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Asbestos Surveys in Greenford, Greater London
Looking for an asbestos survey in Greenford? We work across Greenford and the towns around it, with clear advice and a written quote.
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- Planned refurbishment work
- Buying a property built before 2000
Asbestos help in Greenford
Asbestos survey in Greenford
Buying an older property in Greenford? A pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, which helps you plan and budget for any work. We often deal with floor tiles, soffits and textured ceilings, and typical jobs are shared halls, stairs and plant rooms and checks on rental property.
For London properties like those in Greenford, the scope matters most: the whole block, a single flat or only the work areas. We start with a clear answer: what the material is, and what that means for your plans.
- Area
- Greenford (UB6, UB5, UB1)
- County
- Greater London
- Covers
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Afterwards
- Survey report and lab results
- Quotes
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you run a business from older premises in Greenford, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
For managing agents and freeholders in Greenford, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades, and condition checked regularly.
Materials, one by one
Pipe lagging
Lagging found in a survey is flagged clearly, and must be left alone in the meantime.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Some older roofing felts, bitumen products and mastics contain asbestos, usually well bound in.
Places near Greenford
Greenford: your questions answered
Do older homes in Greenford 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 Greenford can contain it. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you work near Greenford station?
Yes. Greenford station is close to the centre of Greenford, and we cover the whole area.
Do I need an asbestos survey before renovating?
HSE’s guidance is that a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before refurbishment or demolition work, for the areas affected.
I think I’ve damaged asbestos. What now?
Leave the area, keep others out and close the door if you can. Do not try to clean up the debris yourself, then contact a professional.
Could my home contain asbestos?
Any building built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to every area in the job, and to be available for questions.
Will my homebuyer report check for asbestos?
Not really: a homebuyer report can flag suspected asbestos without testing it. For an answer, you need a pre-purchase asbestos survey.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
Depending on the job, a report, results or a consignment note.
Where asbestos turns up
The danger normally comes from drilling, cutting or sanding a material nobody knew contained asbestos. Surveying first means nobody disturbs it by accident.
Get advice if you’re dealing with any of these:
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
Public buildings around Greenford, such as leisure centres and halls, are non-domestic premises, where the duty to manage asbestos applies.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
Which option is right?
A management survey or a refurbishment and demolition survey? A management survey suits a building in use; a refurbishment and demolition survey looks behind and under surfaces before building work. See our guide to which survey you need. There’s no one-size price, as every job differs. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
Why us?
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
Read our prices page and our cost guide.
How we work
Our surveyor inspects each area in scope and samples suspect materials, wetting and sealing each sample point to keep dust down. Parking close by makes the day easier, so let us know about any restrictions.
- Start by telling us about the property and your plans
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- We send the report with results and recommendations
Getting ready
- Let us know where we can park
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
How to get a quote
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
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DIY and asbestos
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
HSE advises the public not to repair or remove asbestos themselves. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
Afterwards
If the survey finds asbestos in good condition, it can often be left and managed. The report tells you what to keep an eye on.
To avoid problems in future:
- Book the survey before you book builders
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
- Make sure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
Don’ts
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Tell the surveyor everything you’re planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
The scope of an asbestos survey
It’s worth knowing what an asbestos survey does and doesn’t cover:
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
Materials in Greenford
- Artex and textured coatings
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Pipe lagging
- Garage and shed roofs
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Ceiling tiles
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Water tanks and flues
- Floor tiles and adhesive
Asbestos surveys in Greenford: local notes
Greenford is about 3 miles north-west of Ealing, in Greater London. Wherever your property is in Greenford, tell us the postcode and what you need. Greenford is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work. You can also see our page for London, about 11 miles away.
Schools such as Oldfield Primary School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. Planning work on an older building in Greenford, whether near Parish Church of the Holy Cross (old Church) or elsewhere? Survey the areas you are working on before work starts.
For surveys in UB6, UB5 and UB1, just send the postcode and a few photos. Local streets include Courthope Road, Oldfield Farm Gardens and Greenford Road; we cover every one. Greenford is on the A4090 and A4127, so it’s easy for us to reach. Other places close to Greenford we cover include Northolt (1 mile north-west), Perivale (1 mile east), Sudbury (2 miles north-east), Sudbury Hill (2 miles north-east) and Dormers Wells (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also work in London (11 miles east), City of Westminster (9 miles east), Marylebone (9 miles east), Kensington (7 miles south-east), St Pancras (10 miles east) and Shoreditch (12 miles east).
As a London location, Greenford is inside the ULEZ, and parking and loading need planning: let us know about parking and access when you get in touch.
Nearby you’ll also find Municipal Borough of Ealing (2.4 miles south-east) and London Designer Outlet (3 miles north-east). Within reach you will find Northala Fields and Litten Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Ada Lovelace Church of England High School (under half a mile south-west) and The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School (0.9 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Railway pub (less than half a mile north)
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site