Oxfordshire · England
Asbestos Removal for Frieth
Asbestos removal across Frieth, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Artex before plastering
- Outbuildings with cement roofs
- Asbestos found during building work
Asbestos removal in Frieth
What happens next
Keep the consignment note with your property records: it proves legal disposal.
Going forward:
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
- Send photos of the material and the access
- Clear the area around the work, without disturbing the asbestos
- Let neighbours know if work is near them
Don’ts
Never pressure-wash, sand or cut asbestos.
Don’t put asbestos in household bins or skips.
How asbestos removal works in Frieth
Found asbestos during building work in Frieth? Work should stop there and people kept out. We can test it and, if needed, plan its removal. Common materials are floor tiles, cement soffits and textured coatings, and typical jobs are asbestos found during building work and Artex ceilings before renovation.
Rural removal near Frieth can mean longer distances to carry waste, so the route is planned in advance. Every job comes with paperwork, which is useful when you sell, let or build.
- Location
- Frieth (RG9)
- County
- Oxfordshire
- What we do
- Removal of cement, coatings, tiles, flues and tanks
- You receive
- Waste consignment note
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Your questions about asbestos removal in Frieth
Do you come out to small villages like Frieth?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the Chilterns National Landscape?
Yes, the same rules apply there, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Of course. With the seller’s agreement, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you commit.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved.
How quickly can you come out?
That depends on the work and current bookings. We will give you dates when we quote, and notifiable work needs notifying before it starts.
What does removal cost?
It depends on the material, how much there is, its condition, access and disposal. We quote each job individually.
Do you work in Frieth?
Yes. We cover Frieth and the surrounding area as part of Oxfordshire. Send us the postcode for a quote.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The risk comes mainly from disturbing materials that contain it, which is why identifying it first matters.
Which option is right?
What kind of work is it? It depends on what the material is and what’s being done. See our guide to the three categories. When comparing quotes, check what’s included: scope, method, waste disposal and paperwork.
Why us?
- Reports and results you can share
- No removal until we know what it is
- Plain-English advice, including when to leave things alone
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
What’s included, and what isn’t
Worth knowing before booking:
- Removal in strong wind or heavy rain may need rescheduling
- Lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board are licensed work
- Notifiable work has to be notified before it starts, which affects the start date
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
Materials in Frieth
- Soffits (cement)
- Bitumen roof felt
- Garage and shed roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
- Water tanks
- Flue pipes
- Asbestos cement sheets
- Panels and boards
- Artex and textured coatings
- Floor tiles and adhesive
Other services in Frieth
For businesses and landlords in Frieth
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
Landlords of garage blocks and outbuildings should know what the roofs are made of, before anyone carries out repairs.
Where asbestos turns up
Materials deteriorate with age: roofs crack, coatings flake and tiles come loose, which is when removal comes up.
Get advice if you’re dealing with any of these:
- Old waste on site
- Garage roof sheets
- Textured coatings
- Old flues
At a school such as Frieth Church of England Combined School, removal would be arranged with the duty holder, with the area empty.
What your quote should include
- VAT, clearly stated
- Waste disposal and the consignment note
- Proof of an HSE licence where it’s needed
- What paperwork you get
Doing it yourself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
Removing asbestos around Frieth
Frieth is about 4 miles north-west of Marlow, in Oxfordshire. Frieth is within our Oxfordshire area, for removal jobs of every size. Frieth is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we work. We work right across the region, from Frieth to Reading (about 12 miles away).
For rentals close to Marlow station, removal fits neatly between tenancies. In older buildings across Frieth, asbestos may be in later additions, so we test before we plan. Parts of the Chilterns National Landscape are within about 5 miles of Frieth. Rural removal jobs nearby often mean planning access across yards and fields.
Removal jobs anywhere in RG9 start with the postcode and some photos. From Frieth Hill, Ellery Rise and Hayles Field or anywhere nearby, the process is the same. Nearby, we also cover Little Frieth (1 mile north-west), Lane End (1 mile north-east), Bolter End (1 mile north), Fingest (1 mile north-west) and Cadmore End (2 miles north-west). We also cover nearby towns such as Thame (11 miles north-west), Henley-on-Thames (6 miles south-west), Benson (11 miles west), Chinnor (7 miles north), Tilehurst (13 miles south-west) and Wallingford (12 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Marlow Community Hospital (4.1 miles south-east) and Chiltern Sound Phonograph Museum (3.9 miles south-east). Open spaces near Frieth include Yoesden.
- Local pubs include Yew Tree pub (less than half a mile north-east)
- Local facilities include West Wycombe Rural (3 miles north)
How it works
If we find more than expected, or something different, we stop and talk to you, before changing the plan. At the end, we tell you what was done and what happens next. We plan outdoor jobs in Frieth to finish before dark: that means by about 3:55pm in December, or about 9:25pm in June.
- Tell us what needs removing and send photos
- We test it if needed and plan the job
- You get a written quote, including waste disposal
- The material is removed safely
- The area is cleaned and you get the consignment note
Preparing for the visit
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
How to get a quote
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749 to get started.
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Materials we deal with
Water tanks and flues
Cement water tanks and flues are drained or disconnected first, then removed whole or in as few pieces as possible.
Floor tiles
Tiles come up whole where we can, with hand tools, never with power tools.
- 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
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note