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Artex Removal for Sevenoaks
Artex removal in Sevenoaks and across Kent: Artex removal, with testing first.
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Ceilings before skimming
- Landlord refurbishments
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About our artex removal in Sevenoaks
If your renovation in Sevenoaks involves textured ceilings, get them tested before electricians or plasterers start. From rented flats before redecoration and coatings damaged by DIY, we deal with stipple finishes, coated plasterboard and Artex ceilings.
Renovations in areas like Sevenoaks often uncover textured coatings on walls as well as ceilings, and both can be tested. We explain what we find in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
What we do and don’t cover
Here’s what Artex removal covers, and what it doesn’t:
- Untested coatings are tested first, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- Plastering and making good are generally separate jobs
- We need the room cleared
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
What we deal with
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Patched or painted coatings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Textured walls
- Coated plasterboard
- Artex ceilings
Responsibilities for owners
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in Sevenoaks must manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or survey gives a definite answer.
Sevenoaks questions
Do you cover Sevenoaks from London?
We cover Sevenoaks, about 19 miles from central London.
Do you work on properties in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
When can you start?
Dates are agreed once the quote is accepted. Some work has to be notified to the enforcing authority first, which affects timing.
Can you help a business or landlord?
We do. Landlords, agents, businesses and builders all use our services.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: asbestos waste is hazardous and cannot go in skips, bins or recycling. It has to go to a site that accepts it, with the right paperwork.
Does weather affect the work?
Indoor jobs go ahead in any weather. Outdoor removal may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain, for safety.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Stop work, leave the area and do not try to clean up. Then ask for advice.
Can I just skim over it?
Covering it is an option if it’s intact, but don’t sand it first, and record that it’s there.
After we have finished in Sevenoaks
Keep the test result and waste paperwork with your property records.
Keeping things safe:
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Each different coating needs testing
- Book your plasterer after removal
- Give us room sizes
Don’ts
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
Do not try DIY removal products on untested coatings.
What affects the price in Sevenoaks
The price of Artex removal depends mainly on:
- Access to the area
- Location, parking and any London charges
- How much waste there is
- The number of samples or the size of the building
We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
Sending photos
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them from a safe distance without touching the material:
- A close-up from a safe distance
- An overall view
- Cracks or breaks
- A rough size or measurement
To get a quote, fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
What happens
We bag and label the waste as we work, then taken to a permitted site. On the day, we check the area and talk you through the plan first.
- Get in touch with photos
- We test a sample of each coating
- We talk through the options
- We carry out the removal
- The waste goes to a permitted site with a consignment note
How to prepare
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Clear the way to the work area
- Warn neighbours if needed
Getting a price
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 will recommend the right option.
Related guides
Sevenoaks properties and textured coatings
Sevenoaks is about 19 miles south-east of London, in Kent. Wherever your property is in Sevenoaks, tell us the postcode and what you need, and we’ll quote. We work in all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for London, about 19 miles away.
In older homes in Sevenoaks, textured ceilings were often added in later decades. For a school such as Sevenoaks Primary School, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings. Sevenoaks is within about 4 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
This part of Kent takes in TN13, TN14, TN15 and TN8, and your Artex job can be anywhere in it. Whether your property is on London Road, High Street and Church Road or anywhere nearby, we can help. Main roads around Sevenoaks include the A21 and A25; tell us about parking if you are on a main road. For properties just outside Sevenoaks, we cover Riverhead (1 mile west), Kippington (1 mile south), Dunton Green (1 mile north-west), Bessels Green (1 mile west) and Chipstead (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (15 miles east), Dartford (11 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (11 miles south), Gravesend (13 miles north-east), Tonbridge (7 miles south-east) and Northfleet (13 miles north-east). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Sevenoaks has buildings from every era.
Nearby you will also find Sevenoaks Hospital (0.6 miles north-east) and Kemsing Castle Bank (2.6 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Dryhill Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Knole Academy (under half a mile north) and New Beacon School (1.4 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Rifleman pub (under half a mile north-east)
Towns and villages near Sevenoaks
Also in Sevenoaks
Weighing up your options
Skimming over Artex avoids disturbing it, but don’t sand it smooth first, and the asbestos stays in the building. Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
Why us?
- Lab analysis by an accredited laboratory
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
- Legal disposal, with paperwork
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
Take a look at our prices page or published price ranges.
Should you do 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.
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
What it might be made of
Patched areas
We may sample patches separately.
Painted coatings
Many coatings have been painted over, but the coating underneath is the same.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site