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Artex Removal in Grafham
Artex removal in Grafham and across Surrey: textured coating testing and removal, with written paperwork.
- Walls before tiling
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Coatings damaged by DIY
Artex removal near Grafham
Artex removal for Grafham properties
If your renovation in Grafham involves textured ceilings, get them tested before electricians or plasterers start. From walls before tiling and landlord refurbishments, we cover coated ceiling roses, swirl patterns and stipple finishes and more.
Rural homes near Grafham have often been altered over generations, so coatings may date from earlier work. Work is planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance.
- Location
- Grafham (GU5)
- Region
- Surrey
- Service
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Afterwards
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens
For board removal, we take the boards down in whole pieces and bagged or wrapped. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Tell us which rooms and surfaces, and roughly how big they are
- We sample the coating first
- If it contains asbestos, we agree the method and send a quote
- The room is sealed off and the coating removed wet, never sanded or dry-scraped
- The waste is bagged, the room cleaned and the waste taken to a permitted site
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can get to the area
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Dig out previous surveys
How to get a quote
Send us the address in Grafham, a description and some photos: use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
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Common reasons for Artex jobs in Grafham
Renovations disturb coatings: sanding to smooth a ceiling, scraping it off dry or drilling for lights.
These come up again and again:
- Coatings scraped during DIY
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Walls before tiling
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
If your home is one of the older properties in Grafham, near Church of St Andrew or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
What to look for in a quote
- What you’ll receive afterwards: a report, results or waste paperwork
- How fibres will be kept down
- Suitable insurance for the work
- How the waste will be disposed of, and whether you will get a consignment note
Textured ceilings in Grafham
Grafham is about 6 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. If your Artex job is in Grafham, let us know about access. Grafham is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work. Our area stretches from Grafham to Guildford (6 miles away).
If you are refurbishing a rental near Chilworth station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies. Parts of the Surrey Hills National Landscape are within about 5 miles of Grafham, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
Anywhere in GU5, Artex removal is available. Nearby, we also cover Birtley Green (1 mile north), Shamley Green (1 mile north), Thorncombe Street (1 mile west), Stroud Common (1 mile north-east) and Rowly (2 miles east). Larger places within reach include Guildford (6 miles north), Woking (11 miles north), Camberley (14 miles north-west), Farnham (11 miles west), Reigate (15 miles east) and Dorking (10 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Godalming Museum (3.6 miles north-west) and Guildford Castle (4.9 miles north). Open spaces near Grafham include St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger and Lower Lake.
Which option is right?
A low price may mean shortcuts. Ask about the method and the waste. Our quotes are clear about VAT.
Why choose us
- Clear advice on your options
- Work done to the regulations
- Reports and results you can share
- No removal until we know what it is
See how we price jobs or the cost guide.
A closer look at the materials
Coated plasterboard
Taking boards down whole avoids stripping the coating.
Ceiling roses and cornices
Decorative mouldings are sometimes coated too.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you manage or own a block in Grafham, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades.
If you run a business from older premises in Grafham, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Also in Grafham
Doing it yourself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, 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.
What it costs
The cost depends on:
- The category of work
- Travel and parking
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- The type of material and its condition
Compare what each quote includes, not just the total: the scope, the method, the waste and the paperwork.
Sending photos
Photos help us understand the job before we visit. Take them without disturbing anything:
- The parking area
- Visible markings
- A rough size or measurement
- The access route
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
Grafham questions
Do you work near Chilworth station?
Yes. Chilworth station is about 3.5 miles north of Grafham, and we cover both.
Do you work on properties in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, the same rules apply there, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
What paperwork will I get?
It depends on what we do: a report for a survey, a lab result for a test, or waste paperwork for removal.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
Keep people away from damaged material and do not clean it up yourself. Then contact us and we will advise on the next step.
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.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Licensed work is work on the materials most likely to release fibres: pipe lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
How quickly can you come out?
We agree a date when you accept the quote. Some work has to be notified to the enforcing authority first, which affects timing.
Can you help a business or landlord?
We do. We work for landlords, managing agents, employers and contractors as well as homeowners.
After the job
Covered coatings should be recorded.
Going forward:
- Empty the rooms in advance
- Each different coating needs testing
- Book your plasterer after removal
- Give us room sizes
Avoid these
If a coating has been damaged by a leak, keep people away from fallen pieces and ask for advice.
Do not drill or cut into textured ceilings until you know what they contain.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note