Surrey · England
Garage Roof Asbestos Removal in Headley, Surrey
Worried about asbestos in Headley? We provide careful removal of corrugated garage roofs, explained in plain English.
- Cracked, mossy or leaking roofs
- Garages due for demolition
- Storm-damaged sheets
Asbestos garage roof removal in Headley
Questions from Headley
Do you cover Headley and the area around Tadworth station?
Yes. Tadworth station is about 1.9 miles east of Headley, and we cover both.
Could my house in Headley contain asbestos?
It depends on its age and history: asbestos products were used until 1999, so pre-2000 homes and extensions in Headley may have it. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
How can I get a price?
Send us the details: the postcode, what you’ve found and where it is, with photos if possible. Then send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
How long will the job take?
A single garage is usually a short job, but access, size and condition make a difference.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For shared areas, ask the managing agent about the asbestos register.
Is my garage roof in Headley asbestos?
Only a laboratory test can confirm it, though grey corrugated sheeting on a garage built before 2000 often is asbestos cement. We can sample it safely from the edge.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
First, keep everyone away and don’t clean it up. Then contact us and we’ll advise on the next step.
What paperwork will I get?
It depends on what we do: a report for a survey, a lab result for a test, or waste paperwork for removal.
Asbestos garage roof removal for Headley properties
We remove sheets, ridges, fixings and any cement gutters and downpipes, wrapped and labelled ready for disposal. Whether it’s roofs to clear before demolition and garages due a new roof, we deal with bargeboards, corrugated roof sheets and cement wall panels.
Rural garages near Headley are often larger, or part of a range of outbuildings, so tell us the size and send photos. We identify materials before planning removal, because the method depends on what the material is.
- Where
- Headley (KT18)
- County
- Surrey
- Service
- Corrugated cement roofs taken off whole
- Paperwork
- Waste paperwork
- Quotes
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
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What affects the price in Headley
The biggest factors in the price are:
- The type of material and its condition
- How easy it is to reach
- The survey scope
- Licensed or non-licensed
A test can sometimes save the cost of removal altogether, because the material is clear.
Helping us quote
Photo tips:
- Where we could park
- An overall view
- Approximate dimensions
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
For businesses and landlords in Headley
For managing agents and freeholders in Headley, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades, and condition checked regularly.
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
Typical garage roof jobs in Headley
Wind can break sheets and scatter pieces, which should be picked up by someone who knows how.
Asbestos can be in a lot of places in buildings from before 2000. Common situations include:
- Garages before a new roof or conversion
- Cracked, mossy or leaking roofs
- Lean-tos and carports
- Roofs to clear before demolition
For rented homes with garages close to Tadworth station, find out whether the roof is asbestos cement before repairs.
What to look for in a quote
- Proof of an HSE licence where it’s needed
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- The documents you will receive
Materials, one by one
Corrugated sheets
The sheets are wrapped in heavy polythene for disposal.
Ridge pieces
The ridge pieces are often the same material.
Doing it yourself?
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, don’t clean it up, and ask for advice.
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
What happens
Our team wears coveralls and respiratory protection, and keep the area clear of everyone else. We begin by confirming exactly what we’re doing. In December, it’s dark in Headley by about 3:55pm, so winter roof jobs start early and finish in daylight.
- Describe the garage
- We work out how to reach the roof safely
- We time it around your roofer
- We take the roof off safely
- You get the waste paperwork
Getting ready
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Let us know if something’s broken
- Keep children and pets away on the day
Ask for a quote
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
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After the job
After removal, the sheets are wrapped and taken to a permitted site, and you get the consignment note.
Staying safe afterwards:
- Empty the garage, but leave the roof alone
- File the waste paperwork
- Keep pets and children inside
- Photos of the garage and the way in help
Things not to do
Never stand on the roof: it can break underfoot.
Don’t climb onto or walk on an asbestos cement roof: it can break underfoot.
Asbestos garage roofs around Headley
Headley is about 2 miles south-east of Ashtead, in Surrey. We cover Headley as part of Surrey, whatever the size of the job. Headley is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. Our nearest city page is Guildford, about 13 miles away.
Near open spaces such as Box Hill, some larger plots have more than one outbuilding, which can be dealt with together. Across Headley, garages and outbuildings may date from before 2000, often with cement roofs. Headley is within about 3 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where garages often sit alongside barns and outbuildings with similar roofs.
Here we cover the KT18 postcode area, and your garage roof job can be anywhere in it. That could mean a property on Tilley Lane, Cunliffe Close and Lee Green or the roads around them, wherever it is in Headley. We also carry out garage roof jobs in Walton on the Hill (2 miles east), Tadworth (2 miles north-east), Box Hill (2 miles south), Lower Kingswood (3 miles east) and Kingswood (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Guildford (13 miles west), Woking (13 miles west), Epsom (4 miles north), Horley (9 miles south-east), Redhill (6 miles south-east) and Ewell (5 miles north).
A little further out are Headley Court (0.5 miles north) and The Ashley Centre (3.3 miles north). The countryside around Headley includes Box Hill and Reigate Heath.
Good to know
Some limits to bear in mind:
- Brick walls and slabs are a builder’s job
- Different materials need a different approach
- Block garages may involve several owners or a landlord
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise.
Materials we see
- Corrugated cement sheets
- Roof felt
- Cement wall panels
- Bargeboards
- Fixings and bolts
- Gutters and downpipes
- Ridge pieces
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- 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