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Asbestos Artex Removal in Keymer, West Sussex
Buildings in Keymer built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Our artex removal service covers testing and removal of Artex and textured coatings.
- Coatings damaged by DIY
- Ceilings coming down
- Landlord refurbishments
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Keymer: your questions answered
Could my house in Keymer contain asbestos?
Any home in Keymer built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but only a test can confirm it. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you cover Keymer and the area around Hassocks station?
Yes. Hassocks station is about 0.5 miles west of Keymer, and we cover both.
How quickly can you come out?
That depends on the work and current bookings. We will give you dates when we quote.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
First, keep everyone away and don’t clean it up. Then contact us for advice.
Do you work on commercial premises?
We do, alongside homes. Non-domestic premises have a duty holder who should hold an asbestos register.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
A survey report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, depending on the job.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Work on higher-risk materials, such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board, is licensed and must be done by an HSE-licensed contractor. Most asbestos cement and textured coatings are non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Yes. With the seller’s agreement, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you commit.
How artex removal works in Keymer
Sometimes it’s simpler to take the ceiling boards down whole than to strip the coating. We’ll talk you through the options for your rooms in Keymer. Typical materials include coated plasterboard, Artex ceilings and textured walls, and people generally contact us about ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights and landlord refurbishments.
In a smaller place like Keymer, textured ceilings often show up when people renovate older family homes, and testing comes first. Nothing is added to the job that you do not need, and we will say when the right answer is to leave something alone.
- Location
- Keymer (BN6)
- County
- West Sussex
- What we do
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- You receive
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What it might be made of
Ceiling roses and cornices
Decorative mouldings are sometimes coated too.
Artex ceilings
A small sample from each different coating tells you whether it contains asbestos.
How it works
At the end, the room is cleaned and checked before the seals come down. Our team uses the right protective equipment, and keeps dust to a minimum.
- Tell us where the textured ceilings and walls are
- Each coating is sampled and tested
- We go through the options and send a 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
- Tell us about anything that’s already damaged
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
Ask for a quote
Send us the address in Keymer, a description and some photos: call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form, and we will reply with a quote.
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What it costs
Prices vary with:
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- Material and condition
- Location, parking and any London charges
- Whether the work is non-licensed, notifiable or licensed
Every quote says whether VAT is included.
Helping us quote
The most useful photos are:
- The access route
- Visible markings
- An idea of size
- The parking area
You’ll get a written quote. Just ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page with the details.
Which option is right?
Test, leave, cover or remove? If it’s intact and no work will go through it, leaving or covering can make sense; for smooth ceilings or work through the ceiling, removal is generally best. Dealing with asbestos before building work is typically cheaper than finding it mid-job, when the whole project can be held up.
How we work in Keymer
- Waste paperwork for every removal
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Accredited laboratory results
See how we price jobs or our cost guide.
Textured ceilings in Keymer
Keymer is about 2 miles south of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Properties in Keymer range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Keymer is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 6 miles away.
Older homes across Keymer may have coatings added during past renovations. For rented flats close to Hassocks station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies. Parts of the South Downs National Park are within about a mile of Keymer; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
Artex jobs anywhere in BN6 start with the postcode and some photos. Whether your property is on Flowers Close, The Quadrant and Kymer Gardens or anywhere nearby, we can help. If your property is just outside Keymer, we also cover Hassocks (1 mile west), Ditchling (1 mile east), Clayton (1 mile south-west), Hurst Wickham (1 mile north-west) and Westmeston (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Crawley (13 miles north), Horsham (13 miles north-west), Worthing (14 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (5 miles north), East Grinstead (15 miles north) and Shoreham-by-Sea (8 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find The Dene Hospital (3.2 miles north-west) and Clayton Castle (1.2 miles south-west). Open spaces near Keymer include Ditchling Beacon and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Keymer include Downlands Community School (within half a mile south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Greyhound Public House (under half a mile south-east)
Where asbestos turns up
Many ceilings have years of paint on them, so age is hard to judge.
In older properties, we often see:
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Coatings damaged by leaks
- Landlord refurbishments
- Coatings already disturbed
A school like The Windmills Junior School should know from its asbestos register whether coatings have been tested, before decorators start.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- The method and controls
- Whether the work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
Can I do it myself?
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, don’t clean it up, and ask for advice.
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
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What happens next
Share the paperwork with your trades.
Staying safe afterwards:
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Send photos of the coatings
- Keep pets away
- File the test result and waste note
Don’ts
If a coating has been damaged by a leak, keep people away from fallen pieces and ask for advice.
Test before the builders arrive.
For businesses and landlords in Keymer
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Keymer, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
If you run a business from older premises in Keymer, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site