Can a textured or Artex ceiling be skimmed smooth?

Usually, yes. A textured ceiling can normally be prepared and skimmed to a flat finish rather than taken down. If the coating went on before 2000, it may contain asbestos and should be tested before anyone sands, scrapes or drills it. The result decides how the ceiling is prepared and finished.

Do you visit the property before quoting?

Yes, for anything beyond a small, clearly defined job. Photos and a short description let us say whether the work fits. We then visit to look at the rooms, check what needs a closer inspection and agree the scope. The written scope follows the visit, so nothing is priced from photographs alone.

What should I send first?

Send the address or postcode, a few photographs of each room, a floor plan if you have one, rough dimensions, your timing and a short note on what needs to change. From that we can tell you what needs a closer look on site and whether the brief fits the work we do.

Areas we cover

Decorating and renovation in Camberley

Solubius works in homes across Camberley, about 18 minutes from our base in Wokingham. We paint and decorate, repair and skim walls and ceilings, fit bespoke joinery and renovate whole houses, lived in or empty. We cover the GU15 and GU16 postcodes, including Frimley, Heatherside and Old Dean, and nearby Sandhurst and Bagshot.

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Local homes

Houses in Camberley

Camberley grew up beside the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. It was laid out as Cambridge Town in the 1860s, took its present name in 1877, and the railway arrived the following year. Late Victorian and Edwardian houses still stand near the town centre, alongside post-war estates such as Old Dean and the larger estates built from the 1970s, such as Heatherside.

What we tend to find:

Victorian and Edwardian houses may still have lime plaster and original joinery. The joinery is usually worth keeping and repainting. Lime plaster needs repair with compatible materials.
Post-war and later estates often need a refresh rather than a rebuild: textured ceilings skimmed flat after an asbestos test, tired woodwork sanded and repainted, and every room decorated in one planned order.
Newer homes show the usual fine cracks in their first years, which can be filled and decorated once the house has settled.

Camberley is in Surrey Heath. If your house is listed or in a conservation area, check with Surrey Heath Borough Council before changing its outside.

What we do

Our services in Camberley

Each can be booked on its own, or planned together as one job.

01
Painting & decorating
Decorating that starts with proper preparation, inside and out.
02
Plastering, walls & ceilings
Plaster repairs, skimming and wall finishes that make the room look intended.
03
Carpentry, joinery & bespoke furniture
Fitted storage, doors and staircases made for the room they are in.
04
Home improvements & renovation
The changes a room needs, without turning it into a rebuild.
05
Garage conversions
A garage turned into a warm room that feels part of the house.
06
Garden rooms
A garden room planned for how you will use it, all year.
07
Exterior & brickwork
Brickwork repairs and exterior finishes that protect the house.
08
Commercial furniture & display
Display units, counters and reception furniture made to fit the space.

On site

From jobs in progress

Floors covered and every edge masked before the work starts. Unedited footage from recent Solubius jobs.

Film 01
A living room sheeted floor to ceiling before spraying.
Film 02
Doorways and skirting masked, floors covered wall to wall.
Film 03
Hall and stairs protected while the work goes on.

Questions about work in Camberley

Nearby towns we cover

Every town within about 20 minutes of Wokingham.

Berkshire

Wokingham, Winnersh, Binfield, Crowthorne, Finchampstead, Arborfield, Bracknell, Twyford, Earley, Sandhurst, Woodley, Owlsmoor, Wargrave, College Town, Shinfield, Spencers Wood, Ascot, Reading, Maidenhead, Theale, Burghfield, Sunninghill

Hampshire

Eversley, Yateley, Hartley Wintney

Surrey

Bagshot, Camberley

Planning work in Camberley?

Send the address, a few photographs and what needs to change.