Greater London · England
Artex Removal in Long Ditton
Artex removal across Long Ditton and nearby, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Damaged or cracked coatings
- Walls before tiling
Get a quote for Long Ditton
Artex removal in Long Ditton
For an asbestos coating, the room is sealed, the coating kept wet and nothing sanded or dry-scraped. Whether it’s ceilings due to be knocked through or removed and ceilings before skimming, we cover stipple finishes, coated plasterboard and coated ceiling roses.
In flats and houses around Long Ditton, textured ceilings often turn up during renovation, often painted over many times. Every job ends with paperwork: a report, results or a consignment note, so you have a record.
- Area
- Long Ditton (KT6)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Covers
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- Paperwork
- Lab result and consignment note
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Long Ditton: your questions answered
Is the Artex in my Long Ditton home asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings do not contain asbestos. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
Do you work near Surbiton station?
Yes, we cover Long Ditton and the area towards Surbiton station, about 0.7 miles north-east.
Will I get the price in writing?
Yes, every quote is in writing and says what’s included.
Do I need to move out during Artex removal?
The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off. Often you can stay in other rooms.
How quickly can you come out?
We agree a date when you accept the quote. Notifiable jobs cannot start until they’ve been notified.
Can I plaster over Artex that contains asbestos?
Covering it is an option if it’s intact, but never sand it first, and keep a record.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The risk comes mainly from disturbing materials that contain it, so identifying it before work is important.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, with the seller’s permission.
Nearby places to Long Ditton
What else we do in Long Ditton
What’s included, and what is not
Some limits to bear in mind:
- Untested coatings are tested first, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Common materials
- Artex ceilings
- Coated plasterboard
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Textured walls
- Patched or painted coatings
Landlords, managing agents and employers
For managing agents and freeholders in Long Ditton, the asbestos register for common parts should be kept up to date and shared with contractors, and condition checked regularly.
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
A closer look at the materials
Patched areas
We may sample patches separately.
Artex ceilings
A small sample from each different coating tells you whether it contains asbestos.
Your options compared
DIY removal products are sold for textured coatings, but if it contains asbestos, the job needs proper controls. Always test first. Access makes a big difference to cost, so tell us about access.
Why choose us
- Clear written quotes
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- We identify first and remove only what needs removing
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
See our prices page or our cost guide.
What we deal with in Long Ditton
People used Artex to cover cracks and uneven ceilings, and some contained a small amount of white asbestos (chrysotile) for strength.
Get advice if you’re dealing with any of these:
- Damaged or cracked coatings
- Ceilings before downlights go in
- Landlord refurbishments
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
If your home is one of the older properties in Long Ditton, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- How the work will be done, and the controls used
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
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.
HSE advises the public not to repair or remove asbestos themselves. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
Afterwards
The surface is left ready for making good.
A few practical points:
- Clear the rooms before the work
- Keep pets away
- Book your plasterer after removal
- File the test result and waste note
Avoid these
Never sand or dry-scrape Artex before testing.
Plan testing before the renovation starts.
How it works
Our team wears protective equipment, and keep the room closed while we work. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- 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
- We seal off the room and remove the coating wet
- The room is cleaned and you get the paperwork
How to prepare
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
Getting a price
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
Long Ditton properties and textured coatings
Long Ditton is about 1 mile south-west of Surbiton, in Greater London. Long Ditton is part of the area we cover, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. Long Ditton is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work. Our nearest city page is London, about 12 miles away.
If you’re refurbishing a rental near Surbiton station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies. For a school such as Long Ditton Infant and Nursery School, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings, before decorators start.
Here we cover the KT6 postcode area. That could mean a property on Pound Close, Fleece Road and St Chads Close or the roads around them, wherever it is in Long Ditton. For properties just outside Long Ditton, we cover Ditton Hill (1 mile south), Seething Wells (1 mile north), Thames Ditton (1 mile west), Hinchley Wood (1 mile south-west) and Surbiton Park (1 mile north-east). We also cover nearby towns such as London (12 miles north-east), City of Westminster (11 miles north-east), Marylebone (12 miles north-east), Kensington (9 miles north-east), St Pancras (13 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (14 miles north-east).
Long Ditton is in London, inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, where parking and loading can be restricted: let us know about parking and access when you get in touch.
Well-known places in the area include Bentall Centre (1.9 miles north) and Tolworth Hospital (1.3 miles east). Open spaces near Long Ditton include The Lake and Kingston Hill Road area.
- Schools near Long Ditton include Shrewsbury House School (0.6 miles south-east) and Hinchley Wood School (0.8 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you will find Raintree pub (within half a mile north-west)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Municipal Borough of Surbiton (1.1 miles south-east)
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site