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Artex Removal in Ryde
Artex removal in Ryde: removal of textured ceilings and walls, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Ceilings before skimming
- Walls before tiling
- Coatings scraped during DIY
Asbestos help in Ryde
Ryde questions
Do older homes in Ryde have asbestos?
Older homes can, if they date from before 2000. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you cover Ryde and the area around Ryde St Johns Road station?
Yes, we cover Ryde, including the streets around Ryde St Johns Road station.
What if my house is newer?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999.
Do you need a licence to remove Artex?
Normally not: HSE treats textured coating work as normally non-licensed, but larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified first.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not always. If it’s in good condition and nobody will disturb it, leaving it in place and checking it can be the safer choice.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For shared areas, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Can I stay at home while you work?
Typically you can use other rooms: the room being worked on is sealed off and kept clear.
About our artex removal in Ryde
Covering an intact coating is one option, but the asbestos is still there and should be recorded for future work. Typical jobs include ceilings due to be knocked through or removed and ceilings due for plastering or skimming, involving swirl patterns, textured walls and Artex ceilings.
In a town like Ryde, textured ceilings turn up in houses from the 1960s to the 1990s, though older homes may have them too. We explain what we find in plain English, including when it’s better to leave a material in place.
- Location
- Ryde (PO33)
- Area hub
- Isle of Wight
- What we do
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- Paperwork
- Result and waste note
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Duty holders and landlords in Ryde
If your business premises in Ryde were built before 2000, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
The duty to manage applies to non-domestic premises and common parts, not to single private homes, but contractors still need to know about asbestos before they work.
Typical Artex jobs in Ryde
Older coatings are often painted over many times, which can make them look newer than they are.
Typical jobs in Ryde include:
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
- Structural work through coated ceilings
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
If you are refurbishing flats near Ryde St Johns Road station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies.
Before booking anyone
- The documents you will receive
- Any exclusions
- Suitable insurance for the work
- That licensed work will be done by an HSE-licensed contractor
How we work
We soften the coating and take it off by hand, with no sanding or dry scraping. We’ll tell you when we have finished and what you will receive afterwards.
- Get in touch with photos
- We test a sample of each coating
- We talk through the options
- We carry out the removal
- We dispose of the waste legally
Before we arrive
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
- Make sure we can get to the area
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
Get a quote
You will get a written quote. Just send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749 with the details.
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Options to consider in Ryde
Very cheap quotes for Artex removal can mean dry scraping or sanding. Ask how the coating will be removed and where the waste goes. Compare what each quote includes, not just the total: scope, method, waste disposal and paperwork.
How we work in Ryde
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Written quotes that say what’s included
- Identify first, remove only when needed
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
Take a look at how we quote or published price ranges.
What’s included, and what is not
A few things to be aware of:
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
- Larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified before it starts, so allow time
- Plastering and making good are usually separate jobs
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Materials we see
- Patched or painted coatings
- Textured walls
- Artex ceilings
- Coated plasterboard
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
DIY and asbestos
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, don’t sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
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.
Textured ceilings in Ryde
Ryde is about 6 miles south of Gosport, in the Isle of Wight. We work across Ryde and the surrounding area, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. We cover all 125 towns and villages in the Isle of Wight. Our nearest city page is Southampton, about 17 miles away.
Non-domestic buildings like Dover Park Primary School should already have records of any textured coatings, before decorators start. In older homes in Ryde, textured ceilings were often added in later decades. Ryde is within about a mile of the coast, though indoor coating work goes ahead whatever the weather.
We cover Artex jobs across PO33. Streets in the area include High Street, St Thomas' Square and Market Street, and Artex removal is available on all of them. With the A3054 and A3055 close by, Ryde is simple for us to get to. Neighbouring places we cover include Oakfield (1 mile south-east), Haylands (1 mile south-west), Elmfield (1 mile south-east), Appley (1 mile east) and Westridge (1 mile south-east). Further out, we also cover Newport (6 miles west), Cowes (7 miles west), Sandown (5 miles south), Shanklin (6 miles south), Ventnor (9 miles south) and East Cowes (6 miles west). Ryde is one of the larger places we cover in the Isle of Wight, with every kind of building, from homes to workplaces. Some remote sites need extra planning, so contact us in good time.
For somewhere as remote as Ryde, early notice helps us plan the trip.
Nearby you will also find Gosport War Memorial Hospital (4.8 miles north) and Sandown Castle (4.7 miles south). Open spaces near Ryde include Brading Down and Alan Hersey Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Ryde School with Upper Chine (within half a mile north-west) and Ryde Academy (0.5 miles west)
- Local pubs include The Falcon pub (under half a mile west)
Materials we deal with
Patched areas
Patch repairs may use a different material from the original coating.
Artex ceilings
Patterned ceilings are the classic example.
After the job
Covered coatings should be recorded.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Empty the rooms in advance
- Each different coating needs testing
- Give us room sizes
- Keep pets out of the work area
Avoid these
Keep away from flaking or fallen coating.
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note