West Sussex · England
Asbestos Artex Removal in Kent Street, West Sussex
Artex removal in Kent Street: removal of textured ceilings and walls. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Coatings damaged by DIY
- Textured walls before a refit
- Coatings in the way of electrical work
Artex removal in Kent Street
About our artex removal in Kent Street
Sometimes it’s simpler to take the ceiling boards down whole than to strip the coating. We will talk you through the options for your rooms in Kent Street. From walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit and coatings scraped during DIY, we cover stipple finishes, swirl patterns and coated ceiling roses.
Village homes like those in Kent Street have often been altered several times, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. We start with a clear answer: is it asbestos, and what should you do about it.
- Area
- Kent Street (RH13)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Service
- Textured ceilings and walls
- You receive
- Result and waste note
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What we do and do not cover
We are upfront about what’s included:
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
- Other materials may need their own approach
- 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 booking.
Common materials
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Artex ceilings
- Coated plasterboard
- Patched or painted coatings
- Textured walls
- Swirl and stipple patterns
What happens
The coating is softened with water, steam or gel and removed with hand tools, with no sanding or dry scraping. If anything unexpected turns up, we stop and talk to you before carrying on.
- Tell us where the textured ceilings and walls are
- We sample each different coating for testing
- If asbestos is found, we explain the options and quote
- The room is sealed, and the coating removed wet or the boards taken down
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
Preparing for the visit
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Dig out previous surveys
- Keep children and pets away on the day
Getting a price
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
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Should you do it yourself?
A professional job comes with paperwork: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
Asbestos waste cannot go in household bins, recycling or skips. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
What we deal with in Kent Street
Many electricians and plasterers ask for a test result before working on textured ceilings.
Typical jobs in Kent Street include:
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Walls before tiling
Comparing quotes
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- Whether VAT is included
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- What is not included
Duty holders and landlords in Kent Street
If your business premises in Kent Street were built before 2000, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
If you manage or own a block in Kent Street, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades.
Also near Kent Street
Common questions in Kent Street
Could my house in Kent Street contain asbestos?
It depends on its age and history: asbestos was used until the 1999 ban, so older homes and older alterations in Kent Street can contain it. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the South Downs National Park?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
Do you work on commercial premises?
We do, alongside homes. The duty holder should be able to share the asbestos register.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
Depending on the job, a report, results or a consignment note.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, then have the material identified before anything else happens.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Most asbestos cement and textured coatings are non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed.
Do you need to see it before quoting?
Photos are often enough to give a quote, but larger or unclear jobs may need a visit.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The main risk is from disturbing it, so identifying it before work is important.
Choosing the right option
Very cheap quotes for Artex removal can mean dry scraping or sanding, which releases fibres. Ask about the method and the waste. Every quote says whether VAT is included.
Why people choose us
- Legal disposal, with paperwork
- Across London and the South East
- Records for your files
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
Take a look at our prices page and published price ranges.
After we have finished in Kent Street
After removal, the room is cleaned and the waste goes to a permitted site, and you get the paperwork.
Going forward:
- Clear the rooms before the work
- Photos help us quote
- Book your plasterer after removal
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
Avoid these
Don’t use a steamer or chemical stripper on an untested coating.
Test before the builders arrive.
Artex in Kent Street homes
Kent Street is about 5 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Kent Street has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. We work in 371 places in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Crawley, about 10 miles away.
Kent Street is within about 8 miles of the South Downs National Park; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
Wherever your property is in RH13, we can help with Artex removal. Neighbouring places we cover include Wineham (1 mile south-east), Cowfold (1 mile north-west), Twineham Green (2 miles east), Shermanbury (2 miles south-west) and Twineham (2 miles south-east). We also cover nearby towns such as Crawley (10 miles north), Horsham (7 miles north-west), Worthing (12 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (7 miles east), Burgess Hill (5 miles east) and East Grinstead (15 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include The Dene Hospital (3.8 miles east). Open spaces near Kent Street include Knepp Wildland.
Materials, one by one
Painted coatings
We sample through the paint into the coating.
Textured walls
Walls can have textured coatings too.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site