Hampshire · England
Artex Removal in St Ives
Artex removal in St Ives, from older homes to workplaces. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Ceilings before downlights go in
- Coatings already disturbed
- Ceilings before plastering
Artex removal near St Ives
How we work
Our team wears protective equipment, and the room stays closed. Unexpected finds are discussed with you first.
- 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
- The room is cleaned and the waste goes to a permitted site with paperwork
Getting ready
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Let us know if something’s broken
- Mention any parking restrictions
Getting a price
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page, and we’ll reply with a quote.
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About our artex removal in St Ives
Planning a renovation in St Ives with textured ceilings? Test them before rewiring, fitting downlights or plastering. People often contact us about walls before a kitchen or bathroom refit and coatings damaged by DIY, including Artex ceilings, textured walls and stipple finishes.
Village homes like those in St Ives have often been altered several times, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. Every job ends with paperwork: a report, results or a consignment note, for your records.
- Area
- St Ives (BH24)
- Area hub
- Hampshire
- What we do
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- Paperwork
- Lab result and consignment note
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for St Ives
Do you work on properties in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, though access to rural buildings may need planning.
Do you come out to small villages like St Ives?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Most asbestos cement and textured coatings are non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, with the seller’s permission.
Do you cover St Ives?
We do: our area includes St Ives and the places around it. Share the postcode and a short description for a quote.
Does weather affect the work?
Indoor work is not affected. Outdoor removal may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain, for safety.
Could my home contain asbestos?
Looking will not tell you. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, and anything from before 2000 is worth checking.
Do I need a test or a survey?
Testing tells you about particular materials; a survey looks at everything in scope, including things you hadn’t spotted.
Doing it yourself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, do not sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
Textured ceilings in St Ives
St Ives is in Hampshire. For Artex jobs in St Ives, tell us about parking and access when you get in touch. We work in all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our area stretches from St Ives to Southampton (about 20 miles away).
If your home is one of the older properties in St Ives, near All Saints or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation. Parts of the New Forest National Park are within about 6 miles of St Ives; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
Wherever your property is in BH24, we can help with Artex removal. Local streets include Compton Beeches, Post Office Lane and Azalea Close; we cover every one. For properties just outside St Ives, we cover Ashley Heath (1 mile west), Avon Castle (1 mile south-east), St Leonards (1 mile south-west) and Matchams (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Totton (15 miles east), Lymington (13 miles south-east), New Milton (9 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (10 miles south-east), Ashley (10 miles south-east) and Milford on Sea (13 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include St Leonard's Hospital (1.8 miles south-west). The countryside around St Ives includes Blashford Lakes and Linbrook Lake.
- Schools near St Ives include Ringwood Waldorf School (0.9 miles north-east) and Ringwood School (2 miles north-east)
What happens next
If other rooms have textured coatings, record whether they’ve been tested, so future work is planned properly.
Keeping things safe:
- Empty the rooms in advance
- Keep the results and paperwork
- Test every different coating
- Give us room sizes
Don’ts
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
Plan testing before the renovation starts.
For businesses and landlords in St Ives
For managing agents and freeholders in St Ives, the asbestos register for common parts should be kept up to date and shared with contractors.
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.
Prices and what affects them
The cost depends on:
- The size of the job
- The type of material and its condition
- Waste quantity and disposal
- How many samples are needed
We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
Sending photos
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them without disturbing anything:
- The access route
- An overall view
- Street parking nearby
- Damaged areas
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
The scope of Artex removal
So you know what to expect:
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
- We test before removal, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise before booking.
Materials in St Ives
- Patched or painted coatings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Artex ceilings
- Textured walls
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Coated plasterboard
Materials, one by one
Patched areas
Patch repairs may use a different material from the original coating.
Painted coatings
Paint often hides the coating, which does not change what’s underneath.
Places near St Ives
Weighing up your options
You will find DIY products for removing Artex, but if it contains asbestos, the job needs proper controls. Always test first. Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
Why choose us
- Legal disposal, with paperwork
- Work done to the regulations
- We identify first and remove only what needs removing
- Domestic and commercial work
See how we quote and the cost guide.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note