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Asbestos Artex Removal in Tonbridge, Kent
Artex removal in Tonbridge: removal of textured ceilings and walls, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Ceilings before plastering
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
Artex removal near Tonbridge
Artex removal in Tonbridge
HSE’s code of practice says work on textured coatings will not normally be licensable. Larger-scale removal using steam or gel is notifiable non-licensed work. Common materials are textured walls, swirl patterns and coated ceiling roses, and typical jobs are loft conversions and rented flats before redecoration.
Renovations in towns and villages like Tonbridge often uncover textured coatings on walls as well as ceilings. Every job ends with paperwork: a report, results or a consignment note, so you have a record.
- Area
- Tonbridge (TN9, TN10, TN11)
- Area hub
- Kent
- What we do
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- Afterwards
- Lab result and consignment note
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
DIY and asbestos
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres, so avoid them completely.
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
FAQs for Tonbridge
Is the Artex in my Tonbridge home asbestos?
Some older coatings do, and many don’t. Only a test will tell you.
Do you cover Tonbridge from London?
Tonbridge is about 26 miles from central London, well within our area.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
The builder should stop and close off the area. We can test the material and, if needed, plan its removal.
Do I need a test or a survey?
Testing covers particular materials, while a survey covers everything in scope. Before building work, you normally need a survey.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
No: asbestos waste is hazardous and can’t go in skips, bins or recycling. It must go to a permitted site.
Can you help with a shop or office?
Yes. Tell us the size and use of the building and what you need.
How can I get a price?
Fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
Can I sand my Artex ceiling smooth?
Not until it’s been tested. If it contains asbestos, sanding or dry scraping releases fibres.
Step by step
At the end, the room is cleaned and checked. We’ll tell you when we have finished and what you’ll receive afterwards.
- Describe the coatings and rooms
- We sample each coating
- If it contains asbestos, we agree the method and quote
- The coating is removed with controls
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
Before we arrive
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
- Clear the way to the work area
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
How to get a quote
Each job is priced individually. Fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 to get started.
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Materials we deal with
Textured walls
They’re tested and removed in the same way as ceilings.
Artex ceilings
A small sample from each different coating tells you whether it contains asbestos.
After we’ve finished in Tonbridge
Share the paperwork with your trades.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Tell us which rooms and roughly how big they are
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
- Empty the rooms in advance
- Photos help us quote
Things not to do
Don’t try DIY removal products on untested coatings.
Keep away from flaking or fallen coating and ask for advice.
Nearby places to Tonbridge
What else we do in Tonbridge
Prices and what affects them
Our quotes take into account:
- The quantity or area
- How much waste there is
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- The category of work
Grouping jobs together can keep costs down, for example testing several materials, or removing a garage roof and a flue at the same time.
Sending photos
Photos often save us a visit:
- Damaged areas
- A close-up from a safe distance
- How we’d reach it
- An overall view
Photos from a safe distance help: send them through our contact page.
Artex in Tonbridge homes
Tonbridge is about 12 miles south-west of Maidstone, in Kent. We work across Tonbridge and the surrounding area, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. We work in 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Crawley, about 21 miles away.
A school like New Beacon School should know from its asbestos register whether coatings have been tested. If you’re refurbishing flats near Tonbridge station, coatings can be tested while the flat is empty.
We carry out Artex jobs all over TN9, TN10 and TN11. Whether your property is on High Street, Old London Road and London Road or a nearby road, we can help. Main roads around Tonbridge include the A26 and A227, so mention parking if the property is on one. For properties just outside Tonbridge, we cover Lower Haysden (2 miles south-west), Leigh (3 miles west), Bidborough (3 miles south-west), Southborough (3 miles south) and Printstile (3 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Maidstone (12 miles north-east), Sevenoaks (7 miles north-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (4 miles south), Swanley (14 miles north), Kings Hill (7 miles north-east) and Foley Park (12 miles north-east).
Nearby you’ll also find The Milne Museum (under half a mile west) and Tonbridge Castle (under half a mile south-west). The countryside around Tonbridge includes Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve and Barden Lake.
- Local schools include Hillview School for Girls (0.7 miles south) and Royal Rise Primary School (0.8 miles south)
- Nearby, you will find Ivy House Public House (under half a mile west)
What we do and do not cover
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- Other materials may need their own approach
- Plastering and making good are usually separate jobs
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before you book.
Materials in Tonbridge
- Artex ceilings
- Patched or painted coatings
- Textured walls
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Coated plasterboard
- Swirl and stipple patterns
For landlords, agents and businesses
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
If your business premises in Tonbridge were built before 2000, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
What we deal with in Tonbridge
People used Artex to cover cracks and uneven ceilings, and some included a little chrysotile.
People usually contact us about one of these:
- Coatings already disturbed
- Coatings in the way of electrical work
- Textured walls before a refit
- Flaking textured ceilings
If your home is one of the older properties in Tonbridge, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
Before booking anyone
- Proof of an HSE licence where it’s needed
- Whether the job needs notifying
- VAT, clearly stated
- How the work will be done, and the controls used
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note