Hampshire · England
Artex Removal in Upham
Buildings in Upham built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. We offer Artex removal, with testing first.
- Walls before tiling
- Coatings already disturbed
- Ceilings due to be knocked through or removed
Asbestos help in Upham
Common reasons for Artex jobs in Upham
Most problems come during renovation: sanding, dry scraping or drilling releases fibres.
Get advice if you are dealing with any of these:
- Extensions that cut into ceilings
- Coatings damaged by leaks
- Landlord refurbishments
- Structural work through coated ceilings
If you’re refurbishing a rental near Hedge End station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies.
What your quote should include
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- What category of work it is
- What you will receive afterwards: a report, results or waste paperwork
- If the price includes VAT
How artex removal works in Upham
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. From ceilings due for plastering or skimming and coatings damaged by DIY, we cover coated plasterboard, textured walls and stipple finishes and more.
In areas like Upham, textured ceilings appear in older and newer homes, often added during past renovations. Paperwork is part of every job, which is useful when you sell, let or build.
- Area
- Upham (SO32)
- Area hub
- Hampshire
- Service
- Textured ceilings and walls
- You receive
- Result and waste note
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
For landlords, agents and businesses
If you run a business from older premises in Upham, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or survey gives a definite answer.
Doing 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.
What else we do in Upham
Looking after things afterwards
The ceiling or wall is left ready for your plasterer.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Test every different coating
- Plan where you will stay or work while rooms are closed off
- Keep pets away
- Give us room sizes
What to avoid
Hold off on drilling until you have a result.
Never sand or dry-scrape Artex before testing.
Common questions in Upham
Could my house in Upham contain asbestos?
Any home in Upham built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but only a test can confirm it. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do textured ceilings in Upham homes contain asbestos?
Some may, but many coatings do not contain asbestos. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
We do. We work for landlords, managing agents, employers and contractors as well as homeowners.
Do I need to move out during Artex removal?
The work room is sealed and kept clear. Often you can stay in other rooms.
What if my house is newer?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999, though older parts, reused materials or earlier outbuildings can.
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 contact us for advice on the next step.
Does asbestos always have to come out?
Not necessarily. Sound material that will not be touched can often stay, as long as it’s recorded.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. In a block, the shared areas are the responsibility of the managing agent or freeholder, who should hold the asbestos register.
Materials, one by one
Patched areas
Different areas may need separate samples.
Textured walls
Walls are treated like ceilings.
Upham properties and textured coatings
Upham is about 5 miles east of Eastleigh, in Hampshire. We cover Upham as part of Hampshire, for Artex jobs of every size. Upham is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we work. We work right across the region, from Upham to Southampton (about 8 miles away).
A school like Upham Church of England Aided Primary School should know from its asbestos register whether coatings have been tested. In older homes in Upham, textured ceilings were often added in later decades.
Artex jobs anywhere in SO32 start with the postcode and some photos. We can help with Artex jobs on streets such as Church Street, Shoe Lane and Widlers Lane. For properties just outside Upham, we cover Ashton (1 mile south-east), Lower Upham (1 mile south-west), Wintershill (2 miles south-west), Durley Street (2 miles south-west) and Bishop's Waltham (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also work in Winchester (6 miles north-west), Gosport (13 miles south), Havant (14 miles south-east), Eastleigh (5 miles west), Fareham (9 miles south) and Horndean (11 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Moorgreen Hospital (5.4 miles south-west) and Bishop's Waltham Museum (2.1 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Bishops Waltham Branch LNR and Beacon Hill.
- Nearby, you’ll find Brushmakers Arms (within half a mile north-east)
What’s included, and what isn’t
Here’s what Artex removal covers, and what it doesn’t:
- Big jobs need notifying in advance, which affects the start date
- Untested coatings are tested first, since a negative result changes everything
- The room being worked on has to be empty and sealed off
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
Materials we see
- Textured walls
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Artex ceilings
- Coated plasterboard
- Patched or painted coatings
Which option is right?
Strip the coating or take the boards down? Stripping keeps the ceiling; taking boards down whole can be quicker and cleaner in some rooms. Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
Why people choose us
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Legal disposal, with paperwork
- Quotes that spell out the scope
Take a look at our prices page and published price ranges.
How we work
Waste is bagged and labelled as we go, then taken to a permitted site. Unexpected finds are discussed with you first before carrying on.
- Tell us which rooms and surfaces, and roughly how big they are
- We sample the coating first
- We plan the method and quote
- We seal the room and remove the coating with wet methods
- We clean up and dispose of the waste legally
Before we arrive
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Dig out previous surveys
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: just use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Related guides
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site