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Asbestos Artex Removal in Shepherd's Green, Oxfordshire
Artex removal across Shepherd's Green, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Structural work through coated ceilings
- Coatings already disturbed
- Rented flats before redecoration
Asbestos help in Shepherd's Green
For landlords, agents and businesses
Landlords of single homes do not have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but contractors still need to know about asbestos before they work.
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
About our artex removal in Shepherd's Green
Removing an asbestos textured coating means sealing off the room, keeping the coating wet and never sanding or scraping it dry, with the waste bagged and taken to a permitted site. From loft conversions and extensions and flaking textured ceilings, we deal with Artex ceilings, textured walls and coated ceiling roses.
In places like Shepherd's Green, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes. Paperwork is part of every job, which is useful when you sell, let or build.
- Area
- Shepherd's Green (RG9)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Service
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Paperwork
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Nearby places to Shepherd's Green
What else we do in Shepherd's Green
What happens next
After removal, the room is cleaned and the waste goes to a permitted site, and you get the paperwork.
After we’ve finished:
- Keep pets out of the work area
- Book your plasterer after removal
- Give us room sizes
- Photos help us quote
Don’ts
Keep away from flaking or fallen coating.
Test before the builders arrive.
The scope of Artex removal
Worth knowing before booking:
- We need the room cleared
- Plastering and making good are generally separate jobs
- Other materials may need their own approach
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we deal with
- Artex ceilings
- Patched or painted coatings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Coated plasterboard
- Textured walls
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
Shepherd's Green questions
Could my house in Shepherd's Green contain asbestos?
Any home in Shepherd's Green built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but you cannot tell by looking. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you cover small places like Shepherd's Green?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Do you work in Shepherd's Green?
We do: Shepherd's Green is within the area we cover in Oxfordshire. Share the postcode and a short description and we’ll quote.
What does licensed work mean?
It covers the higher-risk materials: lagging, sprayed coatings and most asbestos insulating board. Only a contractor holding an HSE licence can do it.
What paperwork will I get?
It depends on what we do: a report for a survey, a lab result for a test, or waste paperwork for removal.
Does all Artex contain asbestos?
Not necessarily: many coatings are asbestos-free. Testing a sample is how you find out.
Can I stay at home while you work?
You can often stay in the rest of the house: the room being worked on is sealed off and kept clear.
How much does Artex removal cost in Shepherd's Green?
It depends on the area, the number of rooms, the method and the waste. We quote once we know what it contains.
Shepherd's Green properties and textured coatings
Shepherd's Green is about 5 miles north of Caversham, in Oxfordshire. Shepherd's Green is part of the area we cover, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. Shepherd's Green is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 7 miles away.
If you are refurbishing a rental near Henley-On-Thames station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings. Non-domestic buildings like Peppard Church of England Primary School should already have records of any textured coatings, before decorators start. Parts of the Chilterns National Landscape are within about 7 miles of Shepherd's Green; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
This part of Oxfordshire takes in RG9. From Shepherds Green and Satwell Close or anywhere nearby, we can help. We also carry out Artex jobs in Rotherfield Peppard (1 mile south), Highmoor Cross (1 mile north-west), Kingwood Common (1 mile south-west), Peppard Hill (1 mile south-west) and Highmoor (1 mile north-west). We also cover nearby towns such as Didcot (13 miles west), Thame (14 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (3 miles east), Benson (8 miles north-west), Chinnor (11 miles north) and Tilehurst (6 miles south-west).
A little further out are Frazer Nash Archives (3.4 miles east) and Battle Hospital (6 miles south). Open spaces near Shepherd's Green include Warburg Nature Reserve.
- Schools near Shepherd's Green include Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge (2.2 miles south)
- Local pubs include The Lamb pub (0.5 miles west)
Prices and what affects them
Every quote reflects:
- How much waste there is
- The quantity or area
- Licensed or non-licensed
- Travel and parking
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
Helping us quote
A few photos can save a site visit:
- A rough size or measurement
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
- An overall view
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
Every job is quoted in writing. Just fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
Doing it yourself?
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, quite apart from the asbestos, so stay off it.
Weighing up your options
DIY removal products are sold for textured coatings, but if it contains asbestos, the job needs proper controls. Always test first. Very low prices can mean corners are being cut: controls, protective equipment, laboratory fees and legal disposal all cost money.
What you get
- Domestic and commercial work
- Reports and results you can share
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
- Waste taken to a permitted site with a consignment note
Read how we price jobs and our cost guide.
Where asbestos turns up
Most problems come during renovation: sanding to smooth a ceiling, scraping it off dry or drilling for lights releases fibres.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to Artex jobs:
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Ceilings before plastering
- Coatings already disturbed
- Ceilings before downlights go in
Older homes across Shepherd's Green may have coatings added during past renovations.
Before booking anyone
- The method and controls
- Whether the work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The documents you’ll receive
What happens
The coating is softened with water, steam or gel and removed with hand tools, with no sanding or dry scraping. Nobody else needs to be in the work area, so please keep children and pets away.
- Let us know which rooms have textured coatings
- We sample each different coating for testing
- 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
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
Preparing for the visit
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Ensure we can get to the area
Getting a price
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749, and we will advise.
Related guides
- 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
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site