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Asbestos Artex Removal in St Margarets, Greater London
Artex removal for St Margarets: testing and removal of Artex and textured coatings. Tell us what you’ve found and we’ll explain your options.
- Coatings scraped during DIY
- Walls before tiling
- Coatings damaged by leaks
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The process
The coating is softened with water, steam or gel and removed with hand tools, with no sanding or dry scraping. If anything unexpected turns up, we stop and talk to you before carrying on.
- Send photos of the textured surfaces
- We arrange testing
- We explain your options: leave, cover or remove
- We carry out the removal
- The waste goes to a permitted site with a consignment note
Getting ready
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
- Warn neighbours if needed
Ask for a quote
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749, and we will recommend the right option.
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Artex removal for St Margarets properties
Skimming or boarding over an intact coating avoids disturbing it, but the asbestos remains and needs recording. Whether it’s coatings scraped during DIY and landlord refurbishments, we deal with coated plasterboard, textured walls and swirl patterns.
Ceilings in St Margarets conversions can have more than one coating, so each may need testing. Everything is explained in plain English, including when it’s better to leave a material in place.
- Area
- St Margarets (TW1, TW7, TW9)
- County
- Greater London
- What we do
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- Afterwards
- Lab result and consignment note
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Artex removal around St Margarets
St Margarets is about 1 mile north-east of Twickenham, in Greater London. Wherever your property is in St Margarets, tell us the postcode and what you need, and we’ll quote. St Margarets is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work. Our area stretches from St Margarets to London (about 10 miles away).
Non-domestic buildings like Worple Primary School should already have records of any textured coatings, before decorators start. Older homes across St Margarets may have coatings added during past renovations.
This part of Greater London takes in TW1, TW7 and TW9, and your Artex job can be anywhere in it. From Eve Road, Park Road and Crown Road or anywhere nearby, we can help. St Margarets sits on or near the A316 and A3004; tell us about parking if you’re on a main road. Nearby, we also cover Isleworth (1 mile north-west), Richmond (1 mile east), Ivybridge (1 mile west), Eel Pie Island (1 mile south) and Twickenham (1 mile south-west). Larger places within reach include London (10 miles east), City of Westminster (8 miles north-east), Marylebone (8 miles north-east), Kensington (6 miles north-east), St Pancras (10 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-east).
St Margarets is in London, inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, where parking and loading can be restricted: let us know about parking and access when you get in touch.
Nearby you’ll also find Eel Pie Island Museum (0.8 miles south) and Treaty Centre (2 miles west). The countryside around St Margarets includes Richmond Hill and Ham Lands.
- Local schools include Orleans Park School (0.7 miles south) and Kneller Hall Junior School (0.9 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Turks Head pub (less than half a mile south-west)
- Other local spots include Municipal Borough of Heston and Isleworth (1.5 miles north-west)
Common questions in St Margarets
Do you work near St Margarets (London) station?
Yes. St Margarets (London) station is close to the centre of St Margarets, and we cover the whole area.
Is the Artex in my St Margarets home asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings don’t contain asbestos. Only a test will tell you.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999.
Do you need a licence to remove Artex?
Normally not, according to HSE. Larger-scale removal using steam or gel is notifiable non-licensed work.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes, we do. Landlords, agents, businesses and builders all use our services.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
Never: asbestos waste is hazardous and can’t go in skips, bins or recycling. It must go to a permitted site.
What if the weather’s bad?
It depends on the job: indoor jobs aren’t affected, but outdoor removal may be rescheduled for safety.
Can I stay at home while you work?
The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off. You may be able to use the rest of the house.
What we deal with in St Margarets
Textured coatings continued to be made after asbestos was taken out of them, so testing is the only way to know.
Buildings from before 2000 can hide asbestos in many places. Typical situations are:
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
- Ceilings due for plastering or skimming
- Loft conversions and extensions
- Walls before tiling
For rented flats close to St Margarets (London) station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings.
What to look for in a quote
- The documents you’ll receive
- That licensed work will be done by an HSE-licensed contractor
- If the price includes VAT
- How the waste will be disposed of, and whether you’ll get a consignment note
Your options compared
What are the options for Artex? If it’s intact and no work will go through it, leaving or covering can make sense; if you want smooth ceilings or need to cut into it, removal is normally better. Access makes a big difference to cost, so tell us about access.
How we work in St Margarets
- Domestic and commercial work
- Covering London and the South East
- Clear written quotes
- Legal disposal, with paperwork
See how we price jobs and published price ranges.
What’s included, and what is not
We’re upfront about what’s included:
- We need the room cleared
- Other materials may need their own approach
- We leave the surface ready for your plasterer
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
What we deal with
- Patched or painted coatings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Artex ceilings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Textured walls
- Coated plasterboard
Can I do it myself?
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, as well as an asbestos risk, so never climb onto one.
Looking after things afterwards
Tell your plasterer and electrician what was done.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Empty the rooms in advance
- Test every different coating
- Book your plasterer after removal
Avoid these
Never sand or dry-scrape Artex before testing.
Don’t drill or cut into textured ceilings until you know what they contain.
Prices and what affects them
We base our quote on:
- Whether the work is non-licensed, notifiable or licensed
- How many samples are needed
- Material and condition
- How much there is
Very low prices can mean corners are being cut: proper controls, lab analysis and legal waste disposal cost money.
Photos that help
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them without disturbing anything:
- Damaged areas
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- Street parking nearby
- Labels, if any
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. To start, fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
For businesses and landlords in St Margarets
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in St Margarets must 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.
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What else we do in St Margarets
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site