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Asbestos Survey for East Ham
Any pre-2000 building in East Ham may contain asbestos. We offer management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys.
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Community buildings and halls
Asbestos survey in East Ham
Asbestos survey for East Ham properties
Our surveys in East Ham cover homes, rented property, shops, offices, schools and industrial units. Every report records the materials found, their location and condition, the lab results and our recommendations. Whether it’s managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises and buying a property built before 2000, we deal with pipe lagging, water tanks and floor tiles and more.
For London properties like those in East Ham, the scope matters most: the whole block, a single flat or only the work areas. We explain what we find in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
- Area
- East Ham (E6, IG11, E13, E12)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Service
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Paperwork
- A written report with lab results
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Looking after things afterwards
The survey ends with a written report: locations, results, condition and recommendations for every material in scope.
Going forward:
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Describe the work you are planning, so the scope matches
Things not to do
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know, rather than cleaning it up.
Please do not break off pieces for us to look at: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
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East Ham: your questions answered
Do you cover East Ham and the area around Barking station?
Yes. Barking station is about 1.3 miles north-east of East Ham, and we cover both.
Do you work in East Ham despite London parking restrictions?
Yes, we work across London. Let us know the parking situation and we’ll plan around it.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
It depends on what we do: a survey report, a laboratory result, or a consignment note for removed waste.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not necessarily. If it’s in good condition and nobody will disturb it, leaving it in place and checking it can be the safer choice.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Cement and textured coatings normally aren’t licensed.
Do I need a management or a refurbishment survey?
A management survey for a building in normal use; a refurbishment and demolition survey before building work. Tell us your plans and we’ll advise.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Asbestos is a hazard when its fibres get into the air. Diseases linked to it, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, can appear many years later, which is why it’s identified before work.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: asbestos waste is hazardous and can’t go in skips, bins or recycling. It has to go to a site that accepts it, with the right paperwork.
Weighing up your options
An old survey may not be enough. A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so planned refurbishment normally needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of those areas. What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. Every quote is individual.
Why us?
- Across London and the South East
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
- The right survey for your plans
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
Duty holders and landlords in East Ham
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 East Ham, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Asbestos surveys in East Ham: local notes
East Ham is about 5 miles south-east of Walthamstow, in Greater London. Homes, landlords and businesses in East Ham contact us for surveys. East Ham is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 7 miles away.
If you let flats or houses near Barking station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs. Non-domestic buildings, St Michael's Catholic Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos, and a management survey is generally where that starts.
We carry out surveys all over the E6, IG11, E13 and E12 postcode area. Streets in the area include High Street South, Market Street and High Street North, and an asbestos survey is available on all of them. With the A13 and A117 close by, East Ham is simple for us to get to. For properties just outside East Ham, we cover Wallend (1 mile north-east), Upton Park (1 mile west), Plashet (1 mile north), Beckton (1 mile south-east) and Greengate (1 mile west). We also cover nearby towns such as London (7 miles west), City of Westminster (9 miles west), Marylebone (9 miles west), Kensington (11 miles west), St Pancras (7 miles west) and Shoreditch (6 miles west).
East Ham is in London, inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, where parking and loading can be restricted: tell us about parking, permits and access when you ask for a quote.
A little further out are The Who Shop Museum (less than half a mile north) and County Borough of West Ham (2.5 miles west). Open spaces near East Ham include Ripple Nature Reserve and Hollow Pond.
- Nearby schools include Langdon School (0.5 miles north-east) and The Service for Deaf and Partially Hearing Children (1.1 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Miller's Well pub (within half a mile north)
Common reasons for surveys in East Ham
The danger generally comes from drilling, cutting or sanding a material nobody knew contained asbestos. Surveying first means nobody disturbs it by accident.
In older properties, we often see:
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Demolition and strip-out
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
Halls and leisure centres near East Ham fall into the non-domestic category, where the duty to manage asbestos applies.
Before you book anyone
- Which areas are covered, and which are not
- Suitable insurance for the work
- The number of samples
- Which areas and materials are covered
The process
We photograph and assess the condition of everything we find, for the report. At the end, we tell you what was done and what happens next.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We check whether a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey fits, and confirm the areas
- 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 is not clear
Getting ready
- Ensure we can get to the area
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
- Dig out previous surveys
Getting a price
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. To start, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
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What it costs
When we quote, we look at:
- How much there is
- Location, parking and any London charges
- The number of materials to sample
- What the material is and its state
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Photos that help
What to photograph:
- A photo of the whole area
- Where we could park
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- A rough size or measurement
Photos and a postcode help us quote quickly: call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Materials, one by one
Roofing felt and bitumen
Bitumen felts and mastics can contain asbestos, generally bound in the bitumen.
Asbestos cement
Garage roofs, sheds and flues made from asbestos cement are common in surveys of older homes. How weathered and damaged it is affects what to do.
Should you do it yourself?
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site