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Asbestos Artex Removal in Hickmans Green, Kent
Worried about asbestos in Hickmans Green? We provide testing and removal of Artex and textured coatings, explained in plain English.
- Loft conversions and extensions
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Damaged or cracked coatings
Artex removal for Hickmans Green
FAQs for Hickmans Green
Do you cover Hickmans Green and the area around Selling station?
Yes, we cover Hickmans Green and the area towards Selling station, about 1 mile south-west.
Is asbestos common in Hickmans Green homes?
Older homes can, if they date from before 2000. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Work on higher-risk materials, such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board, is licensed and must be done by an HSE-licensed contractor. Cement and textured coatings normally are not licensed.
Is my textured ceiling in Hickmans Green asbestos?
Not necessarily, as many don’t. The only way to know is to test a sample.
What if asbestos is found during building work?
Work in that area should stop, and the material needs identifying before work resumes.
How quickly can you come out?
That depends on the work and current bookings. You will get available dates with the quote, and notifiable work needs notifying before it starts.
Do I need a test or a survey?
A test checks specific materials; a survey checks a whole building or work area. For building work, a survey is typically needed.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
It depends on what we do: a survey report, a laboratory result, or a consignment note for removed waste.
How artex removal works in Hickmans Green
For an asbestos coating, the room is sealed, the coating kept wet and nothing sanded or dry-scraped. Typical jobs include ceilings before plastering and landlord refurbishments, including Artex ceilings, coated plasterboard and swirl patterns.
Rural homes near Hickmans Green have often been altered over generations, so coatings may date from earlier work. Not sure what you need? Just ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal, whichever fits.
- Location
- Hickmans Green (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- What we do
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- You receive
- Lab result and consignment note
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
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The process
We soften the coating and take it off by hand, with no sanding or dry scraping. If anything unexpected turns up, we stop and talk to you before carrying on.
- Send photos of the textured surfaces
- We test a sample of each coating
- We explain your options: leave, cover or remove
- We carry out the removal
- The waste goes to a permitted site with a consignment note
Preparing for the visit
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
- Mention any parking restrictions
Get a quote
Include any existing survey or test when you ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
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Textured ceilings in Hickmans Green
Hickmans Green is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Properties in Hickmans Green range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages.
Older homes across Hickmans Green may have coatings added during past renovations. Non-domestic buildings like Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School should already have records of any textured coatings, before decorators start. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 8 miles of Hickmans Green, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations. Hickmans Green is within about 6 miles of the coast, though indoor coating work goes ahead whatever the weather.
Anywhere in ME13, we can help with Artex removal, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Neighbouring places we cover include Winterbourne (1 mile south-east), Boughton under Blean (1 mile north-east), Oversland (1 mile south), South Street (1 mile south-west) and Crouch (1 mile west). Larger places within reach include Ashford (11 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (9 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Tower keep castle at Chilham (3.1 miles south) and Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.4 miles east). The countryside around Hickmans Green includes Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Pubs nearby include The Queens Head pub (0.6 miles north)
Should you do it yourself?
If you do find something during DIY, stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
What’s included, and what isn’t
So you know what to expect:
- Other asbestos materials found in the room are dealt with separately
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
- Untested coatings are tested first, since a negative result changes everything
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Common materials
- Textured walls
- Patched or painted coatings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Artex ceilings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Coated plasterboard
Prices and what affects them
What drives the price:
- The size of the job
- How much waste there is
- How easy it is to reach
- Licensed or non-licensed
Dealing with asbestos before building work is usually cheaper than finding it mid-job, when the whole project can be held up.
Photos that help
When you send photos, these help most:
- Damaged areas
- Labels, if any
- Approximate dimensions
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Materials we deal with
Textured walls
Walls are treated like ceilings.
Ceiling roses and cornices
We sample them if needed.
What we deal with in Hickmans Green
Textured coatings continued to be made after asbestos was taken out of them, so testing is the only way to know.
Asbestos can be in plenty of places in buildings from before 2000. Common situations include:
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
- Ceilings coming down
- Loft conversions
- Coatings damaged by DIY
If you’re refurbishing a rental near Selling station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty.
Before you book anyone
- What’s excluded, such as making good or a new roof
- For licensed work, a valid HSE licence
- How fibres will be kept down
- Waste disposal and the consignment note
Your options compared
Test, leave, cover or remove? If it’s intact and no work will go through it, leaving or covering can make sense; for smooth ceilings or work through the ceiling, removal is usually best. A test can sometimes save the cost of removal altogether, if the material turns out not to contain asbestos.
Why choose us
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Waste taken to a permitted site with a consignment note
- Lab analysis by an accredited laboratory
Read how we price jobs or our cost guide.
After we have finished in Hickmans Green
Tell your plasterer and electrician what was done.
To avoid problems in future:
- Photos help us quote
- Keep the results and paperwork
- Keep pets out of the work area
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
Avoid these
Do not try DIY removal products on untested coatings.
Test before the builders arrive.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site