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Artex Removal for Middle Aston
Buildings in Middle Aston built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. We offer Artex removal, with testing first.
- Coatings scraped during DIY
- Rented flats before redecoration
- Coatings damaged by leaks
Artex removal for Middle Aston
Limits to be aware of
Some limits to bear in mind:
- Other asbestos materials found in the room are dealt with separately
- Big jobs need notifying in advance, which affects the start date
- Plastering and making good are generally separate jobs
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise before you book.
Common materials
- Textured walls
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Artex ceilings
- Patched or painted coatings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Coated plasterboard
About our artex removal in Middle Aston
Taking down the plasterboard can be easier than stripping the coating. We will explain which suits your rooms. People often contact us about ceilings due to be knocked through or removed and rented flats before redecoration, including coated plasterboard, Artex ceilings and textured walls.
Rural homes near Middle Aston have often been altered over generations, so coatings may date from earlier work. Everything is explained in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
- Location
- Middle Aston (OX25)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Covers
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- Afterwards
- Result and waste note
- Quotes
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Typical Artex jobs in Middle Aston
Many electricians and plasterers ask for a test result before working on textured ceilings.
Asbestos can be in plenty of places in buildings from before 2000. Common situations include:
- Ceilings coming down
- Coatings damaged by leaks
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
- Landlord refurbishments
For a school such as Dr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary School, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings, before decorators start.
Comparing quotes
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- How fibres will be kept down
- Where the waste goes, with paperwork
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
After we have finished in Middle Aston
If other rooms have textured coatings, record whether they’ve been tested, so future work is planned properly.
After the job, keep these in mind:
- Plan where you’ll stay or work while rooms are closed off
- Keep pets out of the work area
- Book your plasterer after removal
- Empty the rooms in advance
Don’ts
Don’t drill or cut into textured ceilings until you know what they contain.
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
How we work
On the day, we seal off the room and protect floors and fittings, and keep the coating damp as we work. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Describe the rooms and coatings
- We test the coating if it hasn’t been tested
- We plan the method and quote
- The room is sealed off and the coating removed wet, never sanded or dry-scraped
- We clean up and dispose of the waste legally
How to prepare
- Let us know where we can park
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Dig out previous surveys
Getting a price
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: don’t touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
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Which option is right?
A test before removal can save money: if the coating is clear, ordinary methods can be used. Grouping jobs together can keep costs down, such as testing several materials at once.
How we work in Middle Aston
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Waste taken to a permitted site with a consignment note
- Work done to the regulations
Read our prices page or our cost guide.
Middle Aston: your questions answered
Could my house in Middle Aston contain asbestos?
If your home in Middle Aston was built or refurbished before 2000, it may, but only a test can confirm it. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Is the Artex in my Middle Aston home asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings don’t contain asbestos. Only a test will tell you.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes, as well as homeowners. Send the details.
What does licensed work mean?
Licensed work is work on the materials most likely to release fibres: 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. Do not try to clean up the debris yourself, then contact a professional.
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.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not always. Sound material that won’t be touched can often stay, as long as it’s recorded.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Buildings from after 2000 shouldn’t, because of the 1999 ban, although older materials can sometimes be reused or left in extensions.
Duty holders and landlords in Middle Aston
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
Landlords of garage blocks and outbuildings should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before anyone carries out repairs.
Artex removal around Middle Aston
Middle Aston is about 7 miles west of Bicester, in Oxfordshire. If your Artex job is in Middle Aston, let us know about access when you get in touch. Middle Aston is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 13 miles away.
If you’re refurbishing a rental near Heyford station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty. If your home is one of the older properties in Middle Aston, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
Anywhere in OX25, we can help with Artex removal. Close by, we cover Steeple Aston (1 mile south), North Aston (1 mile north), Duns Tew (1 mile north-west), Dane Hill (2 miles north) and Steeple Barton (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Oxford (13 miles south), Banbury (9 miles north), Bicester (7 miles east), Witney (13 miles south-west), Kidlington (8 miles south) and Headington Quarry (13 miles south).
Nearby you will also find Deddington Castle (2.9 miles north).
- Pubs nearby include Red Lion pub (0.7 miles south)
Can I do it myself?
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres.
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
What affects the price in Middle Aston
When we quote, we look at:
- How many samples are needed
- How easy it is to reach
- Material and condition
- Whether the work is non-licensed, notifiable or licensed
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
Photos that help
Photo tips:
- A close-up from a safe distance
- Cracks or breaks
- A photo of the whole area
- A rough size or measurement
Not sure what you need? Fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 and describe the problem, and we’ll recommend the right option.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note