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Asbestos Survey in Faringdon
Buildings in Faringdon built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. We offer asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses.
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Community buildings and halls
- Demolition projects
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How asbestos survey works in Faringdon
Any building in Faringdon built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. The way to know for sure is a survey: a surveyor inspects the building, takes small samples of suspect materials and records the results in a report. People often contact us about purchases of older homes and buildings and shops, offices and industrial units, involving garage roofs, pipe lagging and flues.
In Faringdon, we often survey a house together with its garage, sheds and lean-tos, as outbuildings often have cement roofs. You get written paperwork for every job: a report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, for your records.
- Area
- Faringdon (SN7)
- Region
- Oxfordshire
- Service
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Paperwork
- Survey report and lab results
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page 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. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, don’t sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
Responsibilities for owners
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
If your business premises in Faringdon were built before 2000, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Questions from Faringdon
Do you cover Faringdon from London?
Faringdon is about 65 miles from central London, well within our area.
Do older homes in Faringdon have asbestos?
That depends on when it was built and altered: asbestos was used until the 1999 ban, so older homes and older alterations in Faringdon can contain it. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you cover Faringdon?
Yes, we do: our area includes Faringdon and the places around it. Share the postcode and a short description for a quote.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
A test checks specific materials; a survey checks a whole building or work area. For building work, a survey is generally needed.
How do I get a quote?
Just use our quote form or call 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For the shared areas of a block, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Will my homebuyer report check for asbestos?
Not really: a homebuyer or building survey may note possible asbestos, but it doesn’t normally sample anything. A pre-purchase asbestos survey gives you that answer.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
Duty holders for non-domestic buildings and the common parts of flats usually do. Private landlords and homeowners often commission one too.
A closer look at the materials
Roofing felt and bitumen
Bitumen felts and mastics can contain asbestos, normally well bound in.
Floor tiles and adhesive
Tiles and adhesive can be sampled separately, because one may contain asbestos when the other doesn’t.
Choosing the right option
Do you need a full survey, or just a test? A test answers the question for one or two specific materials; a survey looks at the whole building or work area and finds materials you might not have noticed. Every quote says whether VAT is included.
Why people choose us
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Clear notes on any areas not reached
- Reports and results you can share
- Condition ratings, not just a list
See our prices page and the cost guide.
How we price an asbestos survey
What drives the price:
- How much sampling is needed
- How much there is
- The size and age of the building
- How easy it is to reach
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
Photos that help
Photo tips:
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- Where we could park
- Labels, if any
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749 to get started.
Step by step
The surveyor photographs and records each material’s condition, for the report. When we are done, we explain what happens next and what paperwork follows.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Samples go to the laboratory
- The report sets out what was found and what to do next
Getting ready
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
Getting a price
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
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What’s included, and what isn’t
The usual limits are:
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so timing needs planning
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we deal with
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Artex and textured coatings
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Ceiling tiles
- Garage and shed roofs
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Water tanks and flues
- Pipe lagging
- Soffits and porch canopies
Where asbestos turns up
Over time, materials deteriorate: a board or coating that was sound years ago may now be cracked or crumbling, which a survey records.
Buildings from before 2000 can hide asbestos in many places. Common situations include:
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Demolition and strip-out
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Rented homes between tenancies
Schools such as Faringdon Community College are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register, and a management survey is normally where that starts.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- Whether extra samples cost more
- Which laboratory analyses samples
Places near Faringdon
What else we do in Faringdon
Asbestos surveys in Faringdon: local notes
Faringdon is about 10 miles south-west of Witney, in Oxfordshire. For surveys in Faringdon, tell us about parking and access. Faringdon is one of 443 towns and villages in Oxfordshire where we work. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 17 miles away.
Altering an older house in Faringdon, wherever it is? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up.
Anywhere in SN7, an asbestos survey is available, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your property is on Station Road, Marlborough Gardens and Marlborough Close or anywhere nearby, we can help. Faringdon is on the A417 and A4095, which makes it simple to get to. Other places close to Faringdon we cover include Little Coxwell (1 mile south), Fernham (2 miles south), Shellingford (2 miles south-east), Hatford (3 miles east) and Baulking (3 miles south-east). We also cover nearby towns such as Didcot (15 miles east), Abingdon-on-Thames (13 miles east), Witney (10 miles north-east), Carterton (8 miles north), Wantage (8 miles south-east) and Grove (8 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Faringdon Day Hospital (within half a mile north) and Faringdon Castle (0.8 miles north-east). Within reach you’ll find Badbury Hill.
- Nearby schools include Faringdon Infant School (within half a mile south-east)
- Pubs nearby include The Swan pub (under half a mile north)
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site