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Artex Removal in St Mary Cray
Looking for Artex removal in St Mary Cray? We cover St Mary Cray and the surrounding area, with clear advice and a written quote.
- Ceilings before skimming
- Coatings damaged by leaks
- Landlord refurbishments
Artex removal in St Mary Cray
Artex removal near St Mary Cray
Planning a renovation in St Mary Cray with textured ceilings? Test them before rewiring, fitting downlights or plastering. Typical jobs include coatings scraped during DIY and ceilings due for plastering or skimming, including stipple finishes, coated ceiling roses and Artex ceilings.
In flats and houses around St Mary Cray, textured ceilings often turn up during renovation, often painted over many times. Nothing is removed until it’s been identified, because the method depends on what the material is.
- Where
- St Mary Cray (BR5, BR6, BR7)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Covers
- Textured ceilings and walls
- Paperwork
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in St Mary Cray must manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Where asbestos turns up
Textured coatings continued to be made after asbestos was taken out of them, so testing is the only way to know.
People typically contact us about one of these:
- Loft conversions and extensions
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Textured walls before a refit
- Coatings damaged by DIY
If your home is one of the older properties in St Mary Cray, near Church of St Mary or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
Questions to ask before you book
- What category of work it is
- What is not included
- The scope of the job, in writing
- Whether VAT is included
Choosing the right option
You will find DIY products for removing Artex, but if the coating contains asbestos, HSE guidance applies. Always test first. Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
Why us?
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Covering London and the South East
- Legal disposal, with paperwork
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
Take a look at how we quote or the cost guide.
After the job
The ceiling or wall is left ready for your plasterer.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
- Each different coating needs testing
- Plan where you’ll stay or work while rooms are closed off
- Keep pets out of the work area
Don’ts
Plan testing before the renovation starts.
Do not sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
Questions from St Mary Cray
Do older homes in St Mary Cray have asbestos?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. A sample test is the only reliable answer. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
Does someone need to be there?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
First, keep people away from the damaged material: shut the door if you can and do not sweep it up. Then get in touch and we will advise.
I think I’ve damaged asbestos. What now?
Stop, keep people away from the area and don’t sweep or vacuum up debris. Then ask for advice; if you’re worried about your health, speak to your GP.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes, we do. We work for landlords, managing agents, employers and contractors as well as homeowners.
Do you work in St Mary Cray?
Yes, we do: our area includes St Mary Cray and the places around it. Share the postcode and a short description for a quote.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For the shared areas of a block, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
How we price Artex removal
Our quotes take into account:
- The quantity or area
- Whether the work is non-licensed, notifiable or licensed
- How much waste there is
- The number of samples or the size of the building
Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
What to photograph
Photos often save us a visit:
- A rough size or measurement
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- Labels, if any
- Cracks or breaks
Photos and a postcode help us quote quickly: just ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Nearby places to St Mary Cray
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Should you do it yourself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, as well as an asbestos risk, so never climb onto one.
The scope of Artex removal
So you know what to expect:
- Big jobs need notifying in advance, which affects the start date
- Plastering and making good are normally separate jobs
- Untested coatings are tested first, since a negative result changes everything
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
Materials we see
- Patched or painted coatings
- Textured walls
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Artex ceilings
- Coated plasterboard
Artex removal around St Mary Cray
St Mary Cray is about 11 miles south-east of London, in Greater London. If your Artex job is in St Mary Cray, let us know about access. We work in all 764 towns and villages in Greater London. Our area stretches from St Mary Cray to London (11 miles away).
A school like Poverest Primary School should know from its asbestos register whether coatings have been tested, before decorators start. If you are refurbishing flats near St Mary Cray station, a void period is a good time to deal with textured ceilings. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 6 miles of St Mary Cray; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
We carry out Artex jobs all over the BR5, BR6 and BR7 postcode area and the streets around it. Whether your property is on New Road, Kent Road and Park Road or anywhere nearby, we can help. With the A224 close by, St Mary Cray is easy for us to reach. Neighbouring places we cover include Poverest (1 mile south-west), St Paul's Cray (1 mile north), Orpington (1 mile south), Derry Downs (1 mile south-east) and Kevington (1 mile east). We also cover nearby towns such as London (11 miles north-west), City of Westminster (14 miles north-west), Marylebone (14 miles north-west), Kensington (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (13 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-west).
St Mary Cray is in London, inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, where parking and loading can be restricted: tell us about parking, permits and access when you ask for a quote.
A little further out are London Borough of Bromley Museum (0.9 miles south) and Lullingstone Castle (4.5 miles south-east). Open spaces near St Mary Cray include Summer Hill and The Warren.
- Local schools include Walsingham School (0.9 miles north) and Harris Academy Orpington (1.2 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Blue Anchor Public House (less than half a mile north-east)
The process
The coating is softened with water, steam or gel and removed with hand tools, never sanded or scraped dry. On the day, we check the area and talk you through the plan first.
- Describe the coatings and rooms
- We sample each coating
- We plan the removal and send a quote
- The coating is removed with controls
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
How to prepare
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
Ask for a quote
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749 to get started.
Read more
- 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
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site