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Artex Removal in Mead End
Looking for Artex removal in Mead End? We work across Mead End and the towns around it, with clear advice and a written quote.
- Ceilings before plastering
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
- Coatings damaged by DIY
Asbestos help in Mead End
After we’ve finished in Mead End
After removal, the room is cleaned and the waste goes to a permitted site, and you get the paperwork.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Keep pets away
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
- Empty the rooms in advance
Avoid these
Keep away from flaking or fallen coating.
Plan testing before the renovation starts.
Artex removal in Mead End
Not every textured coating contains asbestos. A small sample tells you which you have, so your plasterer can carry on if it’s clear. From loft conversions and extensions and coatings damaged by leaks, we deal with stipple finishes, swirl patterns and coated plasterboard and more.
Rural homes near Mead End have often been altered over generations, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. Every job comes with paperwork, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Where
- Mead End (SO41)
- County
- Hampshire
- Covers
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- You receive
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Quotes vary because of:
- What the material is and its state
- How easy it is to reach
- The survey scope
- Parking and access charges
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when everything has to stop.
Sending photos
When you send photos, these help most:
- The access route
- A rough size or measurement
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Where we could park
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. To start, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Responsibilities for owners
Between tenancies is a good time to deal with asbestos, while the property is empty.
If you run a business from older premises in Mead End, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Can I do it myself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
What’s included, and what is not
It’s worth knowing what Artex removal does and doesn’t cover:
- Larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified before it starts, which affects the start date
- Untested coatings are tested first, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- Plastering and making good are normally separate jobs
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Materials we see
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Artex ceilings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Patched or painted coatings
- Coated plasterboard
- Textured walls
A closer look at the materials
Artex ceilings
Swirl, stipple and other patterns on ceilings are the most common textured coatings.
Textured walls
Walls can have textured coatings too.
What happens
We start by sealing and protecting the room, then keep the coating wet throughout. At the end, we tell you what was done and what happens next.
- 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
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
Get a quote
Send us the address in Mead End, a description and some photos: call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form, and we’ll reply with a quote.
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Questions from Mead End
Is the Artex in my Mead End home asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings don’t contain asbestos. Only a test will tell you.
Could my house in Mead End contain asbestos?
If your home in Mead End was built or refurbished before 2000, it may, but you can’t tell by looking. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes, we do. Landlords, agents, businesses and builders all use our services.
How quickly can you come out?
We agree a date when you accept the quote. Some work has to be notified to the enforcing authority first, which affects timing.
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.
How much does Artex removal cost in Mead End?
Room sizes, the method and the waste decide, so we quote after testing.
What if my house is newer?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999.
Can you help with a shop or office?
Yes. Send us the details of the premises.
Artex removal around Mead End
Mead End is about 4 miles north-west of Lymington, in Hampshire. Homes, landlords and businesses in Mead End contact us for Artex jobs about all kinds of jobs. We work in 683 places across Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our area stretches from Mead End to Southampton (about 14 miles away).
For a school such as Tiptoe Primary School, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings, before decorators start. If you are refurbishing flats near Sway station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty. Parts of the New Forest National Park are within about 4 miles of Mead End; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too. Mead End is within about 5 miles of the coast, though indoor coating work goes ahead whatever the weather.
We handle Artex jobs in every part of SO41. We can help with Artex jobs on streets such as Marley Mount and Boundway or the roads around them, wherever it is in Mead End. Neighbouring places we cover include Tiptoe (1 mile south), Sway (1 mile east), Bashley (1 mile south-west), Ashley (2 miles south) and Wootton (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Totton (11 miles north-east), Lymington (4 miles south-east), Hythe (11 miles north-east), Ringwood (8 miles north-west), Barton on Sea (3 miles south-west) and Dibden Purlieu (11 miles north-east).
A little further out are Lymington New Forest Hospital (3.8 miles east) and Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum (2.2 miles south-west). Open spaces near Mead End include Milford on Sea LNR.
- Pubs nearby include The Plough Public House (0.8 miles south)
Common reasons for Artex jobs in Mead End
Leaks and DIY can damage coatings, so they may start to flake.
Asbestos can be in plenty of places in buildings from before 2000. Typical situations are:
- Ceilings before plastering
- Ceilings due to be knocked through or removed
- Textured walls before a refit
- Coatings in the way of electrical work
In older homes in Mead End, textured ceilings were often added in later decades.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of an HSE licence where it’s needed
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- What’s excluded, such as making good or a new roof
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- 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