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Asbestos Artex Removal in Mount Pleasant, Kent
Artex removal for Mount Pleasant: testing and removal of Artex and textured coatings. Send us photos and we will tell you what you need.
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
- Landlord refurbishments
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Artex removal for Mount Pleasant properties
Sometimes it’s simpler to take the ceiling boards down whole than to strip the coating. We will talk you through the options for your rooms in Mount Pleasant. People often contact us about coatings damaged by DIY and rented flats before redecoration, including stipple finishes, textured walls and coated plasterboard.
In places like Mount Pleasant, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes. We work to HSE guidance on every job, large or small.
- Where
- Mount Pleasant (CT12)
- County
- Kent
- Covers
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Paperwork
- Lab result and consignment note
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Doing it yourself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, do not sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
What we deal with in Mount Pleasant
Textured coatings continued to be made after asbestos was taken out of them, so a textured ceiling is not automatically asbestos.
Asbestos can be in a lot of places in buildings from before 2000. Typical situations are:
- Ceilings before plastering
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
For a school such as Minster Church of England Primary School, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings, before decorators start.
What your quote should include
- Whether the job needs notifying
- Suitable insurance for the work
- What you will receive afterwards: a report, results or waste paperwork
- Which areas and materials are covered
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
If your business premises in Mount Pleasant were built before 2000, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Limits to be aware of
We’re upfront about what’s included:
- Untested coatings are tested first, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
- We need the room cleared
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise.
Materials in Mount Pleasant
- Textured walls
- Patched or painted coatings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Coated plasterboard
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Artex ceilings
Materials, one by one
Patched areas
Different areas may need separate samples.
Textured walls
They’re tested and removed in the same way as ceilings.
Prices and what affects them
What drives the price:
- Waste quantity and disposal
- Whether the work is non-licensed, notifiable or licensed
- How many samples are needed
- What the material is and its state
Very low prices can mean corners are being cut: controls, protective equipment, laboratory fees and legal disposal all cost money.
Photos that help
Photo tips:
- An overall view
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- A close-up from a safe distance
- The parking area
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
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How it works
If we’re taking the boards down instead, they’re removed whole where possible. While we work, the area stays out of bounds.
- Send photos of the textured surfaces
- We test a sample of each coating
- We explain your options: leave, cover or remove
- We remove it safely if that’s what you choose
- The waste goes to a permitted site with a consignment note
Getting ready
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Keep children and pets away on the day
How to get a quote
You will get a written quote. Fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 with the details.
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Your questions about Artex removal in Mount Pleasant
Do you come out to small villages like Mount Pleasant?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
Do you cover Mount Pleasant from London?
We cover Mount Pleasant, about 62 miles from central London.
Does weather affect the work?
Indoor work isn’t affected. Outdoor roof work can be delayed by strong wind or heavy rain.
Can I just skim over it?
You can, if it’s intact: skimming or boarding over avoids disturbing it. Never sand it beforehand, and record its location.
Do you work on commercial premises?
We do. Send us the details of the premises, and any existing asbestos register.
Could my home contain asbestos?
Looking will not tell you. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, and anything from before 2000 is worth checking.
When can you start?
That depends on the work and current bookings. We will give you dates when we quote, and notifiable work needs notifying before it starts.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
Make the area safe first: close it off and don’t clean it up yourself. Then get in touch and we will advise.
Choosing the right option
DIY removal products are sold for textured coatings, but if it contains asbestos, the job needs proper controls. Test first. Access makes a big difference to cost, so tell us about access.
Why people choose us
- Domestic and commercial work
- Legal disposal, with paperwork
- Clear written quotes
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
See how we price jobs or the cost guide.
Textured ceilings in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant is about 4 miles south-west of Margate, in Kent. Mount Pleasant has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Mount Pleasant is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 11 miles away.
If you are refurbishing a rental near Minster station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty. In older homes in Mount Pleasant, textured ceilings were often added in later decades. Mount Pleasant is within about 5 miles of the coast, though indoor coating work goes ahead whatever the weather.
Artex jobs anywhere in CT12 start with the postcode and some photos. Close by, we cover Way (1 mile south-east), Acol (1 mile north), Minster (1 mile south-west), Sevenscore (2 miles south-east) and Manston (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (11 miles south-west), Margate (4 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south), Ramsgate (4 miles east), Broadstairs (5 miles east) and Whitstable (12 miles west).
Other landmarks nearby include Westwood Cross (3.5 miles east) and RAF Manston History Museum (1.4 miles east). The countryside around Mount Pleasant includes Sandwich and Pegwell Bay.
- Local schools include King Ethelbert School (2.2 miles north)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Bell Inn (0.9 miles south)
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site