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Asbestos Artex Removal in Hollingrove, East Sussex
Artex removal in Hollingrove: textured coating testing and removal. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Coatings already disturbed
- Textured walls before a refit
- Ceilings coming down
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Artex removal in Hollingrove
Covering an intact coating is one option, but the asbestos is still there and should be recorded for future work. Typical materials include stipple finishes, textured walls and coated ceiling roses, and typical jobs are structural work through coated ceilings and ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights.
Rural homes near Hollingrove have often been altered over generations, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. We only recommend work that is needed.
- Location
- Hollingrove (TN32)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Covers
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Paperwork
- Result and waste note
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Duty holders and landlords in Hollingrove
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Hollingrove, you have a duty to manage asbestos under 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 Hollingrove, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Choosing the right option
Skimming over Artex avoids disturbing it, but do not sand it smooth first, and it remains in place. A price that looks too good to be true often is: controls, protective equipment, laboratory fees and legal disposal all cost money.
What you get
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Clear written quotes
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Domestic and commercial work
Take a look at how we quote and published price ranges.
Hollingrove: your questions answered
Do older homes in Hollingrove have asbestos?
That depends on when it was built and altered: asbestos was used until the 1999 ban, so older homes and older alterations in Hollingrove can contain it. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you come out to small villages like Hollingrove?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
Can you quote from photos?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, but larger or unclear jobs may need a visit.
How quickly can you come out?
Dates are agreed once the quote is accepted. Some work has to be notified to the enforcing authority first, which affects timing.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
Does all Artex contain asbestos?
Not every coating does: many coatings are asbestos-free. A sample test tells you which you have.
Is it OK to scrape off Artex?
Not before testing. Sanding or dry scraping an asbestos coating releases fibres.
Do you work on commercial premises?
We do, alongside homes. Non-domestic premises have a duty holder who should hold an asbestos register.
Places near Hollingrove
What else we do in Hollingrove
Typical Artex jobs in Hollingrove
Renovations disturb coatings: sanding to smooth a ceiling, scraping it off dry or drilling for lights releases fibres.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to Artex jobs:
- Ceilings coming down
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Landlord refurbishments
- Ceilings before downlights go in
In older homes in Hollingrove, textured ceilings were often added in later decades.
What your quote should include
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- Waste disposal and the consignment note
- If the price includes VAT
Artex in Hollingrove homes
Hollingrove is about 8 miles north of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. Properties in Hollingrove range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Hollingrove is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we work. Our area stretches from Hollingrove to Brighton (about 25 miles away).
For rented flats close to Robertsbridge station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies. Hollingrove is within about 3 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
Artex jobs anywhere in TN32 start with the postcode and some photos. Streets in the area include Hollingrove Road and Kent Lane, and Artex removal is available on all of them. Neighbouring places we cover include Brightling (1 mile west), Oxley's Green (1 mile north), Twelve Oaks (1 mile south-west), Netherfield (2 miles south-east) and Penhurst (3 miles south). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles south-west), Hastings (9 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (8 miles south), Hailsham (10 miles south-west), Crowborough (12 miles north-west) and St Leonards (10 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Old Castle (2.6 miles south-west) and Ticehurst House Hospital (6 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Senlac Hill.
DIY and asbestos
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.
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres.
What happens
On the day, we seal off the room and protect floors and fittings, and keep the coating damp as we work. The work area is kept clear while we are working, so arrange for pets and children to be elsewhere.
- Describe the rooms and coatings
- We sample the coating first
- If it contains asbestos, we agree the method and send a quote
- The room is sealed off and the coating removed wet, never sanded or dry-scraped
- The waste is bagged, the room cleaned and the waste taken to a permitted site
Getting ready
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
- Mention any damage before we arrive
Get a quote
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: do not touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
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What we do and do not cover
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- Untested coatings are tested first, since a negative result changes everything
- Big jobs need notifying in advance, which affects the start date
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Common materials
- Patched or painted coatings
- Artex ceilings
- Coated plasterboard
- Textured walls
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
What affects the price in Hollingrove
The cost depends on:
- The quantity or area
- The type of material and its condition
- Licensed or non-licensed
- Disposal costs
The cost of Artex removal depends on the job: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. Every quote is individual.
Photos that help
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them without disturbing anything:
- Where we could park
- Approximate dimensions
- A photo of the whole area
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
To get a quote, fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
A closer look at the materials
Artex ceilings
Swirl, stipple and other patterns on ceilings are the most common textured coatings.
Painted coatings
The sample includes the coating itself.
- 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
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site