Textured coatings, Artex being the best-known brand, went up across the city from the 1960s to the 1990s, and anything made before the mid-80s often contained chrysotile asbestos.
We send a sample to a UKAS-accredited lab first. Come back clear, and you’ve spent almost nothing. Come back positive, and you’ll get written prices for both artex removal and encapsulate-and-skim.
Fully sealed removal, dry sanding never used
Ceilings left clean and ready for plastering
Whatever the lab comes back with, the process from here runs the same way, sample, confirm, then either remove it properly or manage it in place.
We take a discreet sample from every distinct ceiling or wall area and send it off to an independent UKAS-accredited lab, with written results back within days.
If asbestos comes back confirmed, you’ll get a fixed removal price and, where the coating’s sound enough, a managed or encapsulated alternative too, with the honest pros and cons of each laid out.
The room gets sealed and protected, the coating is softened and taken off using wet methods, and every scrap of residue and covering is bagged up as asbestos waste.
Surfaces are scraped back and the area cleaned properly, the waste gets consigned, and your paperwork is ready in time for the plasterer that same week.
A single sample costs a fraction of what a sanding mistake and the resulting decontamination bill would set you back.
Removal and managed-in-place are quoted side by side, so the choice genuinely stays yours to make.
We coordinate timing with your plasterer so the ceiling isn't left stripped and waiting around for weeks.
Every result and completion record gets tied to the property itself, not just filed away after the job's done.
FAQS
No. The formulation changed over the years, and more recent products are asbestos-free, but you can’t assume a pre-2000 coating is safe just from how old it looks or what pattern it has. One lab sample per distinct area gives you a clear, written answer either way.
If the coating is sound and firmly stuck down, boarding or skimming over it is a genuinely recognised way to manage it, keeping the asbestos sealed in and undisturbed. The one condition is that it has to be recorded, so whoever owns the property next knows before their builder cuts into that ceiling. We document this properly whichever route you take.
No, and this is important. Steaming, sanding and dry scraping will all release fibres from a coating that’s tested positive. Removal has to be a controlled, wet process carried out by trained operatives, with the room sealed off and everything left over treated as hazardous waste.
Not very. Asbestos ceiling removal for a single room means the space gets sealed off, with furniture emptied out or covered, and a standard ceiling is usually finished within a day, leaving you with a clean surface ready for skimming. The rest of the house carries on exactly as normal throughout.
Stop whatever you’re doing in that room, shut the door, and don’t vacuum or dust anywhere near it, just call us. We’ll talk you through it straight away, arrange air testing if it’s warranted, and sort the coating out properly so your project can pick back up on solid ground.
Usually not. Most textured coating removal falls into the non-licensed or NNLW categories, depending on the method used and the coating’s condition, and our trained teams carry this out as routine work. We’ll confirm exactly which category applies alongside your quote and handle any notification that’s needed.
A lot less than acting blind would risk. Sampling is priced per distinct area, confirmed before we even attend, and if the result comes back positive and you go ahead with us, that testing cost comes off your removal price.
Usually a few working days after sampling, though a priority turnaround is available if you’ve got a builder waiting or an exchange date looming. The written result arrives with a plain-English explanation attached, not just a bare certificate.
Every district, yes. The Victorian terraces of Bitterne and Portswood, the semis of Shirley and Bassett, the estate stock of Thornhill, and the bordering SO postcodes all round. One photo is enough to get started.
For enquiries related to our services, please reach out.
sales@southamptonasbestos.com
support@southamptonasbestos.com
Contact us for immediate assistance or questions.
Sales
07798 984290
Support / Enquiries
07468 437558
2 Park Rd
Guildford GU1 4PH
United Kingdom
CONTACT US
Send us your postcode and a photo of what you’ve found. We’ll arrange a survey within the week and confirm a fixed written quote inside 48 hours.
