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Asbestos Surveys in Furzedown, Greater London
Looking for an asbestos survey in Furzedown? We cover Furzedown and the surrounding area, with clear advice and a written quote.
- Demolition and strip-out
- Public and community buildings
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
Asbestos survey near Furzedown
How asbestos survey works in Furzedown
Whether you are buying, renovating or letting in Furzedown, a survey answers the asbestos question. Our surveyor inspects, samples and records, and an accredited laboratory analyses the samples. Common materials are soffits, water tanks and textured ceilings, and typical jobs are demolition and strip-out and shops, offices and industrial units.
In places like Furzedown, many surveys are for flats, conversions and buildings with shops below, where the shared parts fall under the duty to manage and each flat is the owner’s responsibility. Every job ends with paperwork: a report, results or a consignment note, so you have a record.
- Where
- Furzedown (SW16, SW17, CR4)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- What we do
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Paperwork
- A written report with lab results
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Questions from Furzedown
Do older homes in Furzedown have asbestos?
Older homes can, if they date from before 2000. A sample test is the only reliable answer. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you work in Furzedown despite London parking restrictions?
We do. Tell us about parking, permits and access so we can plan.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
We do. We work for landlords, managing agents, employers and contractors as well as homeowners.
How quickly can you come out?
Dates are agreed once the quote is accepted. Some work has to be notified to the enforcing authority first, which affects timing.
What if the weather’s bad?
Indoor work is not affected. Outdoor removal may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain, for safety.
Is a homebuyer survey the same as an asbestos survey?
No. It may flag possible asbestos, but it does not generally take samples for analysis. That is what a pre-purchase asbestos survey is for.
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.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999.
Also near Furzedown
Also in Furzedown
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 covers everything in scope, including materials nobody had spotted. Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when everything has to stop.
How we work in Furzedown
- Clear written quotes
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
- Every main survey type
- Condition assessed for every material
Take a look at our prices page or our cost guide.
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
- A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it isn’t enough before refurbishment
- The report describes the building when surveyed; condition can change, so recheck it
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
What we deal with
- Garage and shed roofs
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Ceiling tiles
- Artex and textured coatings
- Pipe lagging
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Water tanks and flues
- Roofing felt and bitumen
Furzedown buildings and asbestos surveys
Furzedown is about 3 miles east of Wimbledon, in Greater London. Wherever your property is in Furzedown, tell us the postcode and what you need. Furzedown is one of 764 places in Greater London we cover. Our nearest city page is London, about 6 miles away.
Halls and leisure centres near Furzedown fall into the non-domestic category, where the duty to manage asbestos applies. If you have an older property in Furzedown, near St Paul's Church or anywhere else, the rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive.
Wherever your property is in SW16, SW17 and CR4, we can help with an asbestos survey, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Local streets include Deal Road, Links Road and Seely Road; we cover every one. With the A216 close by, Furzedown is simple for us to get to. Neighbouring places we cover include Streatham Park (1 mile north-east), Tooting (1 mile west), Tooting Bec (1 mile west), Streatham (1 mile east) and Colliers Wood (1 mile south-west). We also cover nearby towns such as London (6 miles north-east), City of Westminster (6 miles north), Marylebone (6 miles north), Kensington (6 miles north-west), St Pancras (7 miles north) and Shoreditch (8 miles north-east).
Furzedown 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 London Sewing Machine Museum (0.9 miles north-west) and Southside Wandsworth (2.9 miles north-west). Open spaces near Furzedown include Battersea Park Lake and Knight's Hill.
- Local schools include Furzedown Secondary School (less than half a mile south-west) and Penwortham Primary School (less than half a mile south-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Holland Tringham pub (0.9 miles north-east)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include St Leonard's (0.8 miles north-east)
How we work
A refurbishment and demolition survey is fully intrusive: we look behind panels, under floors and above ceilings in the areas being worked on, so the rooms must be cleared. We keep the work area clear of other people while we work, so children and pets should be kept elsewhere.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We agree the survey type and scope, and send a quote
- We inspect and sample the areas in scope
- The samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- We send the report and explain the findings
How to prepare
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
- Tell us about parking and access
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
Getting a price
Photos and a postcode help us quote quickly: just call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
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Typical surveys in Furzedown
Asbestos was used in British buildings for much of the 20th century, until it was fully banned in 1999. That is why so many buildings in Greater London can contain it, from garage roofs and soffits to textured ceilings and floor tiles.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to surveys:
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Public and community buildings
- Demolition and strip-out
A school such as Graveney School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder.
What your quote should include
- Areas included and excluded
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
After we have finished in Furzedown
Any areas not accessed are listed, so they’re treated as if they contain asbestos until checked.
After we have finished:
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
Don’ts
Don’t take samples yourself before the survey: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
Plan the survey early, before you book builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
Should you do it yourself?
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It has to go to a site that accepts it, and some councils accept small amounts from residents by arrangement.
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
For landlords, agents and businesses
Between tenancies is a good time to deal with asbestos, while the property is empty.
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Furzedown, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
What it might be made of
Pipe lagging
If a survey finds asbestos lagging, the report will say so and recommend what to do, and must be left alone in the meantime.
Floor tiles and adhesive
Tiles and adhesive can be sampled separately, because one may contain asbestos when the other doesn’t.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note