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Asbestos Surveys in Clanfield, Oxfordshire
Asbestos survey in Clanfield: surveys that find, sample and record asbestos. Tell us what you’ve found and we’ll explain your options.
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
Asbestos survey for Clanfield
Asbestos survey for Clanfield properties
We survey houses, flats, commercial buildings and outbuildings across Clanfield. Every report records the materials found, their location and condition, the lab results and our recommendations. Whether it’s shared halls, stairs and plant rooms and checks on rental property, we deal with soffits, boiler cupboard panels and pipe lagging and more.
Village houses like those in Clanfield have often been extended and altered over time, so we survey each part the work will disturb. Nothing is removed until it’s been identified, as the right approach depends on the material.
- Where
- Clanfield (OX18)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Service
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- Written survey report
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Landlords, managing agents and employers
The duty to manage applies to non-domestic premises and common parts, not to single private homes, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
If you run a business from older premises in Clanfield, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Materials we deal with
Asbestos cement
Cement roofs, flues, gutters and tanks are among the most common finds. The fibres are bound in cement, and breaking or cutting it releases them.
Insulating board
It’s easy to mistake insulating board for other boards, so a lab result is essential.
Clanfield buildings and asbestos surveys
Clanfield is about 4 miles south of Carterton, in Oxfordshire. Anywhere in Clanfield, just send the postcode. We cover all 443 towns and villages across Oxfordshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We work right across the region, from Clanfield to Oxford (about 16 miles away).
For a school like Clanfield CofE Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register, and a management survey is usually where that starts.
For surveys in OX18, just send the postcode and a few photos. That could mean a property on Main Street, Wicks Close and Mill Lane or the roads around them. If your property is just outside Clanfield, we also cover Weald (2 miles east), Black Bourton (2 miles north), Bampton (2 miles north-east), Carterton (4 miles north) and Aston (4 miles east). Further out, we also cover Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles east), Witney (7 miles north-east), Wantage (11 miles south-east), Grove (10 miles south-east), Faringdon (4 miles south) and Kidlington (15 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Longworth Hospital (3.8 miles south) and Radcot Castle (1.4 miles south). The countryside around Clanfield includes Badbury Hill.
- Local pubs include Mason's Arms (within half a mile north-east)
Common questions in Clanfield
Can you survey a school or hall near Clanfield?
Yes, working with whoever is responsible for the building. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Do you come out to small villages like Clanfield?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
What does the survey report include?
The materials found, their locations, the laboratory results, their condition, photographs and recommendations. Areas not accessed are listed too.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The main risk is from disturbing it, which is why identifying it first matters.
Do I need a management or a refurbishment survey?
It depends on your plans: normal use and management calls for a management survey, while refurbishment or demolition needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected. Tell us more and we will advise.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, and the material needs identifying before work resumes.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: it’s hazardous waste. When we remove it, it’s taken to a permitted site with a consignment note.
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.
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What else we do in Clanfield
Weighing up your options
A survey or a sample test? Testing tells you about the materials you sample, and nothing else; a survey covers everything in scope, including materials nobody had spotted. How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
Why people choose us
- Reports and results you can share
- Clear advice on your options
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Clear notes on any areas not reached
Take a look at how we price jobs or the cost guide.
The process
If a material is damaged, we’ll say so before we leave, so you can keep people away. It helps if we can park nearby.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We agree the type of survey and the areas it covers, and send a quote
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
How to prepare
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
- Make sure we can get to the area
How to get a quote
For an accurate quote, tell us what you’ve found, where it is and what you’re planning. Then use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
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How we price an asbestos survey
Prices vary with:
- The size of the job
- How many different materials need sampling
- The survey scope
- Access to the area
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
Sending photos
When you send photos, these help most:
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
You will get a written quote. Just fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
Why people call us in Clanfield
It is not only big projects that disturb asbestos: fitting a socket, a downlight or a new boiler flue can mean drilling into it, so knowing where it is matters.
People usually contact us about one of these:
- Demolition projects
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
Planning work on an older building in Clanfield, whether near Church of St Stephen or elsewhere? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up.
Before booking anyone
- The report contents
- Areas included and excluded
- How many samples are included
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
What happens next
If there are areas we couldn’t reach, the report lists them clearly, and should be presumed to contain asbestos until they’re checked.
To avoid problems in future:
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- Describe the work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
Things not to do
Please don’t break off pieces for us to look at: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know.
The scope of an asbestos survey
What’s in and what’s out:
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so plan it around the building’s use
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
What we deal with
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Pipe lagging
- Garage and shed roofs
- Water tanks and flues
- Ceiling tiles
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- 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