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Artex Removal in Fulking
Artex removal in Fulking: removal of textured ceilings and walls, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Coatings scraped during DIY
- Textured walls before a refit
Artex removal in Fulking
Good to know
What’s in and what’s out:
- Other materials may need their own approach
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
- Larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified before it starts, so allow time
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly before you book.
What we deal with
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Patched or painted coatings
- Coated plasterboard
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Artex ceilings
- Textured walls
About our artex removal in Fulking
Many Artex ceilings contain no asbestos at all. A small sample tells you which you have, so your plasterer can carry on if it’s clear. People often contact us about ceilings due for plastering or skimming and extensions that cut into ceilings, including coated ceiling roses, textured walls and stipple finishes.
In towns and villages like Fulking, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes, often added during past renovations. We work to HSE guidance on every job, large or small.
- Area
- Fulking (BN5)
- County
- West Sussex
- Covers
- Textured ceilings and walls
- You receive
- Lab result and consignment note
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Also in Fulking
Fulking properties and textured coatings
Fulking is about 4 miles north-west of Brighton and Hove, in West Sussex. For Artex jobs in Fulking, tell us about parking and access. We cover all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 6 miles away.
If your home is one of the older properties in Fulking, near The Church of the Holy Trinity or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation. Parts of the South Downs National Park are within about 6 miles of Fulking, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations. The coast is within about 5 miles of Fulking, though indoor coating work goes ahead whatever the weather.
Wherever your property is in BN5, Artex removal is available. If your property is just outside Fulking, we also cover Poynings (1 mile north-east), Hangleton (3 miles south), Castle Town (3 miles west), Portslade (3 miles south) and Kingston by Sea (4 miles south). Further out, we also cover Crawley (15 miles north), Horsham (13 miles north), Worthing (9 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (6 miles north-east) and Littlehampton (14 miles west).
A little further out are Clayton Castle (3.7 miles east) and Southlands Hospital (3.7 miles south). The countryside around Fulking includes Truleigh Hill and Woods Mill.
- Pubs nearby include The Shepherd And Dog Public House (under half a mile south-west)
How we work
We start by sealing and protecting the room, then keep the coating wet throughout. Unexpected finds are discussed with you first.
- Describe the coatings and rooms
- We sample each coating
- We plan the removal and send a quote
- We seal off the room and remove the coating wet
- The room is cleaned and you get the paperwork
Before we arrive
- Warn neighbours if needed
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
- Find any old asbestos reports
How to get a quote
For an accurate quote, tell us what you’ve found, where it is and what you’re planning. Then call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
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How we price Artex removal
When we quote, we look at:
- Access to the area
- How much there is
- The type of material and its condition
- The category of work
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.
Sending photos
Helpful photos:
- Visible markings
- Cracks or breaks
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Where we could park
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: don’t touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
Responsibilities for owners
If your business premises in Fulking were built before 2000, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
Where asbestos turns up
Most problems come during renovation: sanding to smooth a ceiling, scraping it off dry or drilling for lights.
Asbestos can be in a lot of places in buildings from before 2000. Typical situations are:
- Coatings scraped during DIY
- Landlord refurbishments
- Coatings damaged by leaks
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
For rented flats close to Portslade station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings.
What your quote should include
- Whether the job needs notifying
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- What’s excluded, such as making good or a new roof
- Which areas and materials are covered
After we have finished in Fulking
Tell your plasterer and electrician what was done.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Keep pets away
- Send photos of the coatings
Things not to do
Plan testing before the renovation starts.
Don’t try DIY removal products on untested coatings.
Fulking questions
Do you cover Fulking and the area around Portslade station?
Yes. Portslade station is about 3.9 miles south of Fulking, and we cover both.
Do textured ceilings in Fulking homes contain asbestos?
Some older coatings do, and many don’t. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
Is Artex removal licensed work?
HSE’s code of practice says it will not normally be licensable. Larger-scale removal using steam or gel is notifiable non-licensed work.
I think I’ve damaged asbestos. What now?
Leave the area, keep others out and close the door if you can. Avoid sweeping, vacuuming or dusting, then contact a professional.
How do I know if my property contains asbestos?
Looking won’t tell you. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, and anything from before 2000 is worth checking.
What paperwork will I get?
A survey report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, depending on the job.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
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.
Do you work in Fulking?
Yes. We cover Fulking and the surrounding area as part of West Sussex. Tell us the postcode and what you need.
Doing it yourself?
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
Your options compared
Testing first can save a lot: if the coating is clear, ordinary methods can be used. Every quote says whether VAT is included.
How we work in Fulking
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
- Clear advice on your options
- Lab analysis by an accredited laboratory
- We identify first and remove only what needs removing
See our prices page or the cost guide.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- 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