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Artex Removal for Guilton
Artex removal in Guilton and across Kent: textured coating testing and removal, with written paperwork.
- Structural work through coated ceilings
- Coatings in the way of electrical work
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
Need Artex removal in Guilton?
Artex removal for Guilton properties
Many Artex ceilings contain no asbestos at all. Testing a sample tells you, so your plasterer can carry on if it’s clear. Whether it’s loft conversions and extensions and ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights, we deal with coated plasterboard, stipple finishes and swirl patterns and more.
Village homes like those in Guilton have often been altered several times, 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.
- Area
- Guilton (CT3)
- Area hub
- Kent
- Service
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- You receive
- Lab result and consignment note
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Looking after things afterwards
We clean the room and dispose of the waste legally, with a consignment note.
A few practical points:
- Send photos of the coatings
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
- Test every different coating
Avoid these
Do not sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
Don’t try DIY removal products on untested coatings.
What affects the price in Guilton
These are the main things that affect the price of Artex removal:
- Access to the area
- The category of work
- The quantity or area
- How many samples are needed
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
Helping us quote
Helpful photos:
- Street parking nearby
- A rough size or measurement
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
Include any existing survey or test when you ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page; it helps us quote accurately.
Limits to be aware of
What’s in and what’s out:
- We test before removal, since a negative result changes everything
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
- We need the room cleared
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise before you book.
Materials in Guilton
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Coated plasterboard
- Patched or painted coatings
- Textured walls
- Artex ceilings
A closer look at the materials
Painted coatings
Many coatings have been painted over, but the coating underneath is the same.
Artex ceilings
Swirl, stipple and other patterns on ceilings are the most common textured coatings.
How we work
If we’re taking the boards down instead, they’re removed whole where possible and bagged or wrapped. We arrive at the agreed time, check the area and explain what we’ll do before we start.
- Send photos of the textured surfaces
- We test a sample of each coating
- We talk through the options
- We carry out the removal
- We dispose of the waste legally
Before we arrive
- Warn neighbours if needed
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Mention any parking restrictions
Getting a price
Every job is quoted in writing. Just send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749 with the details.
Related guides
Duty holders and landlords in Guilton
If you run a business from older premises in Guilton, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should know what the roofs are made of, before anyone carries out repairs.
Nearby places to Guilton
Other services in Guilton
Can I do it myself?
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, do not sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
FAQs for Guilton
Do you cover Guilton from London?
Guilton is about 61 miles from central London, well within our area.
Do textured ceilings in Guilton homes contain asbestos?
Some older coatings do, and many don’t. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
What if my house is newer?
Buildings from after 2000 shouldn’t, because of the 1999 ban, although older materials can sometimes be reused or left in extensions.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Cement and textured coatings generally are not licensed.
I think I’ve damaged asbestos. What now?
Get everyone out of the area and keep it closed. Don’t try to clean up the debris yourself, then contact a professional.
Is it OK to scrape off Artex?
Not until it’s been tested. Sanding or dry scraping an asbestos coating releases fibres.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not always. Sound material that will not be touched can often stay, as long as it’s recorded.
Do you need to see it before quoting?
Often we can quote from clear photos and a description; otherwise we’ll arrange a visit.
Guilton properties and textured coatings
Guilton is about 7 miles north-west of Deal, in Kent. For Artex jobs in Guilton, tell us about parking and access when you get in touch. We work in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 8 miles away.
For rented flats close to Sandwich station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings. Non-domestic buildings like Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School should already have records of any textured coatings, before decorators start.
For Artex jobs in CT3, just send the postcode and a few photos. We can help with Artex jobs on streets such as Guilton, Durlock Road and Poulton Lane, wherever it is in Guilton. Neighbouring places we cover include Durlock (1 mile south-west), Ash (1 mile east), Weddington (1 mile north-east), Flemings (1 mile south-east) and Cop Street (1 mile north-east). We also cover nearby towns such as Canterbury (8 miles west), Margate (9 miles north-east), Dover (10 miles south), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (7 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (9 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find White Mill (2.6 miles east). Open spaces near Guilton include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Nearby, you will find The Chequer Inn (less than half a mile east)
What we deal with in Guilton
Older coatings are often painted over many times, so age is hard to judge.
In older properties, we often see:
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Walls before tiling
- Coatings damaged by DIY
- Flaking textured ceilings
In older homes in Guilton, textured ceilings were often added in later decades.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the job needs notifying
- Whether VAT is included
- The scope of the job, in writing
- What paperwork you get
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site