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Asbestos Surveys in Abbotswood, Surrey
Any pre-2000 building in Abbotswood may contain asbestos. Our asbestos survey service covers management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys.
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Schools, halls and community buildings
Asbestos survey for Abbotswood
Asbestos survey near Abbotswood
A survey is not just a list of what’s there. It tells you which materials are fine to leave, which need watching and which should come out before work. From surveys requested by builders before work and schools, halls and community buildings, we deal with garage roofs, soffits and textured ceilings and more.
In Abbotswood, we often survey a house together with its garage, sheds and lean-tos, as outbuildings often have cement roofs. Not sure what you need? Just ask: we will tell you honestly whether it’s a test, a survey or removal.
- Where
- Abbotswood (GU1)
- Region
- Surrey
- Service
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Afterwards
- Survey report and lab results
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Should you do it yourself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
With a professional job, you get a record: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
Questions from Abbotswood
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Abbotswood?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Could my house in Abbotswood contain asbestos?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
Does a survey leave holes?
Very little, in a management survey: small samples are taken and the points sealed. A refurbishment and demolition survey opens up the areas being worked on, by design.
What does the survey report include?
The materials found, their locations, the laboratory results, their condition, photographs and recommendations. Any areas we couldn’t access are listed.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999.
Is a survey needed before building work in Abbotswood?
HSE’s guidance is that a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before refurbishment or demolition work, for the areas affected.
Do you cover Abbotswood?
Yes, Abbotswood is in our area. Tell us the postcode and what you need.
What it costs
The biggest factors in the price are:
- The type of material and its condition
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- The number of materials to sample
- The quantity or area
Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
Sending photos
Photo tips:
- Labels, if any
- A clear close-up
- An overall view
- The access route
To get a quote, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
How it works
Each sample is sealed, labelled and recorded with its location, then sent to an accredited laboratory. We wear suitable protective equipment for the job, and use controls to keep dust down.
- Call or message us with the address and what’s prompting the survey
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
Getting ready
- Mention any parking restrictions
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
Ask for a quote
Each job is priced individually. Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page to get started.
Helpful guides
Which option is right?
A homebuyer report isn’t an asbestos survey. It might mention possible asbestos without testing anything, which is where a pre-purchase asbestos survey comes in. We do not publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
Why us?
- Clear advice on your options
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Recommendations in plain English
Read how we quote or published price ranges.
What happens next
The survey ends with a written report: what was found, where, the laboratory results, the condition of each material and our recommendations.
After we’ve finished:
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Book the survey before you book builders
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
Don’ts
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
Do not take samples yourself before the survey: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
Asbestos surveys in Abbotswood: local notes
Abbotswood is about 1 mile south-east of Guildford, in Surrey. Abbotswood has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. Abbotswood is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we work.
Altering an older house in Abbotswood, wherever it is? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. If you let flats or houses near London Road (Guildford) station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance. Parts of the Surrey Hills National Landscape are within about 5 miles of Abbotswood, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
We handle surveys in every part of the GU1 postcode area and the streets around it. From York Road, Stoke Road and Maori Road or a nearby road, we can help. You’ll find Abbotswood on the A246 and A3100, so it’s easy for us to reach. Nearby, we also cover Guildford (1 mile north-west), Burpham (1 mile north-east), Bellfields (1 mile north-west), Merrow (1 mile east) and East Shalford (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also work in Woking (5 miles north), Camberley (10 miles north-west), Epsom (14 miles north-east), Farnham (10 miles west), Ewell (15 miles north-east) and Egham (13 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find St. Luke’s Hospital (within half a mile south) and Guildford Castle (0.7 miles south-west). Within reach you’ll find Silent Pool and Pewley Down.
- Nearby schools include Guildford High School (under half a mile north-west) and Holy Trinity (0.5 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Rats Castle pub (within half a mile south-west)
Towns and villages near Abbotswood
Responsibilities for owners
For managing agents and freeholders in Abbotswood, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades.
Landlords of single homes don’t have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
Common reasons for surveys in Abbotswood
Most of the risk from asbestos comes from disturbing it without knowing it’s there. Surveying first means nobody disturbs it by accident.
In older properties, we often see:
- Public and community buildings
- Pre-work surveys for trades
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Checks on rental property
Non-domestic buildings, Lanesborough School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos.
Before you book anyone
- Suitable insurance for the work
- The scope, in writing
- Whether extra samples cost more
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
What it might be made of
Floor tiles and adhesive
Tiles and adhesive can be sampled separately, because one may contain asbestos when the other does not.
Insulating board
Asbestos insulating board was used for panels, partitions, soffits, ceiling tiles and around heaters. Most work on it is licensed, so it’s important to know if it’s there.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site