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Asbestos Artex Removal in West Barnes, Greater London
Artex removal in West Barnes, from older homes to workplaces. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Rented homes refurbished between tenants
- Loft conversions and extensions
Artex removal near West Barnes
West Barnes: your questions answered
Could my house in West Barnes contain asbestos?
It depends on its age and history: asbestos products were used until 1999, so pre-2000 homes and extensions in West Barnes may have it. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you work near Motspur Park station?
Yes, we cover West Barnes, including the streets around Motspur Park station.
Can you quote from photos?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, but larger or unclear jobs may need a visit.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The main risk is from disturbing it, so identifying it before work is important.
What paperwork will I get?
It depends on what we do: a survey report, a laboratory result, or a consignment note for removed waste.
How do I know if my property contains asbestos?
You can’t tell by eye. A sample analysed in a laboratory is the reliable way to find out, and anything from before 2000 is worth checking.
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.
Does someone need to be there?
Someone has to let us into all the areas in the job, and it helps if you are around to answer questions.
Artex removal near West Barnes
For an asbestos coating, the room is sealed, the coating kept wet and nothing sanded or dry-scraped. Common materials are coated ceiling roses, textured walls and coated plasterboard, and people normally contact us about textured walls before a refit and loft conversions.
In flats and houses around West Barnes, textured ceilings often turn up during renovation, often painted over many times. Everything is explained in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
- Location
- West Barnes (KT3, SW20)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- What we do
- Artex tested, then removed with wet methods
- You receive
- Test result and waste paperwork
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
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Textured ceilings in West Barnes
West Barnes is about 2 miles south-west of Wimbledon, in Greater London. West Barnes has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. West Barnes is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work. Our area stretches from West Barnes to London (about 9 miles away).
Non-domestic buildings like Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School should already have records of any textured coatings, before decorators start. If you’re refurbishing flats near Motspur Park station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies.
We carry out Artex jobs all over the KT3 and SW20 postcode area. Whether your property is on Queens Road, Blakes Lane and Egmont Road or anywhere nearby, we can help. If your property is just outside West Barnes, we also cover Raynes Park (1 mile north-east), Motspur Park (1 mile north-west), Bushey Mead (1 mile north-east), Cannon Hill (1 mile east) and New Malden (1 mile west). Within a short drive, we also work in London (9 miles north-east), City of Westminster (9 miles north-east), Marylebone (9 miles north-east), Kensington (7 miles north), St Pancras (10 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (11 miles north-east).
West Barnes is in London, inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, where parking and loading can be restricted: let us know about parking and access when you get in touch.
Well-known places in the area include Chessington Castle Hill (3.7 miles south-west) and Municipal Borough of Malden and Coombe (0.9 miles west). Green spaces nearby include Kingston Hill Road area and Derwent Floodwash.
- Schools near West Barnes include Raynes Park High School (within half a mile north) and Ursuline Preparatory School (1.3 miles north-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Fountain pub (0.7 miles west)
The scope of Artex removal
Here’s what Artex removal covers, and what it does not:
- We test before removal, since a negative result changes everything
- Big jobs need notifying in advance, so allow time
- Other materials may need their own approach
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise.
Materials in West Barnes
- Artex ceilings
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Textured walls
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Coated plasterboard
- Patched or painted coatings
Can I do it myself?
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, don’t sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
With a professional job, you get a record: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
Duty holders and landlords in West Barnes
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, when rooms are empty and work can be done without disruption.
Landlords of garage blocks and outbuildings should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before repairs are arranged.
The process
We bag and label the waste as we work, then taken to a permitted site. Before anything starts, we confirm the areas and materials with you.
- 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
Before we arrive
- Tell us about anything that’s already damaged
- Clear the way to the work area
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
Ask for a quote
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: don’t touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
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What happens next
After removal, the room is cleaned and the waste goes to a permitted site, with a consignment note.
After we’ve finished:
- Keep pets away
- Plan around the closed rooms
- Each different coating needs testing
- Line up the plasterer for afterwards
What to avoid
Test before the builders arrive.
Plan testing before the renovation starts.
What affects the price in West Barnes
Every quote reflects:
- The size of the job
- Licensed or non-licensed
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- How much waste there is
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
Helping us quote
A few photos can save a site visit:
- Street parking nearby
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- The access route
- Labels, if any
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. To start, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Materials we deal with
Ceiling roses and cornices
Decorative mouldings are sometimes coated too.
Artex ceilings
A small sample from each different coating tells you whether it contains asbestos.
Where asbestos turns up
Renovations disturb coatings: sanding to smooth a ceiling, scraping it off dry or drilling for lights.
People typically contact us about one of these:
- Coatings scraped during DIY
- Textured walls before a refit
- Structural work through coated ceilings
- Landlord refurbishments
If your home is one of the older properties in West Barnes, near Holy Cross or elsewhere, textured ceilings may date from an earlier renovation.
Before you book anyone
- Whether the work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed
- That licensed work will be done by an HSE-licensed contractor
- How fibres will be kept down
- The documents you’ll receive
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site