Artex was a popular choice for decorating ceilings and walls between the 1950s and late 1990s. If your property in Wokingham was built or refurbished before 2000, there's a strong chance your textured coatings could contain asbestos. While it's safe if left undisturbed, any work like drilling, sanding, or scraping can release dangerous asbestos fibres into the air. Breathing these fibres can cause serious health problems down the line. That’s why we always recommend professional assessment and removal. Trying to tackle it yourself, without the right training, equipment, and disposal methods, puts you and everyone around you at risk. We know exactly how to handle these materials safely.

When you choose Southern Asbestos, you’re choosing a team dedicated to meticulous safety. Our trained technicians follow strict procedures to remove Artex from your Wokingham property, minimising any risk. First, we carefully prepare and seal off the work area to prevent fibre spread. We then use specialist tools and techniques to remove the Artex, making sure we capture all dust and debris. All asbestos waste goes into clearly marked, sealed bags and is transported to a licensed hazardous waste facility. You'll get all the necessary legal paperwork (Hazardous Waste Consignment Note) for your records. From start to finish, we keep disruption to a minimum and leave your property clean and safe.

While Artex removal is a key service for Wokingham properties, Southern Asbestos offers a full suite of asbestos services for every situation. We handle all types of non-licensed asbestos-containing materials (ACMs), no matter if it’s for your home or a business.

• Asbestos Surveys: We carry out Home Buyer, Management, and Refurbishment & Demolition surveys. These are crucial for buying property, meeting legal duties for business owners, or planning any building work.
• Asbestos Testing: If you suspect a material contains asbestos – perhaps a garage roof, floor tiles, or pipe insulation – our team can take a safe sample and send it for accredited lab analysis, giving you a clear answer.
• Safe Asbestos Removal: Beyond Artex, we remove asbestos from garage roofs, sheds, soffits, fascias, floor tiles, and more, for residential, commercial, and industrial sites across Wokingham.
• Asbestos Collection & Disposal: If you’ve already removed asbestos safely, we can collect and dispose of it legally for you.
• Encapsulation & Reinstatement: Sometimes, sealing asbestos is a better option than removal. And after any removal work, we can help with reinstatement, getting your space back to normal.