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Artex Removal in Mickleham
Artex removal across Mickleham, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Walls before tiling
- Loft conversions
- Damaged or cracked coatings
Artex removal for Mickleham
Afterwards
Share the paperwork with your trades.
A few practical points:
- Test every different coating
- Plan where you will stay or work while rooms are closed off
- Photos help us quote
- Book your plasterer after removal
What to avoid
Keep away from flaking or fallen coating and ask for advice.
Don’t try DIY removal products on untested coatings.
About our artex removal in Mickleham
Sometimes it’s simpler to take the ceiling boards down whole than to strip the coating. We will explain which suits your rooms. We often deal with textured walls, stipple finishes and coated plasterboard, and typical jobs are ceilings due for plastering or skimming and textured walls before a refit.
Rural homes near Mickleham have often been altered over generations, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. Clear answers come first: is it asbestos, and what should you do about it.
- Where
- Mickleham (RH5)
- Region
- Surrey
- What we do
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Paperwork
- Result and waste note
- Quotes
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Mickleham: your questions answered
Do textured ceilings in Mickleham homes contain asbestos?
Some older coatings do, and many don’t. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
Do you come out to small villages like Mickleham?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
Make the area safe first: shut the door if you can and do not sweep it up. Then get in touch and we will advise.
What does licensed work mean?
It covers the higher-risk materials: pipe lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board. Only a contractor holding an HSE licence can do it.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Leave the area, keep others out and close the door if you can. Don’t try to clean up the debris yourself, then contact a professional.
Do you need a licence to remove Artex?
HSE’s code of practice says it will not normally be licensable. Larger-scale removal using steam or gel is notifiable non-licensed work.
Can I stay at home while you work?
The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off. Often you can stay in other rooms.
How much does Artex removal cost in Mickleham?
It depends on the area, the number of rooms, the method and the waste. We quote after testing.
Good to know
Here’s what Artex removal covers, and what it does not:
- Other materials may need their own approach
- Larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified before it starts, which affects the start date
- We test before removal, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before booking.
Common materials
- Patched or painted coatings
- Coated plasterboard
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Artex ceilings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Textured walls
How it works
Our team wears protective equipment, and keep the room closed while we work. We begin by confirming exactly what we are doing.
- Describe the coatings and rooms
- We sample each coating
- We plan the removal and send a quote
- The coating is removed with controls
- The room is cleaned and you get the paperwork
Preparing for the visit
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
- Warn neighbours if needed
How to get a quote
For a quote, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
Helpful guides
Options to consider in Mickleham
Strip the coating or take the boards down? Stripping keeps the ceiling; taking boards down whole can be quicker and cleaner in some rooms. Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
What you get
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Accredited laboratory results
- Waste paperwork for every removal
Take a look at how we price jobs or published price ranges.
Towns and villages near Mickleham
What else we do in Mickleham
Typical Artex jobs in Mickleham
Asbestos-free coatings were also made, so a textured ceiling is not automatically asbestos.
Get advice if you’re dealing with any of these:
- Ceilings coming down
- Damaged or cracked coatings
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
A school like St Michael's CofE Aided Infant School should know from its asbestos register whether coatings have been tested, before decorators start.
What your quote should include
- Whether the job needs notifying
- For licensed work, a valid HSE licence
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- VAT, clearly stated
Materials, one by one
Textured walls
Some walls were also given textured finishes.
Painted coatings
Paint often hides the coating, which doesn’t change what’s underneath.
Mickleham properties and textured coatings
Mickleham is about 2 miles south of Leatherhead, in Surrey. Homes, landlords and businesses in Mickleham contact us for Artex jobs about all kinds of jobs. We cover all 395 towns and villages in Surrey. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 11 miles away.
In older homes in Mickleham, textured ceilings were often added in later decades. If you’re refurbishing a rental near Box Hill & Westhumble station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty. Mickleham is within about 2 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
This part of Surrey takes in RH5, and your Artex job can be anywhere in it. Local streets include Old London Road, School Lane and Dell Close; we cover every one. Other places close to Mickleham we cover include Westhumble (1 mile south-west), Leatherhead (2 miles north), Pixham (2 miles south), Fetcham (2 miles north-west) and Great Bookham (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also work in Guildford (11 miles west), Woking (11 miles west), Epsom (5 miles north-east), Horley (9 miles south-east), Redhill (7 miles east) and Ewell (6 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Headley Court (2.4 miles north-east) and Betchworth Castle (2.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near Mickleham include Box Hill and Reigate Heath.
- Local schools include Box Hill School (within half a mile south-west) and The Ashcombe School (2.2 miles south)
What it costs
The cost depends on:
- How many samples are needed
- Travel and parking
- The quantity or area
- How much waste there is
Grouping jobs together can keep costs down, for example testing several materials, or removing a garage roof and a flue at the same time.
Helping us quote
Photos often save us a visit:
- Visible markings
- A close-up from a safe distance
- The access route
- A wide shot showing where the material is
Not sure what you need? Call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form and describe the problem, and we will advise.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Landlords of single homes do not have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but contractors still need to know about asbestos before they work.
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in Mickleham must manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site