Southampton · England
Artex Removal for Itchen
Need Artex removal in Itchen? We cover Itchen and the surrounding area, with clear advice and a written quote.
- Ceilings due to be knocked through or removed
- Rented flats before redecoration
- Textured walls before a refit
Get a quote for Itchen
Itchen properties and textured coatings
Itchen is about 2 miles south-east of Southampton, in Southampton. Wherever your property is in Itchen, tell us the postcode and what you need, and we will quote. We cover 40 places in Southampton, from the larger towns to small villages.
For a school such as Ludlow Junior School, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings, before decorators start. In older homes in Itchen, textured ceilings were often added in later decades. Itchen is within about 7 miles of the New Forest National Park; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too. The coast is within about 2 miles of Itchen; indoor work like textured coating removal is not affected by the weather.
Here we cover the SO19 and SO14 postcode area, and your Artex job can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Sea Road, Oak Road and West Road, and Artex removal is available on all of them. Itchen is on the A3025, so it’s easy for us to reach. Neighbouring places we cover include Peartree Green (1 mile north-west), Northam (1 mile north-west), Sholing (1 mile east), Bitterne (1 mile north-east) and St Mary's (1 mile west). We also cover nearby towns such as Shirley (3 miles north-west), Regents Park (3 miles west), Maybush (4 miles north-west), Coxford (4 miles north-west), Freemantle (3 miles west) and Lordswood (4 miles north-west). Itchen is among the bigger towns we cover in Southampton, with homes, rented property and workplaces of every age.
Nearby you’ll also find Bitterne Local History Society Heritage And Research Centre (0.9 miles north) and Marlands Shopping Centre (1.6 miles west). Open spaces near Itchen include Netley Common.
- Schools near Itchen include Woolston School (under half a mile south) and Oasis Academy Sholing (0.6 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Engineers Arms (1 mile north-west)
Artex removal in Itchen
Covering an intact coating is one option, but the asbestos is still there and should be recorded for future work. Whether it’s walls before tiling and coatings damaged by leaks, we cover textured walls, swirl patterns and coated plasterboard and more.
In places like Itchen, textured ceilings are a common renovation find, and testing comes first. We start with a clear answer: is it asbestos, and what should you do about it.
- Where
- Itchen (SO19, SO14)
- County
- Southampton
- What we do
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- You receive
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Duty holders and landlords in Itchen
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Itchen, 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.
For managing agents and freeholders in Itchen, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades, and condition checked regularly.
Doing it yourself?
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres, so avoid them completely.
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
How it works
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’re working.
- Get in touch with photos
- We arrange testing
- We explain your options: leave, cover or remove
- We carry out the removal
- The waste goes to a permitted site with a consignment note
Before we arrive
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
- Tell us about parking and access
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
How to get a quote
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
Helpful guides
Looking after things afterwards
Keep the test result and waste paperwork with your property records.
To avoid problems in future:
- Keep pets out of the work area
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Keep the results and paperwork
- Empty the rooms in advance
What to avoid
Never sand or dry-scrape Artex before testing.
Plan testing before the renovation starts.
What it might be made of
Patched areas
Patches may be newer material.
Painted coatings
The sample includes the coating itself.
What affects the price in Itchen
The biggest factors in the price are:
- Location, parking and any London charges
- Whether the work is non-licensed, notifiable or licensed
- Disposal costs
- The type of material and its condition
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
What to photograph
Before you send photos, a few tips:
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- A clear close-up
- The parking area
- Labels, if any
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
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Itchen: your questions answered
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
Do textured ceilings in Itchen homes contain asbestos?
Some older coatings do, and many do not. Only a test will tell you.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to every area involved in the job.
When can you start?
Dates are agreed once the quote is accepted. Some work has to be notified to the enforcing authority first, which affects timing.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Licensed work is work on the materials most likely to release fibres: pipe lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Of course. With the seller’s agreement, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you commit.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
Testing tells you about particular materials; a survey looks at everything in scope, including things you hadn’t spotted.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Work in that area should stop, then have the material identified before anything else happens.
Weighing up your options
You’ll find DIY products for removing Artex, but if the coating contains asbestos, HSE guidance applies. Test first. When comparing quotes, check what’s included: the scope, the method, the waste and the paperwork.
Why people choose us
- Waste paperwork for every removal
- Domestic and commercial work
- Accredited laboratory results
- Identify first, remove only when needed
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Why people call us in Itchen
Many trades want a test result first.
Get advice if you’re dealing with any of these:
- Loft conversions and extensions
- Textured walls before a refit
- Ceilings before skimming
- Structural work through coated ceilings
If you are refurbishing flats near Woolston station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings.
What your quote should include
- How the waste will be disposed of, and whether you’ll get a consignment note
- Whether the job needs notifying
- Any exclusions
- How the work will be done, and the controls used
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site