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Artex Removal for Steven's Crouch
Buildings in Steven's Crouch built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Our artex removal service covers removal of textured ceilings and walls.
- Damaged or cracked coatings
- Rented flats before redecoration
- Ceilings before downlights go in
Get a quote for Steven's Crouch
Why people call us in Steven's Crouch
Most problems come during renovation: sanding to smooth a ceiling, scraping it off dry or drilling for lights releases fibres.
You can’t tell by looking, but these are common reasons people contact us:
- Loft conversions and extensions
- Rented flats before redecoration
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Flaking textured ceilings
For a school such as Claverham Community College, the duty holder’s records should show any coatings.
Before you book anyone
- For licensed work, a valid HSE licence
- What you’ll receive afterwards: a report, results or waste paperwork
- Waste disposal and the consignment note
- How fibres will be kept down
Artex removal in Steven's Crouch
Left undisturbed, an intact textured coating is low risk. The problem comes when it’s sanded, scraped dry, drilled or knocked through during a renovation. We often deal with coated plasterboard, textured walls and Artex ceilings, and people typically contact us about structural work through coated ceilings and coatings scraped during DIY.
Rural homes near Steven's Crouch have often been altered over generations, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. We only recommend work that’s needed, and we’ll say when the right answer is to leave something alone.
- Where
- Steven's Crouch (TN33)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Service
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- You receive
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens
At the end, the room is cleaned and checked. Before we start, we walk through the job with you and answer any questions.
- Let us know which rooms have textured coatings
- Each coating is sampled and tested
- We go through the options and send a quote
- We seal off each room and remove the coating wet, or take the boards down whole
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
Getting ready
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
How to get a quote
To get a quote, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
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Artex removal around Steven's Crouch
Steven's Crouch is about 5 miles north of Bexhill-on-Sea, in East Sussex. Steven's Crouch has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. We work in all 289 towns and villages in East Sussex. You can also see our page for Brighton, about 26 miles away.
If you’re refurbishing a rental near Battle station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies. Parts of the High Weald National Landscape are within about 7 miles of Steven's Crouch; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
Anywhere in TN33, we can help with Artex removal, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your property is on Catsfield Road and Crowders Lane or anywhere nearby, the process is the same. For properties just outside Steven's Crouch, we cover Penhurst (2 miles north-west), Battle (2 miles east), Netherfield (2 miles north), Mountfield (3 miles north-east) and Twelve Oaks (4 miles north-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Eastbourne (11 miles south-west), Hastings (6 miles south-east), Bexhill-on-Sea (5 miles south), Hailsham (9 miles west), Crowborough (15 miles north-west) and St Leonards (6 miles south-east).
A little further out are Bexhill Hospital (4.4 miles south) and Old Castle (4.6 miles north-west). Open spaces near Steven's Crouch include Senlac Hill and Church Wood and Robsack Wood.
How we price Artex removal
Our quotes take into account:
- How easy it is to reach
- Disposal costs
- What the material is and its state
- Whether the work is non-licensed, notifiable or licensed
Access makes a big difference to cost, so tell us about access.
What to photograph
Helpful photos:
- Labels, if any
- Street parking nearby
- An overall view
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
Each job is priced individually. To start, ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Should you do it yourself?
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials.
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
Looking after things afterwards
Note which other rooms have coatings, for future work.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Book your plasterer after removal
- Keep pets away
- Keep the results and paperwork
- Plan where you will stay or work while rooms are closed off
Don’ts
Plan testing before the renovation starts.
Do not drill or cut into textured ceilings until you know what they contain.
The scope of Artex removal
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- Plastering and making good are usually separate jobs
- We test before removal, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- We need the room cleared
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
What we deal with
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Artex ceilings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Textured walls
- Patched or painted coatings
- Coated plasterboard
Weighing up your options
Skimming over Artex is an option, but never sand it first, and it remains in place. What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials, the amount, access and what paperwork is needed. Every quote is individual.
Why us?
- Written quotes that say what’s included
- Across London and the South East
- Waste paperwork for every removal
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
Read how we price jobs or published price ranges.
Places near Steven's Crouch
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Responsibilities for owners
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Steven's Crouch, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Landlords of single homes do not have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but contractors still need to know about asbestos before they work.
Steven's Crouch questions
How far is Steven's Crouch from London?
We cover Steven's Crouch, about 47 miles from central London.
Is the Artex in my Steven's Crouch home asbestos?
Some older coatings do, and many don’t. Only a test will tell you.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, then have the material identified before anything else happens.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes: homeowners, landlords, managing agents, businesses and contractors. Tell us about the property and what you need.
Is it OK to scrape off Artex?
Not before testing. If it contains asbestos, sanding releases fibres.
How quickly can you come out?
That depends on the work and current bookings. You will get available dates with the quote, and notifiable work needs notifying before it starts.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
A survey report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, depending on the job.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
Keep people away from damaged material and don’t clean it up yourself. Then contact us for advice.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site