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Asbestos Artex Removal in Great Stonar, Kent
Artex removal for Great Stonar: testing and removal of Artex and textured coatings. Send us photos and we will tell you what you need.
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
- Ceilings coming down
- Rented flats before redecoration
Artex removal for Great Stonar
Artex removal in Great Stonar
Taking down the plasterboard can be easier than stripping the coating. We’ll talk you through the options for your rooms in Great Stonar. Whether it’s walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit and damaged or cracked coatings, we deal with coated ceiling roses, coated plasterboard and stipple finishes.
Rural homes near Great Stonar have often been altered over generations, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. Clear answers come first: what the material is, and what that means for your plans.
- Where
- Great Stonar (CT13)
- County
- Kent
- Covers
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- You receive
- Result and waste note
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens
We soften the coating and take it off by hand, never sanded or scraped dry. We keep the work area clear of other people while we work, so children and pets should be kept elsewhere.
- Tell us which rooms and surfaces, and roughly how big they are
- We test the coating if it hasn’t been tested
- We plan the method and 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
- Let us know where we can park
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
Getting a price
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. To start, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
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Great Stonar: your questions answered
Do you cover small places like Great Stonar?
We do: small villages are covered too. Tell us about access and parking.
Do you cover Great Stonar and the area around Sandwich station?
Yes, we cover Great Stonar and the area towards Sandwich station, about 1.2 miles south.
Do I need a test or a survey?
Testing covers particular materials, while a survey covers everything in scope. For building work, a survey is usually needed.
Is my textured ceiling in Great Stonar asbestos?
Not necessarily, as many do not. A test will tell you.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Leave the area, keep others out and close the door if you can. Do not try to clean up the debris yourself, and ask for advice.
Could my home contain asbestos?
If it was built or refurbished before 2000, it may. Only laboratory analysis of a sample can confirm it.
Does someone need to be there?
We need access to every area in the job.
How dangerous is asbestos?
It can be, if fibres are released and breathed in. Diseases linked to it, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, can appear many years later, which is why it’s identified before work.
For businesses and landlords in Great Stonar
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Great Stonar, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
If you run a business from older premises in Great Stonar, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
The scope of Artex removal
To be clear about the scope:
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
- Other materials may need their own approach
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
Common materials
- Patched or painted coatings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Coated plasterboard
- Textured walls
- Artex ceilings
Places near Great Stonar
Also in Great Stonar
Great Stonar properties and textured coatings
Great Stonar is about 5 miles south-west of Ramsgate, in Kent. Great Stonar has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. We work in 922 places in Kent. We work right across the region, from Great Stonar to Canterbury (about 11 miles away).
If your home is one of the older properties in Great Stonar, near St Mary's Church or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation. For a school such as Sandwich Infant School, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings, before decorators start. The coast is within about 5 miles of Great Stonar; indoor work like textured coating removal is not affected by the weather.
Anywhere in CT13, we can help with Artex removal, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Your property could be on Kitchener Drive, Spitfire Way and Hugin Lane or the roads around them. Close by, we cover Sandwich (1 mile south), Cooper Street (2 miles west), East Street (2 miles west), Marshborough (2 miles south-west) and Woodnesborough (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Canterbury (11 miles west), Margate (7 miles north), Dover (10 miles south), Ramsgate (5 miles north-east), Broadstairs (6 miles north-east) and Whitstable (14 miles west).
A little further out are The Precinct Toy Collection (0.8 miles south) and Sandown Castle (4.3 miles south-east). Green spaces nearby include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Local schools include Sir Roger Manwood's School (1.1 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include Invicta House Ye Olde King's Arms (0.7 miles south)
What it might be made of
Patched areas
Patch repairs may use a different material from the original coating.
Coated plasterboard
Taking boards down whole avoids stripping the coating.
What it costs
We base our quote on:
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- The size of the job
- What the material is and its state
- How much waste there is
We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
What to photograph
A few photos can save a site visit:
- How we’d reach it
- Cracks or breaks
- Where we could park
- A rough size or measurement
Send us the address in Great Stonar, a description and some photos: call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Can I do it myself?
A professional job comes with paperwork: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
Your options compared
Plastering over it is an option, but never sand it first, and it remains in place. What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials, the amount, access and what paperwork is needed. We quote each job individually.
What you get
- Reports and results you can share
- Written quotes that say what’s included
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
Take a look at our prices page and our cost guide.
What we deal with in Great Stonar
Leaks and DIY can damage coatings, which can make them crumble.
These are some of the things we deal with in Great Stonar:
- Coatings scraped during DIY
- Loft conversions
- Structural work through coated ceilings
- Textured walls before a refit
If you are refurbishing a rental near Sandwich station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty.
Questions to ask before you book
- What paperwork you get
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- Where the waste goes, with paperwork
- The method and controls
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- 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