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Asbestos Survey in Arborfield
Asbestos survey in Arborfield: asbestos surveys before work, sale or management, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Checks on rental property
- Public and community buildings
Asbestos survey in Arborfield
How asbestos survey works in Arborfield
Our surveys in Arborfield cover homes, rented property, shops, offices, schools and industrial units. Whatever the building, the report sets out what was found, where, the laboratory results and what we recommend. From public and community buildings and buying a property built before 2000, we deal with boiler cupboard panels, soffits and pipe lagging.
Village properties around Arborfield often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, since cement sheeting was common on outbuildings. Small jobs get the same care as big ones, with the same attention to the regulations.
- Area
- Arborfield (RG2)
- Region
- Reading
- Service
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Paperwork
- Survey report and lab results
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Looking after things afterwards
For duty holders, the survey feeds the asbestos register and management plan, which need reviewing regularly.
After the job, keep these in mind:
- Survey first, then book the trades
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
Avoid these
Please don’t break off pieces for us to look at: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
Book the survey before the builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
Arborfield: your questions answered
Is asbestos common in Arborfield homes?
If your home in Arborfield was built or refurbished before 2000, it may, but you cannot tell by looking. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you work near Winnersh station?
Yes. Winnersh station is about 2.5 miles north-east of Arborfield, and we cover both.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
Keep people away from damaged material and do not clean it up yourself. Then contact us for advice.
How dangerous is asbestos?
It can be, if fibres are released and breathed in. Diseases linked to it, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, can appear many years later, so the aim is never to disturb it unknowingly.
Can you quote from photos?
Photos are often enough to give a quote, though some need a visit first.
Can you survey offices and warehouses?
Yes: offices, shops, warehouses, industrial units, schools and halls as well as homes. Send us the details of the building.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Work on higher-risk materials, such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board, is licensed and must be done by an HSE-licensed contractor. Most asbestos cement and textured coatings are non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, then have the material identified before anything else happens.
What we deal with in Arborfield
Over time, materials deteriorate: a board or coating that was sound years ago may now be cracked or crumbling, and the survey assesses condition.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to surveys:
- Rented homes between tenancies
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Planned refurbishment work
- Community buildings and halls
Non-domestic buildings, The Coombes Church of England Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos, and a management survey is normally where that starts.
What to look for in a quote
- The number of samples
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- Suitable insurance for the work
- The scope, in writing
Prices and what affects them
Quotes vary because of:
- How many different materials need sampling
- How much there is
- Lofts, voids and outbuildings to include
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
Every quote says whether VAT is included, so you can compare like with like.
Sending photos
What to photograph:
- Street parking nearby
- How we’d reach it
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Visible markings
Each job is priced individually. Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749 to get started.
Step by step
On the day, the surveyor walks through the areas in scope, checks every suspect material and takes small samples, with each sample point damped and sealed afterwards. When we’re done, we explain what happens next and what paperwork follows.
- Get in touch with the address and your plans
- We recommend the right type of survey
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
Before we arrive
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Find any old asbestos reports
How to get a quote
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749, and we will advise.
Related guides
Doing it yourself?
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
With a professional job, you get a record: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
Which option is right?
It can be tempting to start work without a survey. If asbestos is then found mid-job, work stops, costs rise and people may have been exposed, which is why surveying first tends to save money. What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials, the amount, access and what paperwork is needed. Every quote is individual.
What you get
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
- Clear written quotes
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
- Clear next steps
Take a look at how we quote and published price ranges.
Materials, one by one
Textured coatings
We sample textured coatings in the rooms in scope, before plasterers or electricians start.
Floor tiles and adhesive
We can sample tiles and adhesive separately, as results can differ.
Also near Arborfield
For landlords, agents and businesses
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Arborfield, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Landlords of garage blocks and outbuildings should know what the roofs are made of, before anyone carries out repairs.
Surveying buildings in Arborfield
Arborfield is about 3 miles west of Wokingham, in Reading. Wherever your property is in Arborfield, tell us the postcode and what you need. We work in 34 places across Reading.
If you’re a landlord near Winnersh station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance. If you have an older property in Arborfield, near Church of St Bartholomew or anywhere else, get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up.
For surveys in RG2, just send the postcode and a few photos. Local streets include Church Lane, Walden Avenue and Cartershill Lane; we cover every one. For properties just outside Arborfield, we cover Shinfield (2 miles west), Lower Earley (2 miles north), Ryeish Green (2 miles west), Earley (2 miles north) and Whitley Wood (2 miles north-west). We also cover nearby towns such as Caversham (6 miles north-west), Norcot (6 miles north-west), West Reading (5 miles north-west), Tilehurst Within (6 miles north-west), Caversham Heights (6 miles north-west) and Horncastle (6 miles north-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Wokingham Hospital (3 miles east) and Berkshire Library & Museum of Freemasonry (1.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near Arborfield include South Lake and Sonning Hill.
- Schools near Arborfield include Bohunt School Wokingham (1.9 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find Swan Inn (0.6 miles south-east)
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note