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Asbestos Removal for Kew
Asbestos removal across Kew and nearby. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Artex before plastering
- Old cold water tanks
- Broken sheets in gardens
Need asbestos removal in Kew?
Looking after things afterwards
Once the material is removed, the area is cleaned, and you receive the waste paperwork.
Going forward:
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Let us know where we can park
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
- Share any survey or test results
Things not to do
Don’t start building work before asbestos the work will disturb has been dealt with.
Asbestos never goes in ordinary bins or skips.
How asbestos removal works in Kew
Found asbestos during building work in Kew? Stop work in that area and keep people away. We can test it and, if needed, plan its removal. Whether it’s debris left from a previous job and flue pipes, gutters and downpipes, we deal with water tanks, textured coatings and cement roof sheets and more.
In London neighbourhoods like Kew, garages and outbuildings are often reached through the house or a rear lane, so we plan how to get the waste out. You get written paperwork for every job: a report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, so you have a record.
- Area
- Kew (W4, TW9, TW8)
- County
- Greater London
- Covers
- Asbestos removal to HSE guidance
- Paperwork
- Waste consignment note
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
For landlords, agents and businesses
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Kew, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
What it costs
These are the main things that affect the price of asbestos removal:
- Parking and access charges
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- Licensed or non-licensed
- The number of samples or the size of the building
Doing several things in one visit can help, such as testing several materials at once.
Helping us quote
Photos help us understand the job before we visit. Take them without disturbing anything:
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
- Approximate dimensions
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- How we’d reach it
Each job is priced individually. To start, use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Typical removal jobs in Kew
Materials deteriorate with age: roofs crack, coatings flake and tiles come loose, which is often when people decide to remove them.
Common situations in older properties include:
- Old flues
- Cement water tanks in lofts
- Artex ceilings before renovation
- Debris left from a previous job
In a school like Grove Park Primary School, any removal is agreed with the duty holder and done while the area is out of use.
Questions to ask before booking
- Which areas and materials are covered
- Suitable insurance for the work
- The documents you will receive
- How fibres will be kept down
What else we do in Kew
Doing it yourself?
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
Your questions about asbestos removal in Kew
Do you work near Chiswick station?
Yes, we cover Kew and the area towards Chiswick station, about 0.5 miles south-east.
Is asbestos common in Kew homes?
That depends on when it was built and altered: asbestos products were used until 1999, so pre-2000 homes and extensions in Kew may have it. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The risk comes mainly from disturbing materials that contain it, so identifying it before work is important.
What if the weather’s bad?
It depends on the job: indoor work carries on, while outdoor roof work may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain.
Do you need a licence to remove asbestos?
Sometimes: licensed work covers lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board; cement and textured coatings normally aren’t licensed.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999, though older parts, reused materials or earlier outbuildings can.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Of course. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
Is DIY asbestos removal allowed?
HSE advises against removing asbestos yourself. Licensed materials must only be removed by an HSE-licensed contractor.
What’s included, and what is not
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- Some jobs must be notified first, so the timing needs planning
- Making good is normally a separate job
- Bad weather can affect outdoor removal
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before booking.
Materials we see
- Gutters and downpipes
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Artex and textured coatings
- Garage and shed roofs
- Bitumen roof felt
- Water tanks
- Asbestos cement sheets
- Panels and boards
- Soffits (cement)
- Flue pipes
Choosing the right option
Very cheap quotes can be a warning sign: proper controls, protective equipment, a registered waste carrier and disposal cost money. Always ask for the consignment note. A test can sometimes save the cost of removal altogether, if the material turns out not to contain asbestos.
Why us?
- Legal disposal, with paperwork
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
- Records for your files
- Houses, flats and business premises
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Removal jobs in Kew
Kew is about 2 miles south of Acton, in Greater London. Wherever your property is in Kew, tell us the postcode and what you need, and we will quote. We work in all 764 towns and villages in Greater London. Our area stretches from Kew to London (about 8 miles away).
In older properties in Kew, it’s often extensions and refits that contain asbestos, so materials are identified first. Landlords near Chiswick station often time removal for when a property is empty.
For removal jobs in W4, TW9 and TW8, just send the postcode and a few photos. We can help with removal jobs on streets such as Kew Road, Maze Road and Kent Road or the roads around them. Kew sits on or near the A3000; tell us about parking if you’re on a main road. If your property is just outside Kew, we also cover Strand-on-the-Green (1 mile north), Grove Park (1 mile east), North Sheen (1 mile south), Gunnersbury (1 mile north) and Turnham Green (1 mile east). We also cover nearby towns such as London (8 miles east), City of Westminster (6 miles east), Marylebone (6 miles north-east), Kensington (3 miles east), St Pancras (7 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (9 miles east).
As a London location, Kew is inside the ULEZ, and parking and loading need planning: let us know about parking and access when you get in touch.
Other landmarks nearby include Municipal Borough of Acton (1.6 miles north) and Livat Hammersmith (2.2 miles east). The countryside around Kew includes Kew Gardens Lake and Duke's Hollow.
- Schools near Kew include Kew College Prep (within half a mile south-west) and Chiswick School (0.8 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Bull's Head pub (under half a mile north)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Library for Iranian Studies (1.6 miles north)
How we work
On the day, we set up the work area first: barrier tape, signs and protection where needed, then keep the material damp throughout. We begin by confirming exactly what we’re doing, so there is no confusion. Outdoor removal in Kew is planned to finish in daylight: that means by about 3:55pm in December, or about 9:20pm 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
- We clean up and send you the waste paperwork
How to prepare
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
Getting a price
Not sure what you need? Call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form and describe the problem, and we’ll recommend the right option.
Helpful guides
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site