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Artex Removal for Hickstead
Artex removal in Hickstead: testing and removal of Artex and textured coatings, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
- Rented flats before redecoration
Artex removal in Hickstead
What affects the price in Hickstead
What changes the cost:
- Material and condition
- Whether the work is non-licensed, notifiable or licensed
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- Parking and access charges
We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
What to photograph
Before you send photos, a few tips:
- A close-up from a safe distance
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- Where we could park
- Approximate dimensions
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Artex removal near Hickstead
If your renovation in Hickstead involves textured ceilings, get them tested before electricians or plasterers start. Typical jobs include ceilings before downlights go in and walls before tiling, involving Artex ceilings, coated plasterboard and swirl patterns.
Rural homes near Hickstead have often been altered over generations, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. We work to HSE guidance on every job, large or small.
- Location
- Hickstead (RH17, BN6)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Covers
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- Afterwards
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Responsibilities for owners
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before anyone carries out repairs.
Hickstead properties and textured coatings
Hickstead is about 3 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. We cover Hickstead as part of West Sussex, whatever the size of the job. We cover all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 10 miles away.
A school like Twineham CofE Primary School should know from its asbestos register whether coatings have been tested, before decorators start. If you are refurbishing flats near Burgess Hill station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty. Hickstead is within about 5 miles of the South Downs National Park; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
We cover Artex jobs across the RH17 and BN6 postcode area. We also carry out Artex jobs in Goddards Green (1 mile east), Sayers Common (1 mile south), Abbotsford (2 miles east), Ansty (2 miles north-east) and Hurstpierpoint (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Crawley (10 miles north), Horsham (9 miles north-west), Worthing (13 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (3 miles east) and East Grinstead (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are The Dene Hospital (1.3 miles east) and Clayton Castle (4.6 miles south-east). Within reach you will find Wolstonbury Hill and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Hickstead include St Paul's Catholic College (1.8 miles east)
Your questions about Artex removal in Hickstead
Do you work near Burgess Hill station?
Yes. Burgess Hill station is about 3.1 miles east of Hickstead, and we cover both.
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the South Downs National Park?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The main risk is from disturbing it, which is why identifying it first matters.
How quickly can you come out?
Dates are agreed once the quote is accepted. Notifiable jobs can’t start until they’ve been notified.
Do you need a licence to remove Artex?
Normally not, according to HSE. Larger steam or gel jobs must be notified first.
Will I get the price in writing?
Yes, always, including whether VAT is included.
Is it better to remove the coating or the ceiling?
Both are options: the right choice depends on the room. We will recommend one for each room.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so buildings built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it, but older parts and reused materials can still contain it.
How it works
Waste is bagged and labelled as we go, for disposal at a permitted site. We begin by confirming exactly what we’re doing, so there’s no confusion.
- Send photos of the textured surfaces
- We arrange testing
- We explain your options: leave, cover or remove
- We carry out the removal
- We dispose of the waste legally
How to prepare
- Ensure we can get to the area
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
Where asbestos turns up
Most problems come during renovation: sanding to smooth a ceiling, scraping it off dry or drilling for lights releases fibres.
These come up again and again:
- Coatings damaged by leaks
- Rented flats before redecoration
- Walls before tiling
- Structural work through coated ceilings
Older homes across Hickstead may have coatings added during past renovations.
Before booking anyone
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- The method and controls
- How the waste will be disposed of, and whether you will get a consignment note
Nearby places to Hickstead
Other services in Hickstead
What we do and don’t cover
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- Untested coatings are tested first, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- Larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified before it starts, which affects the start date
- We need the room cleared
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Materials we see
- Artex ceilings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Patched or painted coatings
- Coated plasterboard
- Textured walls
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
Weighing up your options
Plastering over it avoids disturbing it, but do not sand it smooth first, and it remains in place. Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Why people choose us
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- No removal until we know what it is
- Reports and results you can share
- Domestic and commercial work
See how we quote or our cost guide.
What it might be made of
Artex ceilings
Swirl, stipple and other patterns on ceilings are the most common textured coatings.
Patched areas
Patch repairs may use a different material from the original coating.
Afterwards
Keep the test result and waste paperwork with your property records.
Going forward:
- Photos help us quote
- Each different coating needs testing
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
- Plan around the closed rooms
Avoid these
Keep away from flaking or fallen coating and ask for advice.
Do not try DIY removal products on untested coatings.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note