterboard
- Textured walls
DIY and asbestos
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
The process
If we are taking the boards down instead, they’re removed whole where possible and bagged or wrapped. We wear suitable protective equipment for the job, and use controls to keep dust down.
- Send photos of the textured surfaces
- We test a sample of each coating
- We talk through the options
- We carry out the removal
- We dispose of the waste legally
How to prepare
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
- Ensure we can get to the area
Get a quote
Send us the address in Fosten Green, a description and some photos: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page, and we’ll reply with a quote.
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Why people call us in Fosten Green
Many ceilings have years of paint on them, so age is hard to judge.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Structural work through coated ceilings
- Coatings already disturbed
- Rented flats before redecoration
- Ceilings before downlights go in
In older homes in Fosten Green, textured ceilings were often added in later decades.
What to look for in a quote
- How the waste will be disposed of, and whether you’ll get a consignment note
- How the work will be done, and the controls used
- What paperwork you get
- Which areas and materials are covered
Fosten Green: your questions answered
Is the Artex in my Fosten Green home asbestos?
Some older coatings do, and many do not. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the High Weald National Landscape?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, though access to rural buildings may need planning.
What paperwork will I get?
Depending on the job, a report, results or a consignment note.
Can you help with a shop or office?
We do. Send us the details of the premises.
When can you start?
That depends on the work and current bookings. You’ll get available dates with the quote, and notifiable work needs notifying before it starts.
Is asbestos dangerous?
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.
Does weather affect the work?
Indoor jobs go ahead in any weather. Outdoor removal may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain, for safety.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
Testing tells you about particular materials; a survey inspects the whole building or work area and records everything it finds.
Materials, one by one
Painted coatings
We sample through the paint into the coating.
Artex ceilings
Patterned ceilings are the classic example.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site