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Artex Removal for St Giles
Artex removal across St Giles and nearby, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Loft conversions
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
Need Artex removal in St Giles?
Artex removal near St Giles
A textured ceiling in good condition is low risk if it’s left alone. Trouble starts when it’s sanded, dry-scraped, drilled or knocked through, which is why testing first matters in St Giles. Typical materials include swirl patterns, textured walls and coated ceiling roses, and typical jobs are ceilings before plastering and rented flats before redecoration.
Textured ceilings are a common find in renovations in places like St Giles, sometimes hidden under later layers of paint. Paperwork is part of every job, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Area
- St Giles (W1F, W1D, W1T)
- County
- Greater London
- Service
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- Afterwards
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What it costs
What changes the cost:
- Location, parking and any London charges
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- How much waste there is
- The quantity or area
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
What to photograph
A few photos can save a site visit:
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- Labels, if any
- How we’d reach it
- A photo of the whole area
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. To start, use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Where asbestos turns up
Textured coatings were popular for decades because they hid cracks and uneven plaster, and some contained a small amount of white asbestos (chrysotile) for strength.
Common situations in older properties include:
- Structural work through coated ceilings
- Loft conversions
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Ceilings before skimming
Non-domestic buildings like St Josephs Catholic Primary School should already have records of any textured coatings, before decorators start.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether the work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- If the price includes VAT
- What is not included
Materials we deal with
Ceiling roses and cornices
They’re included in the test if they’re coated.
Painted coatings
We sample through the paint into the coating.
Nearby places to St Giles
Other services in St Giles
Limits to be aware of
To be clear about the scope:
- Other materials may need their own approach
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
- Big jobs need notifying in advance, which affects the start date
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
Materials in St Giles
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Textured walls
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Artex ceilings
- Coated plasterboard
- Patched or painted coatings
How it works
We bag and label the waste as we work, then taken to a permitted site. We’ll tell you when we have finished and what you’ll receive afterwards.
- Tell us which rooms and surfaces
- We sample each coating
- If it contains asbestos, we agree the method and quote
- We seal off the room and remove the coating wet
- The room is cleaned and you get the paperwork
Getting ready
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
Ask for a quote
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Helpful guides
Can I do it myself?
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.
St Giles properties and textured coatings
St Giles is about 1 mile east of City of Westminster, in Greater London. We work across St Giles and the surrounding area, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. We work in 764 places in Greater London.
If you are refurbishing a rental near Tottenham Court Road station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty. In older homes in St Giles, textured ceilings were often added in later decades.
For Artex jobs in W1F, W1D and W1T, just send the postcode and a few photos. Streets in the area include Duck Lane, Drury Lane and Bridle Lane, and Artex removal is available on all of them. With the A301 and A400 close by, St Giles is easy for us to reach. We also carry out Artex jobs in Seven Dials (1 mile south), West End (1 mile south-west), Soho (1 mile south-west), Covent Garden (1 mile south-east) and Chinatown (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also work in 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).
As a London location, St Giles is inside the ULEZ, and parking and loading need planning: tell us about parking, permits and access when you ask for a quote.
Nearby you will also find Museum of Comedy (within half a mile north-east) and Metropolitan Borough of Holborn (less than half a mile north-east). Within reach you’ll find Barnsbury Wood and Ludgate Hill.
- Schools near St Giles include Mercers' School (0.8 miles east) and London Nautical School (1 mile south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Crown pub (less than half a mile south)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include LSE Shaw Library (less than half a mile east)
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before repairs are arranged.
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
Your questions about Artex removal in St Giles
Do you cover St Giles and the area around Tottenham Court Road station?
Yes, we cover St Giles, including the streets around Tottenham Court Road station.
Do you work in St Giles despite London parking restrictions?
Yes, we work across London. Let us know the parking situation and we’ll plan around it.
How can I get a price?
Send us the details: the postcode, what you’ve found and where it is, with photos if possible. Then use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Do you work in flats?
Yes, of course. For the shared areas of a block, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: skips and household bins cannot take asbestos. It must go to a permitted site.
What if the weather’s bad?
It depends on the job: indoor work carries on, while outdoor roof work may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved, and to be available for questions.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes: homeowners, landlords, managing agents, businesses and contractors. Send the details.
After the job
Note which other rooms have coatings, for future work.
Going forward:
- File the test result and waste note
- Send photos of the coatings
- Test every different coating
- Keep pets out of the work area
Avoid these
Test before the builders arrive.
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- 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