Brighton and Hove · England
Asbestos Artex Removal in Hove, Brighton and Hove
Artex removal across Hove and nearby, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Coatings in the way of electrical work
- Ceilings before skimming
- Walls before tiling
Need Artex removal in Hove?
What it costs
The cost depends on:
- The survey scope
- Disposal costs
- The size of the job
- How easy it is to reach
Access makes a big difference to cost, so tell us about access.
Sending photos
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them without disturbing anything:
- Cracks or breaks
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- An idea of size
- The parking area
Every job is quoted in writing. Just use our quote form or call 07833 053 749 with the details.
Artex removal for Hove properties
For an asbestos coating, the room is sealed, the coating kept wet and nothing sanded or dry-scraped, with the waste bagged and taken to a permitted site. Typical materials include coated ceiling roses, coated plasterboard and swirl patterns, and people normally contact us about walls before tiling and rented homes refurbished between tenants.
In a town like Hove, textured ceilings turn up in houses from the 1960s to the 1990s. Every job comes with paperwork, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Location
- Hove (BN3, BN1, BN52)
- County
- Brighton and Hove
- Covers
- Textured ceilings and walls
- You receive
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for Hove
Is the Artex in my Hove home asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings don’t contain asbestos. Only a test will tell you.
Is asbestos common in Hove homes?
Any home in Hove 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.
Can I just skim over it?
You can, if it’s intact: covering it leaves it undisturbed. Never sand it beforehand, and record its location.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: asbestos waste is hazardous and cannot go in skips, bins or recycling. It has to go to a site that accepts it, with the right paperwork.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to every area involved in the job.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Work in that area should stop, and the material needs identifying before work resumes.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The risk comes mainly from disturbing materials that contain it, which is why identifying it first matters.
Can I stay at home while you work?
The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off. Often you can stay in other rooms.
A closer look at the materials
Painted coatings
Many coatings have been painted over, which doesn’t change what’s underneath.
Ceiling roses and cornices
Roses and cornices may be coated.
How we work
We bag and label the waste as we work, for disposal at a permitted site. We wear suitable protective equipment for the job, and keeps dust to a minimum.
- Let us know which rooms have textured coatings
- Each coating is sampled and tested
- If asbestos is found, we explain the options and quote
- We seal off each room and remove the coating wet, or take the boards down whole
- The room is cleaned and the waste goes to a permitted site with paperwork
Before we arrive
- Dig out previous surveys
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Mention any parking restrictions
Getting a price
Each job is priced individually. Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page to get started.
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What’s included, and what isn’t
Before you book, note that:
- Untested coatings are tested first, since a negative result changes everything
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
- Larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified before it starts, which affects the start date
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise.
What we deal with
- Patched or painted coatings
- Coated plasterboard
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Textured walls
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Artex ceilings
What happens next
The surface is left ready for making good.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Keep the results and paperwork
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
Avoid these
Don’t sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
Test before the builders arrive.
Doing it yourself?
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, quite apart from the asbestos, so stay off it.
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
For landlords, agents and businesses
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, while the property is empty.
Textured ceilings in Hove
Hove is about 2 miles west of Brighton, in Brighton and Hove. Wherever your property is in Hove, tell us the postcode and what you need, and we’ll quote. Hove is one of 30 places in Brighton and Hove we cover.
Non-domestic buildings like St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School should already have records of any textured coatings, before decorators start. Older homes across Hove may have coatings added during past renovations. Parts of the South Downs National Park are within about 7 miles of Hove; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too. The coast is within about 2 miles of Hove, though indoor coating work goes ahead whatever the weather.
We cover Artex jobs across the BN3, BN1 and BN52 postcode area and the streets around it. From Farm Road, York Road and Aymer Road or anywhere nearby, the process is the same. Being close to the A270 and A2023, Hove is simple for us to get to. Nearby, we also cover Brighton and Hove (1 mile north-west), Brunswick (1 mile south-east), Aldrington (1 mile west), Prestonville (1 mile north-east) and West Blatchington (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also work in Kemptown (3 miles east), Whitehawk (3 miles east), Moulsecoomb (3 miles east), Hollingbury (3 miles north-east), Bevendean (3 miles east) and Saltdean (6 miles east). Being one of Brighton and Hove’s larger places, Hove has a wide mix of older and newer buildings.
Other landmarks nearby include British Engineerium (0.9 miles north) and Montefiore Hospital (0.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Whitehawk Hill and Thundersbarrow Hill.
- Schools near Hove include The Drive Prep School (under half a mile north-east) and Hove Park School (0.7 miles north-west)
- Local pubs include The Urchin pub (under half a mile south-west)
Typical Artex jobs in Hove
Older coatings are often painted over many times, so age is hard to judge.
Buildings from before 2000 can hide asbestos in many places. Common situations include:
- Ceilings coming down
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Ceilings before plastering
- Flaking textured ceilings
If you are refurbishing a rental near Hove station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty.
Comparing quotes
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- The scope of the job, in writing
- That licensed work will be done by an HSE-licensed contractor
- What’s excluded, such as making good or a new roof
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note