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Artex Removal for Sibertswold
Artex removal across Sibertswold, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Every job is quoted in writing.
- Loft conversions
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
Artex removal for Sibertswold
About our artex removal in Sibertswold
For an asbestos coating, the room is sealed, the coating kept wet and nothing sanded or dry-scraped, with the waste bagged and taken to a permitted site. Whether it’s structural work through coated ceilings and walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit, we cover textured walls, coated ceiling roses and Artex ceilings.
In a village like Sibertswold, textured coatings turn up in cottages and later homes alike, often added during past renovations. We only recommend work that is needed, and we’ll say when the right answer is to leave something alone.
- Area
- Sibertswold (CT15)
- Region
- Kent
- Covers
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- Afterwards
- Result and waste note
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Where asbestos turns up
Textured coatings were popular for decades because they hid cracks and uneven plaster, and some included a little chrysotile.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
- Ceilings before plastering
- Coatings damaged by DIY
For rented flats close to Shepherds Well station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings.
Before you book anyone
- For licensed work, a valid HSE licence
- How fibres will be kept down
- Any exclusions
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
Common questions in Sibertswold
Do older homes in Sibertswold have asbestos?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, the same rules apply there, though access to rural buildings may need planning.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so a home built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it, though older parts, reused materials or earlier outbuildings can.
What does licensed work mean?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Most asbestos cement and textured coatings are non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed.
Will I get the price in writing?
Yes, every quote is in writing and says what’s included, including whether VAT is included.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. In a block, the shared areas are the responsibility of the managing agent or freeholder, who should hold the asbestos register.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Work in that area should stop, then have the material identified before anything else happens.
What paperwork will I get?
A survey report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, depending on the job.
Good to know
A few things to be aware of:
- We test before removal, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- Larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified before it starts, which affects the start date
- We need the room cleared
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Materials in Sibertswold
- Artex ceilings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Textured walls
- Patched or painted coatings
- Coated plasterboard
What it costs
These are the main things that affect the price of Artex removal:
- Travel and parking
- Access to the area
- The type of material and its condition
- The size of the job
We do not publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
Photos that help
What to photograph:
- An overall view
- The parking area
- An idea of size
- A close-up from a safe distance
Photos and a postcode help us quote quickly: call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Can I do it myself?
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, don’t sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
Materials, one by one
Patched areas
Patch repairs may use a different material from the original coating.
Ceiling roses and cornices
We sample them if needed.
Looking after things afterwards
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
- Give us room sizes
- Send photos of the coatings
Avoid these
Do not sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
Never sand or dry-scrape Artex before testing.
Sibertswold properties and textured coatings
Sibertswold is about 4 miles north-west of Dover, in Kent. Properties in Sibertswold range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. We work in 922 places across Kent. Our area stretches from Sibertswold to Canterbury (9 miles away).
Older homes across Sibertswold may have coatings added during past renovations. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 6 miles of Sibertswold, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations. Sibertswold is within about 6 miles of the coast, though indoor coating work goes ahead whatever the weather.
Here we cover the CT15 postcode area, and your Artex job can be anywhere in it. We can help with Artex jobs on streets such as Station Road, Hill Avenue and Eythorne Road or the roads around them, wherever it is in Sibertswold. Close by, we cover Halfway Street (1 mile south-west), Coldred (1 mile south-east), Waldershare (1 mile east), Eythorne (2 miles north-east) and Lydden (2 miles south). We also cover nearby towns such as Canterbury (9 miles north-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (4 miles south-east), Folkestone (8 miles south), Ramsgate (13 miles north-east) and Broadstairs (15 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find Dover Transport Museum (3.6 miles south-east) and Buckland Hospital (4.6 miles south-east).
- Pubs nearby include The Bricklayers' Arms (under half a mile south-west)
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What else we do in Sibertswold
Step by step
We soften the coating and take it off by hand, with no sanding or dry scraping. We begin by confirming exactly what we are doing, so there’s no confusion.
- Let us know which rooms have textured coatings
- We sample each different coating for testing
- We go through the options and send a quote
- The room is sealed, and the coating removed wet or the boards taken down
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
Before we arrive
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Let us know where we can park
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
Ask for a quote
Each job is priced individually. To start, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
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For landlords, agents and businesses
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.
If your business premises in Sibertswold were built before 2000, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- 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