Reading · England
Artex Removal for Trash Green
Artex removal across Trash Green and nearby, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Ceilings before downlights go in
Artex removal for Trash Green
Materials, one by one
Painted coatings
The sample includes the coating itself.
Textured walls
Walls can have textured coatings too.
Artex removal for Trash Green properties
A textured ceiling in good condition is low risk if it’s left alone. Trouble starts when it’s sanded, dry-scraped, drilled or knocked through. Typical jobs include coatings scraped during DIY and ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights, including textured walls, stipple finishes and Artex ceilings.
In places like Trash Green, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes, often added during past renovations. Our quotes are written and say what’s included, so there are no surprises.
- Area
- Trash Green (RG30)
- Area hub
- Reading
- Service
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- You receive
- Result and waste note
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens
If we’re taking the boards down instead, they’re removed whole where possible and bagged or wrapped. When we’re done, we explain what happens next and what paperwork follows.
- Get in touch with photos
- We test a sample of each coating
- 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
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Tell us about parking and access
Ask for a quote
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page, and we’ll recommend the right option.
Helpful guides
After the job
Note which other rooms have coatings, for future work.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Give us room sizes
- Book your plasterer after removal
- Clear the rooms before the work
- Test every different coating
Don’ts
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
Don’t sand, scrape dry or wire-brush a textured coating before it’s been tested.
Options to consider in Trash Green
A test before removal can save money: a clear result means normal methods. Doing several things in one visit can help, such as testing several materials at once.
What you get
- Waste taken to a permitted site with a consignment note
- Clear written quotes
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- No removal until we know what it is
See how we price jobs or our cost guide.
Where asbestos turns up
Many trades want a test result first.
Buildings from before 2000 can hide asbestos in many places. Common situations include:
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Coatings scraped during DIY
- Walls before tiling
- Ceilings coming down
Non-domestic buildings like Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School should already have records of any textured coatings, before decorators start.
What to look for in a quote
- How the work will be done, and the controls used
- What you’ll receive afterwards: a report, results or waste paperwork
- Whether the work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed
- Where the waste goes, with paperwork
Nearby places to Trash Green
More for properties in Trash Green
Prices and what affects them
Our quotes take into account:
- The quantity or area
- Material and condition
- Disposal costs
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
Every quote says whether VAT is included.
Helping us quote
For a quick quote, include:
- Street parking nearby
- Visible markings
- Damaged areas
- How we’d reach it
Include any existing survey or test when you send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Your questions about Artex removal in Trash Green
Do you cover Trash Green from London?
Trash Green is about 42 miles from central London, well within our area.
Do you cover small places like Trash Green?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Do you need to see it before quoting?
Clear photos and measurements are often enough; otherwise we will arrange a visit.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
Do I need to move out during Artex removal?
Typically you can use other rooms: the room being worked on is sealed off and kept clear.
Does someone need to be there?
We need access to every area involved in the job, and it helps if you are around to answer questions.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
Never: skips and household bins can’t take asbestos. It has to go to a site that accepts it, with the right paperwork.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Work on higher-risk materials, such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board, is licensed and must be done by an HSE-licensed contractor. Most asbestos cement and textured coatings are non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed.
Should you do it yourself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, quite apart from the asbestos, so stay off it.
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Good to know
To be clear about the scope:
- Big jobs need notifying in advance, so allow time
- We need the room cleared
- We test before removal, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Materials we see
- Textured walls
- Artex ceilings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Coated plasterboard
- Patched or painted coatings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
Textured ceilings in Trash Green
Trash Green is about 4 miles south-west of Reading, in Reading. We cover Trash Green as part of Reading, whatever the size of the job. Trash Green is one of 34 places in Reading we cover.
In older homes in Trash Green, textured ceilings were often added in later decades. If you are refurbishing a rental near Theale station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies.
This part of Reading takes in RG30, and your Artex job can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Bennett's Hill and Theale Road, and Artex removal is available on all of them. Nearby, we also cover Burghfield (1 mile south), Sheffield Bottom (1 mile north-west), Burghfield Hill (1 mile south), Sulhamstead Bannister Upper End (1 mile west) and Sulhamstead Abbots (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Caversham (6 miles north-east), Norcot (3 miles north-east), West Reading (4 miles north-east), Tilehurst Within (3 miles north), Shinfield (5 miles east) and Arborfield Garrison (7 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Thames Valley Police Museum (1 mile west) and Battle Hospital (3.8 miles north-east). Within reach you will find Hosehill Lake and Fobney Island Wetland Reserve.
- Local schools include The Willink School (1.6 miles south-west)
- Pubs nearby include Fox & Hounds pub (0.7 miles north-west)
- 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
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note