Kent · England
Artex Removal for Garlinge
Artex removal across Garlinge, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
- Coatings already disturbed
- Ceilings before plastering
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About our artex removal in Garlinge
Many Artex ceilings contain no asbestos at all. Testing a sample tells you, so work can go ahead normally if it’s negative. Typical jobs include ceilings due to be knocked through or removed and ceilings before downlights go in, including Artex ceilings, coated plasterboard and textured walls.
In areas like Garlinge, textured ceilings are a common renovation find. You get written paperwork for every job: a report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, so you have a record.
- Area
- Garlinge (CT9, CT8)
- Region
- Kent
- Covers
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- You receive
- Result and waste note
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
How we work
We finish by cleaning the room thoroughly before the seals come down. While we work, the area stays out of bounds.
- Tell us which rooms and surfaces
- We test the coating if it hasn’t been tested
- If it contains asbestos, we agree the method and quote
- We seal off the room and remove the coating wet
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
How to prepare
- Let us know where we can park
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Find any old asbestos reports
Get a quote
To get a quote, fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
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Materials we deal with
Textured walls
Some walls were also given textured finishes.
Painted coatings
Many coatings have been painted over, which does not change what’s underneath.
Prices and what affects them
The cost depends on:
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- The size of the job
- Parking and access charges
- Waste quantity and disposal
Every quote says whether VAT is included.
What to photograph
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them without disturbing anything:
- An overall view
- Cracks or breaks
- Approximate dimensions
- A close-up from a safe distance
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749; it helps us quote accurately.
What’s included, and what isn’t
Before booking, note that:
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
- Big jobs need notifying in advance, so allow time
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before you book.
Common materials
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Textured walls
- Patched or painted coatings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Artex ceilings
- Coated plasterboard
Garlinge: your questions answered
Could my house in Garlinge contain asbestos?
Any home in Garlinge built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but only a test can confirm it. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you work near Margate station?
Yes. Margate station is about 0.8 miles north-east of Garlinge, and we cover both.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
First, keep people away from the damaged material: close it off and do not clean it up yourself. Then contact us for advice on the next step.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Work in that area should stop, then have the material identified before anything else happens.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
We do. We work for landlords, managing agents, employers and contractors as well as homeowners.
What does licensed work mean?
It covers the higher-risk materials: pipe lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
Could my home contain asbestos?
Any building built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Only laboratory analysis of a sample can confirm it.
Can I plaster over Artex that contains asbestos?
Covering it is an option if it’s intact, but never sand it first, and keep a record.
Artex in Garlinge homes
Garlinge is about 1 mile west of Margate, in Kent. Garlinge is part of the area we cover, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. Garlinge is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we work. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
For rented flats close to Margate station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings. For a school such as Garlinge Primary School and Nursery, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings. The coast is within about 2 miles of Garlinge, though indoor coating work goes ahead whatever the weather.
Artex jobs anywhere in CT9 and CT8 start with the postcode and some photos. That could mean a property on High Street, Bridge Road and Caxton Road or the roads around them, wherever it is in Garlinge. Other places close to Garlinge we cover include Westbrook (1 mile north-east), Westgate-on-Sea (1 mile west), Flete (1 mile south-east), Margate (1 mile east) and Westwood (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also work in Canterbury (14 miles south-west), Ramsgate (4 miles south-east), Broadstairs (3 miles east), Whitstable (14 miles west), Deal (11 miles south) and Herne Bay (10 miles west).
A little further out are Margate Old Town Local History Museum (1.3 miles north-east) and Margate West (0.5 miles north-west). Within reach you’ll find Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Nearby schools include Hartsdown Academy (0.5 miles east)
Typical Artex jobs in Garlinge
Leaks and DIY can damage coatings, which can make them crumble.
People typically contact us about one of these:
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Walls before tiling
- Ceilings before skimming
- Ceilings due to be knocked through or removed
If your home is one of the older properties in Garlinge, near St James or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
Questions to ask before booking
- Where the waste goes, with paperwork
- Which areas and materials are covered
- Whether the work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
Afterwards
Share the paperwork with your trades.
To avoid problems in future:
- Test every different coating
- Give us room sizes
- Keep pets away
- Empty the rooms in advance
Avoid these
Do not use a steamer or chemical stripper on an untested coating.
Keep away from flaking or fallen coating and ask for advice.
For businesses and landlords in Garlinge
The duty to manage applies to non-domestic premises and common parts, not to single private homes, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
If your business premises in Garlinge were built before 2000, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Can I do it myself?
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note