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Asbestos Artex Removal in Swattenden, Kent
Artex removal across Swattenden and nearby, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Walls before tiling
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
- Loft conversions and extensions
Need Artex removal in Swattenden?
What it costs
These are the main things that affect the price of Artex removal:
- Parking and access charges
- The quantity or area
- Whether the work is non-licensed, notifiable or licensed
- Waste quantity and disposal
Dealing with asbestos before building work is usually cheaper than finding it mid-job, when the whole project can be held up.
Helping us quote
Photos help us understand the job before we visit. Take them from a safe distance without touching the material:
- A clear close-up
- Damaged areas
- A rough size or measurement
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
You’ll get a written quote. Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749 with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
How artex removal works in Swattenden
Covering an intact coating is one option, but the asbestos is still there and should be recorded for future work. Whether it’s landlord refurbishments and coatings already disturbed, we deal with Artex ceilings, textured walls and stipple finishes.
Village homes like those in Swattenden have often been altered several times, so ceilings may have been coated during an earlier renovation. We start with a clear answer: is it asbestos, and what should you do about it.
- Location
- Swattenden (TN17)
- Region
- Kent
- Service
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- You receive
- Result and waste note
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Places near Swattenden
What else we do in Swattenden
Textured ceilings in Swattenden
Swattenden is about 12 miles east of Royal Tunbridge Wells, in Kent. Wherever your property is in Swattenden, tell us the postcode and what you need, and we’ll quote. We work in 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our area stretches from Swattenden to Canterbury (about 28 miles away).
Non-domestic buildings like Cranbrook School should already have records of any textured coatings. Swattenden is within about a mile of the High Weald National Landscape; cottages and farmhouses nearby can have textured coatings too.
We cover Artex jobs across the TN17 postcode area and the streets around it. Other places close to Swattenden we cover include Hartley (1 mile west), Cranbrook (1 mile north), Baker's Cross (1 mile north-east), Coursehorn (1 mile north-east) and Gill's Green (2 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles north), Ashford (15 miles east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (12 miles west), Tonbridge (14 miles north-west), Kings Hill (14 miles north) and Foley Park (14 miles north).
A little further out are Sissinghurst Castle (3.2 miles north-east) and Benenden Hospital (3.9 miles east).
- Pubs nearby include Duke Of York Public House Little Tudor (0.9 miles north)
Your options compared
You will find DIY products for removing Artex, but if the coating contains asbestos, HSE guidance applies. Always test first. Very low prices can mean corners are being cut: controls, protective equipment, laboratory fees and legal disposal all cost money.
How we work in Swattenden
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Written quotes that say what’s included
Take a look at how we price jobs and published price ranges.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or survey gives a definite answer.
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
Swattenden questions
How far is Swattenden from London?
We cover Swattenden, about 39 miles from central London.
Do you come out to small villages like Swattenden?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Do I need to move out during Artex removal?
You can often stay in the rest of the house: the work room is closed off until it’s finished.
Do you work in Swattenden?
Yes, Swattenden is in our area. Send us the postcode for a quote.
Do you work in flats?
Yes. In a block, the shared areas are the responsibility of the managing agent or freeholder, who should hold the asbestos register.
What does it cost to remove Artex?
It depends on the area, the method and the waste, and we quote once the coating has been tested.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Buildings from after 2000 shouldn’t, because of the 1999 ban, but older parts and reused materials can still contain it.
What if asbestos is found during building work?
The builder should stop and close off the area. We’ll identify it and advise on removal.
Good to know
We are upfront about what’s included:
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
- Other materials may need their own approach
- Untested coatings are tested first, since a negative result changes everything
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Common materials
- Textured walls
- Artex ceilings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Patched or painted coatings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Coated plasterboard
After the job
Keep the test result and waste paperwork with your property records.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Keep the results and paperwork
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Give us room sizes
- Keep pets away
Avoid these
Test before the builders arrive.
Do not sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
What happens
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.
- Send photos of the textured surfaces
- We test a sample of each coating
- We explain your options: leave, cover or remove
- We carry out the removal
- We dispose of the waste legally
How to prepare
- Dig out previous surveys
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Clear the way to the work area
Doing it yourself?
With a professional job, you get a record: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
HSE advises the public not to repair or remove asbestos themselves. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
What we deal with in Swattenden
Leaks and DIY can damage coatings, so they may start to flake.
Buildings from before 2000 can hide asbestos in many places. Common situations include:
- Ceilings before downlights go in
- Damaged or cracked coatings
- Loft conversions and extensions
- Coatings damaged by DIY
If your home is one of the older properties in Swattenden, near Congregational Church or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
Comparing quotes
- How the waste will be disposed of, and whether you will get a consignment note
- The scope of the job, in writing
- What paperwork you get
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note