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Artex Removal for Great Milton
Artex removal in Great Milton: textured coating testing and removal. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Rented flats before redecoration
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
Get a quote for Great Milton
How artex removal works in Great Milton
Skimming or boarding over an intact coating avoids disturbing it, but the asbestos remains and needs recording. We often deal with textured walls, Artex ceilings and coated plasterboard, and typical jobs are flaking textured ceilings and ceilings before skimming.
In a village like Great Milton, textured coatings turn up in cottages and later homes alike. Not sure what you need? Just ask: we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s a test, a survey or removal.
- Location
- Great Milton (OX44)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Covers
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- Afterwards
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you run a business from older premises in Great Milton, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
For managing agents and freeholders in Great Milton, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades, and condition checked regularly.
Great Milton questions
Is the Artex in my Great Milton home asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings do not contain asbestos. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
Do you come out to small villages like Great Milton?
We do: small villages are covered too. Tell us about access and parking.
Can you quote from photos?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, though some need a visit first.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not necessarily. Sound material that will not be touched can often stay, as long as it’s recorded.
Do you work in Great Milton?
We do: Great Milton is within the area we cover in Oxfordshire. Share the postcode and a short description for a quote.
How can I get a price?
Start with the postcode and a description of the material, with photos if possible. To do that, fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes: homeowners, landlords, managing agents, businesses and contractors. Send the details.
Is it OK to scrape off Artex?
Not until it’s been tested. If it contains asbestos, sanding or dry scraping releases fibres.
How it works
We soften the coating and take it off by hand, never sanded or scraped dry. If anything unexpected turns up, we stop and talk to you.
- Tell us which rooms and surfaces, and roughly how big they are
- We test the coating if it hasn’t been tested
- If it contains asbestos, we agree the method and send a quote
- We seal the room and remove the coating with wet methods
- The waste is bagged, the room cleaned and the waste taken to a permitted site
How to prepare
- Mention any parking restrictions
- Ensure we can get to the area
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
Get a quote
To get a quote, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
Helpful guides
Should you do it yourself?
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
Typical Artex jobs in Great Milton
Many electricians and plasterers ask for a test result before working on textured ceilings.
You cannot tell by looking, but these are common reasons people contact us:
- Damaged or cracked coatings
- Coatings in the way of electrical work
- Coatings scraped during DIY
- Landlord refurbishments
A school like Great Milton Church of England Primary School should know from its asbestos register whether coatings have been tested.
What your quote should include
- What paperwork you get
- Whether the work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed
- Proof of an HSE licence where it’s needed
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
Looking after things afterwards
Covered coatings should be recorded.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Send photos of the coatings
- Keep pets away
- Each different coating needs testing
- Empty the rooms in advance
What to avoid
Do not use a steamer or chemical stripper on an untested coating.
Do not sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
Also near Great Milton
What else we do in Great Milton
A closer look at the materials
Textured walls
They’re tested and removed in the same way as ceilings.
Patched areas
Patches may be newer material.
Prices and what affects them
Quotes vary because of:
- Travel and parking
- The quantity or area
- How easy it is to reach
- The number of samples or the size of the building
Grouping jobs together can keep costs down, for example testing several materials, or removing a garage roof and a flue at the same time.
What to photograph
Photo tips:
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- A clear close-up
- An overall view
- Where we could park
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Limits to be aware of
A few things to be aware of:
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
- We need the room cleared
- Other asbestos materials found in the room are dealt with separately
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise before you book.
Common materials
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Coated plasterboard
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Textured walls
- Patched or painted coatings
- Artex ceilings
Great Milton properties and textured coatings
Great Milton is about 5 miles west of Thame, in Oxfordshire. Homes, landlords and businesses in Great Milton contact us for Artex jobs. Great Milton is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 7 miles away.
If your home is one of the older properties in Great Milton, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation. Parts of the Chilterns National Landscape are within about 8 miles of Great Milton; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
Artex jobs anywhere in OX44 start with the postcode and some photos. Streets in the area include Church Road, Fullers Field and Green Hitchings, and Artex removal is available on all of them. For properties just outside Great Milton, we cover Great Haseley (1 mile south-east), Milton Common (1 mile east), Tiddington (2 miles north-east), Albury (2 miles north-east) and Draycott (2 miles north-east). Further out, we also cover Oxford (7 miles west), Didcot (10 miles south-west), Bicester (13 miles north), Abingdon-on-Thames (9 miles west), Thame (5 miles east) and Henley-on-Thames (15 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Waterperry Gardens Rural Museum (2.1 miles north) and Slade Hospital (5.1 miles west). Open spaces near Great Milton include Shotover and Wells Farm.
- Nearby, you will find The Bell Inn (within half a mile south-west)
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site