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Asbestos Artex Removal in Seven Dials, Greater London
Worried about asbestos in Seven Dials? Our service covers testing and removal of Artex and textured coatings, with clear advice at each step.
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
- Coatings scraped during DIY
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
Need Artex removal in Seven Dials?
What it costs
The price of Artex removal depends mainly on:
- Waste quantity and disposal
- Parking and access charges
- The survey scope
- Licensed or non-licensed
Dealing with asbestos before building work is usually cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
Helping us quote
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them without disturbing anything:
- A clear close-up
- Damaged areas
- An overall view
- A rough size or measurement
Photos from a safe distance help: send them through our contact page.
Artex removal near Seven Dials
Left undisturbed, an intact textured coating is low risk. The problem comes when it’s sanded, scraped dry, drilled or knocked through during a renovation. People often contact us about walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit and loft conversions and extensions, including textured walls, stipple finishes and coated plasterboard.
In London conversions like those in Seven Dials, one ceiling may have several coatings from different decades, so we test each coating. Clear answers come first: is it asbestos, and what should you do about it.
- Where
- Seven Dials (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- Region
- Greater London
- Service
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- Afterwards
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for Seven Dials
Is the Artex in my Seven Dials home asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings don’t contain asbestos. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
Do you cover Seven Dials and the area around Tottenham Court Road station?
Yes. Tottenham Court Road station is close to the centre of Seven Dials, and we cover the whole area.
Do I need a test or a survey?
A test checks specific materials; a survey checks a whole building or work area. Before building work, you normally need a survey.
Is it OK to scrape off Artex?
Only once you know it’s clear. If it contains asbestos, sanding releases fibres.
What if my house is newer?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so a home built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it, though older parts, reused materials or earlier outbuildings can.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
Never: skips and household bins cannot take asbestos. It must go to a permitted site.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. The duty holder should be able to share the asbestos register.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes, as well as homeowners. Send the details.
A closer look at the materials
Coated plasterboard
Taking boards down whole avoids stripping the coating.
Patched areas
We may sample patches separately.
Your options compared
Test, leave, cover or remove? If it’s intact and no work will go through it, leaving or covering can make sense; if you want smooth ceilings or need to cut into it, removal is typically better. Grouping jobs together can keep costs down, for example testing several materials, or removing a garage roof and a flue at the same time.
How we work in Seven Dials
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Domestic and commercial work
- Accredited laboratory results
- Clear written quotes
See how we quote or our cost guide.
The process
Waste is bagged and labelled as we go, for disposal at a permitted site. It helps if we can park nearby.
- Tell us where the textured ceilings and walls are
- Each coating is sampled and tested
- If asbestos is found, we explain the options and 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
How to prepare
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: just call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
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The scope of Artex removal
Here’s what Artex removal covers, and what it doesn’t:
- We need the room cleared
- Other asbestos materials found in the room are dealt with separately
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we deal with
- Patched or painted coatings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Textured walls
- Artex ceilings
- Coated plasterboard
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
Seven Dials properties and textured coatings
Seven Dials is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. We cover Seven Dials as part of Greater London, whatever the size of the job. We work in all 764 towns and villages in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages.
A school like St Josephs Catholic Primary School should know from its asbestos register whether coatings have been tested, before decorators start. For rented flats close to Tottenham Court Road station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings.
For Artex jobs in W1F, W1D and W1T, just send the postcode and a few photos. From Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane or a nearby road, the process is the same. Seven Dials is on the A301 and A400, which makes it simple to get to. We also carry out Artex jobs in St Giles (1 mile north), West End (1 mile west), Soho (1 mile west), Covent Garden (1 mile east) and Chinatown (1 mile south-west). We also cover nearby towns such as Kensington (3 miles west), Walthamstow (7 miles north-east), Hampstead (4 miles north-west), Ruislip (13 miles west), Stockwell (3 miles south) and Orpington (13 miles south-east).
Seven Dials is in London, inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, where parking and loading can be restricted: let us know about parking and access when you get in touch.
Other landmarks nearby include Metropolitan Borough of Holborn (under half a mile north-east) and Kingly Court (0.5 miles west). The countryside around Seven Dials includes Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
- Nearby schools include Mercers' School (0.8 miles east) and London Nautical School (0.9 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include Two Brewers pub (within half a mile south-west)
- Other local spots include LSE Shaw Library (within half a mile east)
For businesses and landlords in Seven Dials
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
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.
After the job
Covered coatings should be recorded.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Clear the rooms before the work
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
- Keep pets away
- Keep the results and paperwork
Don’ts
Keep away from flaking or fallen coating.
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
Also near Seven Dials
What else we do in Seven Dials
Doing it yourself?
With a professional job, you get a record: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It has to go to a site that accepts it, and some councils accept small amounts from residents by arrangement.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site