Bracknell Forest · England
Asbestos Artex Removal in Home Farm, Bracknell Forest
Artex removal in Home Farm: Artex removal, with testing first, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Textured walls before a refit
- Coatings already disturbed
Artex removal near Home Farm
How we work
The coating is softened with water, steam or gel and removed with hand tools, never sanded or scraped dry. Parking close by makes the day easier, so let us know about any restrictions.
- Describe the rooms and coatings
- We sample the coating first
- We plan the method and quote
- We seal the room and remove the coating with wet methods
- We clean up and dispose of the waste legally
Getting ready
- Tell us about parking and access
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Find any old asbestos reports
How to get a quote
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Then fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
About our artex removal in Home Farm
Skimming or boarding over an intact coating avoids disturbing it, but the asbestos is still there and should be recorded for future work. We often deal with coated plasterboard, textured walls and coated ceiling roses, and people normally contact us about walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit and rented flats before redecoration.
In areas like Home Farm, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes, often added during past renovations. Work is planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance.
- Where
- Home Farm (RG12, RG45, RG40)
- Area hub
- Bracknell Forest
- What we do
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- You receive
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Artex in Home Farm homes
Home Farm is about 1 mile north-east of Crowthorne, in Bracknell Forest. We cover Home Farm as part of Bracknell Forest, whatever the size of the job. Home Farm is one of 41 places in Bracknell Forest where we work. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 9 miles away.
A school like Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School should know from its asbestos register whether coatings have been tested. If you are refurbishing flats near Bracknell station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings.
Wherever your property is in RG12, RG45 and RG40, we can help with Artex removal, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include West Road, South Road and Wheldon Lane, and Artex removal is available on all of them. Close by, we cover Wooden Hill (1 mile east), Great Hollands (1 mile north-east), Hanworth (1 mile east), Birch Hill (1 mile east) and Crowthorne (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include Sandhurst (3 miles south), Wick Hill (3 miles north-east), Lawrence Hill (3 miles north-east), Binfield (3 miles north), Quelm Park (3 miles north-east) and Whitegrove (3 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Staff College Museum (3.8 miles south-east) and The Lexicon (2.3 miles north-east). Open spaces near Home Farm include Heath Lake and Wildmoor Heath.
- Schools near Home Farm include Easthampstead Park Community School (0.5 miles north)
- Pubs nearby include Golden Retriever pub (0.5 miles south-east)
After we’ve finished in Home Farm
The ceiling or wall is left ready for your plasterer.
Once we are done:
- Photos help us quote
- Each different coating needs testing
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Book your plasterer after removal
Don’ts
Never sand or dry-scrape Artex before testing.
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
Places near Home Farm
More for properties in Home Farm
Common reasons for Artex jobs in Home Farm
Textured coatings were popular for decades because they hid cracks and uneven plaster, and some contained a small amount of white asbestos (chrysotile) for strength.
Asbestos can be in plenty of places in buildings from before 2000. Typical situations are:
- Walls before tiling
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Ceilings coming down
- Landlord refurbishments
If your home is one of the older properties in Home Farm, near St Michael and St Mary Magdalene's Church or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
What your quote should include
- The method and controls
- Suitable insurance for the work
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- VAT, clearly stated
DIY and asbestos
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
Choosing the right option
Skimming over Artex avoids disturbing it, but don’t sand it smooth first, and the asbestos stays in the building. A price that looks too good to be true often is: proper controls, lab analysis and legal waste disposal cost money.
Why us?
- Covering London and the South East
- No removal until we know what it is
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Waste taken to a permitted site with a consignment note
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
The scope of Artex removal
To be clear about the scope:
- We need the room cleared
- Other materials may need their own approach
- Untested coatings are tested first, since a negative result changes everything
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
What we deal with
- Textured walls
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Coated plasterboard
- Artex ceilings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Patched or painted coatings
Duty holders and landlords in Home Farm
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Home Farm, 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.
What affects the price in Home Farm
The biggest factors in the price are:
- The quantity or area
- How many samples are needed
- How much waste there is
- Location, parking and any London charges
Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
Sending photos
Photos help us understand the job before we visit. Take them without disturbing anything:
- A clear close-up
- Cracks or breaks
- 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: fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Home Farm questions
Do you work near Bracknell station?
Yes, we cover Home Farm and the area towards Bracknell station, about 2 miles north-east.
Do older homes in Home Farm have asbestos?
Any home in Home Farm built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but you cannot tell by looking. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you work in Home Farm?
Yes, we do: Home Farm is within the area we cover in Bracknell Forest. Send the postcode and a few photos for a quote.
Does someone need to be there?
We need access to every area in the job, and to be available for questions.
Do you need to see it before quoting?
Often we can quote from clear photos and a description; otherwise we will arrange a visit.
What does it cost to remove Artex?
Room size, method and waste all affect the price. We quote once we know what it contains.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
Make the area safe first: shut the door if you can and do not sweep it up. Then contact us for advice on the next step.
Do I need a test or a survey?
A test checks specific materials; a survey checks a whole building or work area. Before building work, you normally need a survey.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site