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Asbestos Artex Removal in Lashenden, Kent
Artex removal in Lashenden and across Kent: textured coating testing and removal, with written paperwork.
- Textured walls before a refit
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
Artex removal near Lashenden
Artex removal near Lashenden
According to HSE, textured coating work is normally non-licensed. Larger-scale removal using steam or gel is notifiable non-licensed work. We often deal with swirl patterns, coated ceiling roses and textured walls, and people generally contact us about loft conversions and rented homes refurbished between tenants.
Village homes like those in Lashenden have often been altered several times, so coatings may date from earlier work. Clear answers come first: what the material is, and what that means for your plans.
- Area
- Lashenden (TN27)
- Region
- Kent
- Service
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- You receive
- Lab result and consignment note
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Weighing up your options
Skimming over Artex avoids disturbing it, but don’t sand it smooth first, and the asbestos stays in the building. There’s no one-size price, as every job differs. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
What you get
- Identify first, remove only when needed
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
- Legal disposal, with paperwork
- Plain-English advice, including when to leave things alone
Read our prices page or our cost guide.
The process
At the end, the room is cleaned and checked before the seals come down. While we work, the area stays out of bounds.
- Describe the coatings and rooms
- We sample each coating
- If it contains asbestos, we agree the method and quote
- The coating is removed with controls
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
Before we arrive
- Make sure we can get to the area
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
Getting a price
For a quote, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
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Questions from Lashenden
Do you cover Lashenden and the area around Headcorn station?
Yes. Headcorn station is about 1.8 miles north of Lashenden, and we cover both.
Do you cover Lashenden from London?
We cover Lashenden, about 40 miles from central London.
Do you cover Lashenden?
Yes, Lashenden is in our area. Tell us the postcode and what you need.
Do I need to move out during Artex removal?
Typically you can use other rooms: the room being worked on is sealed off and kept clear.
What does it cost to remove Artex?
Room sizes, the method and the waste decide, and we quote once the coating has been tested.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The risk comes mainly from disturbing materials that contain it, which is why identifying it first matters.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
First, keep people away from the damaged material: close it off and do not clean it up yourself. Then contact us for advice on the next step.
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.
Textured ceilings in Lashenden
Lashenden is about 10 miles west of Ashford, in Kent. Anywhere in Lashenden, just send the postcode. We work in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. We work right across the region, from Lashenden to Canterbury (about 21 miles away).
Lashenden is within about 6 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
We cover Artex jobs across the TN27 postcode area and the streets around it. Streets in the area include Bell Lane and Frittenden Road, and Artex removal is available on all of them. Neighbouring places we cover include Standen (1 mile south-east), Curteis' Corner (1 mile south), Monk's Hill (1 mile east), Hareplain (2 miles south-west) and Smarden Bell (2 miles north-east). We also cover nearby towns such as Maidstone (10 miles north-west), Ashford (10 miles east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north), Kings Hill (14 miles north-west), Foley Park (11 miles north-west) and Paddock Wood (11 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Kent Firefighting Museum (1.2 miles west) and Romden Castle (2.9 miles east).
For businesses and landlords in Lashenden
The duty to manage applies to non-domestic premises and common parts, not to single private homes, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Lashenden, 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.
Afterwards
We clean the room and dispose of the waste legally, and you get the paperwork.
Some practical advice:
- File the test result and waste note
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
- Each different coating needs testing
Things not to do
Do not use a steamer or chemical stripper on an untested coating.
Do not use a steamer or chemical stripper on an untested coating.
What it might be made of
Textured walls
Walls are treated like ceilings.
Artex ceilings
Patterned ceilings are the classic example.
What affects the price in Lashenden
These are the main things that affect the price of Artex removal:
- How many samples are needed
- The type of material and its condition
- How much there is
- Waste quantity and disposal
A price that looks too good to be true often is: controls, protective equipment, laboratory fees and legal disposal all cost money.
What to photograph
Photos often save us a visit:
- Labels, if any
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- A close-up from a safe distance
- Cracks or breaks
Include any existing survey or test when you fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Good to know
A few things to be aware of:
- Other materials may need their own approach
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before booking.
Materials in Lashenden
- Artex ceilings
- Textured walls
- Coated plasterboard
- Patched or painted coatings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Swirl and stipple patterns
Towns and villages near Lashenden
What else we do in Lashenden
Should you do it yourself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
Asbestos waste can’t go in household bins, recycling or skips. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note