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Artex Removal for Sidlow
Worried about asbestos in Sidlow? We provide textured coating testing and removal, explained in plain English.
- Landlord refurbishments
- Ceilings before plastering
- Walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit
Need Artex removal in Sidlow?
Artex removal near Sidlow
Ceilings, walls and coated boards can all be dealt with, across Sidlow. Typical materials include stipple finishes, textured walls and Artex ceilings, and typical jobs are damaged or cracked coatings and coatings in the way of electrical work.
In areas like Sidlow, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes, often added during past renovations. We work to HSE guidance on every job, large or small.
- Area
- Sidlow (RH2)
- Area hub
- Surrey
- Service
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Afterwards
- Result and waste note
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for Sidlow
Do you cover Sidlow and the area around Salfords station?
Yes. Salfords station is about 1.8 miles east of Sidlow, and we cover both.
Do textured ceilings in Sidlow homes contain asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings don’t contain asbestos. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Cement and textured coatings normally aren’t licensed.
Could my home contain asbestos?
If it was built or refurbished before 2000, it may. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes, of course. For the shared areas of a block, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Yes, a pre-purchase survey can help, with the seller’s permission.
Do you work in Sidlow?
Yes, we do: our area includes Sidlow and the places around it. Send the postcode and a few photos for a quote.
Can I plaster over Artex that contains asbestos?
Skimming or boarding over an intact coating avoids disturbing it, but don’t sand it first, and record that it’s there.
What we do and do not cover
Here’s what Artex removal covers, and what it doesn’t:
- Larger-scale steam or gel removal must be notified before it starts, which affects the start date
- We need the room cleared
- We test before removal, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Materials in Sidlow
- Artex ceilings
- Patched or painted coatings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Textured walls
- Coated plasterboard
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
Places near Sidlow
More for properties in Sidlow
Looking after things afterwards
If you’ve covered a coating rather than removed it, record where it is.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
- Keep the results and paperwork
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Test every different coating
What to avoid
Test before the builders arrive.
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
What we deal with in Sidlow
Textured coatings continued to be made after asbestos was taken out of them, so testing is the only way to know.
Common situations in older properties include:
- Loft conversions and extensions
- Ceilings coming down
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
- Coatings in the way of electrical work
For a school such as Dovers Green School, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings, before decorators start.
Comparing quotes
- Where the waste goes, with paperwork
- Whether the work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed
- The scope of the job, in writing
- What’s excluded, such as making good or a new roof
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Sidlow, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Between tenancies is a good time to deal with asbestos, when rooms are empty and work can be done without disruption.
How we work
We bag and label the waste as we work, then taken to a permitted site. While we work, the area stays out of bounds, so arrange for pets and children to be elsewhere.
- Tell us which rooms and surfaces
- We sample each coating
- We plan the removal and send a quote
- We seal off the room and remove the coating wet
- The room is cleaned and you get the paperwork
Preparing for the visit
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Move things out of the way carefully
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Related guides
A closer look at the materials
Artex ceilings
Swirl, stipple and other patterns on ceilings are the most common textured coatings.
Coated plasterboard
Taking boards down whole avoids stripping the coating.
Options to consider in Sidlow
Test, leave, cover or remove? Intact coatings with no work planned can often stay; if you want smooth ceilings or need to cut into it, removal is normally better. When comparing quotes, check what’s included: the scope, the method, the waste and the paperwork.
What you get
- Identify first, remove only when needed
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
Read how we price jobs or the cost guide.
Textured ceilings in Sidlow
Sidlow is about 2 miles south of Reigate, in Surrey. In Sidlow, we hear from homeowners, landlords and businesses. We cover 395 places in Surrey. Our nearest city page is Crawley, about 7 miles away.
For rented flats close to Salfords station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings. If your home is one of the older properties in Sidlow, near Emmanuel Church or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation. Sidlow is within about 6 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
We handle Artex jobs in every part of RH2 and the streets around it. If your property is just outside Sidlow, we also cover Irons Bottom (1 mile south-west), South Park (1 mile north), Leigh (2 miles west), Reigate (2 miles north) and Dawesgreen (2 miles west). We also cover nearby towns such as Epsom (9 miles north), Redhill (3 miles north-east), Ewell (10 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Caterham (7 miles north-east) and Dorking (6 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Reigate Priory Museum (2 miles north) and East Surrey Hospital (1.8 miles north-east). The countryside around Sidlow includes Colley Hill and Reigate Heath.
- Schools near Sidlow include Reigate School (1.3 miles north) and Burys Court School (1.4 miles west)
DIY and asbestos
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site