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Artex Removal for Jarvis Brook
Any pre-2000 building in Jarvis Brook may contain asbestos. Our artex removal service covers testing and removal of Artex and textured coatings.
- Loft conversions
- Ceilings due to be knocked through or removed
- Coatings scraped during DIY
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Your questions about Artex removal in Jarvis Brook
Do you come out to small villages like Jarvis Brook?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
Do textured ceilings in Jarvis Brook homes contain asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings don’t contain asbestos. Only a test will tell you.
What if asbestos is found during building work?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, then have the material identified before anything else happens.
What if my house is newer?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so buildings built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it, but older parts and reused materials can still contain it.
Can you quote from photos?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, though some need a visit first.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. The duty holder should be able to share the asbestos register.
Is Artex removal licensed work?
Normally not: HSE’s code of practice says textured coating work is not normally licensable, though large steam or gel jobs are notifiable.
Should I take the ceiling down instead?
Both are options: the right choice depends on the room. We’ll recommend one for each room.
Artex removal for Jarvis Brook properties
Many Artex ceilings contain no asbestos at all. Testing a sample tells you, so your plasterer can carry on if it’s clear. Whether it’s flaking textured ceilings and coatings scraped during DIY, we deal with textured walls, coated ceiling roses and swirl patterns.
Village homes like those in Jarvis Brook have often been altered several times, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. Everything is explained in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
- Location
- Jarvis Brook (TN6)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Covers
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- Afterwards
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
How we price Artex removal
Our quotes take into account:
- Access to the area
- The quantity or area
- How much waste there is
- The category of work
What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. We quote each job individually.
Sending photos
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them from a safe distance without touching the material:
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- How we’d reach it
- Approximate dimensions
- Visible markings
Each job is priced individually. To start, fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Should you do it yourself?
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres, so avoid them completely.
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
After the job
The ceiling or wall is left ready for your plasterer.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Keep the results and paperwork
- Send photos of the coatings
- Test every different coating
Don’ts
Do not use a steamer or chemical stripper on an untested coating.
Test before the builders arrive.
Where asbestos turns up
People used Artex to cover cracks and uneven ceilings, and some included a little chrysotile.
You cannot tell by looking, but these are common reasons people contact us:
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
- Ceilings due to be knocked through or removed
- Loft conversions and extensions
If you are refurbishing a rental near Crowborough station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings.
Before booking anyone
- That licensed work will be done by an HSE-licensed contractor
- Suitable insurance for the work
- How the work will be done, and the controls used
- Whether VAT is included
Towns and villages near Jarvis Brook
Other services in Jarvis Brook
Artex in Jarvis Brook homes
Jarvis Brook is about 1 mile east of Crowborough, in East Sussex. We work across Jarvis Brook and the surrounding area, from older terraces and semis to flats, workplaces and outbuildings. Jarvis Brook is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex we cover. You can also see our page for Crawley, about 17 miles away.
Older homes across Jarvis Brook may have coatings added during past renovations. A school like Jarvis Brook Primary School should know from its asbestos register whether coatings have been tested. Jarvis Brook is within about 4 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
Wherever your property is in TN6, Artex removal is available. From Western Road, Tubwell Lane and Osborne Road or anywhere nearby, the process is the same. Other places close to Jarvis Brook we cover include Crowborough (1 mile west), Steel Cross (1 mile north), Boarshead (1 mile north), Sweethaws (2 miles south-west) and Marden's Hill (3 miles north-west). We also cover nearby towns such as Lewes (14 miles south-west), Hailsham (13 miles south), Uckfield (7 miles south-west), South Malling (14 miles south-west), Heathfield (6 miles south-east) and Southover (15 miles south-west).
A little further out are Crowborough War Memorial Hospital (1.3 miles west). The countryside around Jarvis Brook includes Crowborough Country Park.
- Local schools include Beacon Academy (0.8 miles north-west)
The scope of Artex removal
To be clear about the scope:
- Big jobs need notifying in advance, so allow time
- Untested coatings are tested first, since a negative result changes everything
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Materials in Jarvis Brook
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Coated plasterboard
- Artex ceilings
- Patched or painted coatings
- Textured walls
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
The process
At the end, the room is cleaned and checked. On the day, we check the area and talk you through the plan first.
- Describe the coatings and rooms
- We test the coating if it hasn’t been tested
- If it contains asbestos, we agree the method and quote
- The coating is removed with controls
- The room is cleaned and you get the paperwork
Before we arrive
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
- Mention any damage before we arrive
Get a quote
Include any existing survey or test when you use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
For businesses and landlords in Jarvis Brook
Schools, halls and community buildings are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Jarvis Brook, 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.
Materials, one by one
Artex ceilings
Patterned ceilings are the classic example.
Painted coatings
The sample includes the coating itself.
- 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
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note