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Asbestos Artex Removal in West Street, Kent
Artex removal in West Street: removal of textured ceilings and walls, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Loft conversions and extensions
- Ceilings before downlights go in
- Ceilings before skimming
Artex removal for West Street
Should you do it yourself?
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
If you do find something during DIY, stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
How artex removal works in West Street
If your renovation in West Street involves textured ceilings, test them before rewiring, fitting downlights or plastering. Typical materials include swirl patterns, textured walls and stipple finishes, and typical jobs are coatings damaged by DIY and ceilings due for plastering or skimming.
In a village like West Street, textured coatings turn up in cottages and later homes alike, often added during past renovations. We follow HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
- Area
- West Street (ME17)
- Area hub
- Kent
- What we do
- Testing and removal of textured coatings
- Afterwards
- Result and waste note
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Towns and villages near West Street
Other services in West Street
For businesses and landlords in West Street
Between tenancies is a good time to deal with asbestos, when rooms are empty and work can be done without disruption.
For managing agents and freeholders in West Street, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades, and condition checked regularly.
What happens
If we’re taking the boards down instead, they’re removed whole where possible and bagged or wrapped. When we are done, we explain what happens next and what paperwork follows.
- Describe the coatings and rooms
- We sample each coating
- We plan the removal and send a quote
- The coating is removed with controls
- We clean up and send the waste paperwork
Before we arrive
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
Getting a price
To get a quote, ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
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What we deal with in West Street
Most problems come during renovation: sanding to smooth a ceiling, scraping it off dry or drilling for lights.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Ceilings due for rewiring or new downlights
- Ceilings coming down
- Flaking textured ceilings
- Coatings scraped during DIY
Non-domestic buildings like The Lenham School should already have records of any textured coatings.
What your quote should include
- Any exclusions
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- For licensed work, a valid HSE licence
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
Materials we deal with
Ceiling roses and cornices
They’re included in the test if they’re coated.
Coated plasterboard
Taking boards down whole avoids stripping the coating.
What happens next
Keep the test result and waste paperwork with your property records.
A few practical points:
- Plan where you’ll stay or work while rooms are closed off
- Keep pets out of the work area
- File the test result and waste note
- Book your plasterer after removal
Things not to do
Do not try DIY removal products on untested coatings.
Test before the builders arrive.
West Street questions
Do you cover small places like West Street?
We do: small villages are covered too. Tell us about access and parking.
Do you cover West Street from London?
We cover West Street, about 39 miles from central London.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Work in that area should stop, and the material needs identifying before work resumes.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not necessarily. If it’s in good condition and nobody will disturb it, leaving it in place and checking it can be the safer choice.
Could my home contain asbestos?
Any building built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Only laboratory analysis of a sample can confirm it.
How can I get a price?
Start with the postcode and a description of the material, with photos if possible. Then use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
How quickly can you come out?
We agree a date when you accept the quote. Some work has to be notified to the enforcing authority first, which affects timing.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
Depending on the job, a report, results or a consignment note.
What affects the price in West Street
Quotes vary because of:
- The survey scope
- The category of work
- The size of the job
- Access to the area
Dealing with asbestos before building work is normally cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
What to photograph
Photos help us understand the job before we visit. Take them from a safe distance without touching the material:
- How we’d reach it
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Where we could park
- An idea of size
You will get a written quote. Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
What’s included, and what is not
To be clear about the scope:
- We test before removal, because a clear result means ordinary methods can be used
- We need the room cleared
- Other asbestos materials found in the room are dealt with separately
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise.
Common materials
- Textured walls
- Swirl and stipple patterns
- Patched or painted coatings
- Ceiling roses and cornices (coated)
- Coated plasterboard
- Artex ceilings
Artex removal around West Street
West Street is about 6 miles south of Sittingbourne, in Kent. If your Artex job is in West Street, let us know about access. We work in all 922 towns and villages across Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 15 miles away.
For rented flats close to Lenham station, textured ceilings can be tested between tenancies. West Street is within about 4 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and older rural homes there often have textured ceilings from past renovations.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area, and your Artex job can be anywhere in it. If your property is just outside West Street, we also cover Woodside Green (1 mile south-east), Payden Street (1 mile east), Lenham (1 mile south-west), Warren Street (2 miles east) and Wichling (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (9 miles west), Ashford (10 miles south-east), Canterbury (15 miles east), Sittingbourne (6 miles north), Whitstable (15 miles north-east) and Faversham (8 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Newnham Castle (3.9 miles north-east).
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site