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Asbestos Surveys in Inkpen Common, West Berkshire
Asbestos survey in Inkpen Common: surveys that find, sample and record asbestos. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Pre-work surveys for trades
- Checks on rental property
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
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Asbestos survey in Inkpen Common
If you’re buying a home or building in Inkpen Common from before 2000, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, so you can plan renovations with your eyes open. Typical materials include textured ceilings, water tanks and pipe lagging, and people usually contact us about shops, offices and industrial units and rented homes due for maintenance.
Village properties around Inkpen Common often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, since cement sheeting was common on outbuildings. If you’re unsure what you need, ask: we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s a test, a survey or removal.
- Location
- Inkpen Common (RG17, RG20)
- Area hub
- West Berkshire
- Service
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- You receive
- Survey report and lab results
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Why people call us in Inkpen Common
For workplaces and common parts, the law requires asbestos to be identified and its risk assessed. A survey is the usual way to do that.
Asbestos can be in a lot of places in buildings from before 2000. Common situations include:
- Rented homes between tenancies
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Workplaces built before 2000
- Buying a property built before 2000
If you let flats or houses near Kintbury station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
Questions to ask before booking
- The scope of the job, in writing
- Suitable insurance for the work
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- If the price includes VAT
Should you do it yourself?
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, don’t clean it up, and ask for advice.
Inkpen Common: your questions answered
Do older homes in Inkpen Common have asbestos?
Any home in Inkpen Common built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but only a test can confirm it. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you come out to small villages like Inkpen Common?
We do: small villages are covered too. Tell us about access and parking.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, as long as the seller agrees.
Does a survey leave holes?
A management survey takes small samples, which are sealed afterwards. A refurbishment survey opens up the areas being worked on, which is why they need to be empty.
Is a homebuyer survey the same as an asbestos survey?
No, they’re different: a homebuyer report can flag suspected asbestos without testing it. For an answer, you need a pre-purchase asbestos survey.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
Duty holders for workplaces and common parts generally need one. Many landlords of private homes find one useful before maintenance.
Do you work in Inkpen Common?
Yes, Inkpen Common is in our area. Send us the postcode for a quote.
What will I get after the survey?
Locations, results, condition, photos and what we recommend for each material. Areas not accessed are listed too.
For businesses and landlords in Inkpen Common
For managing agents and freeholders in Inkpen Common, the asbestos register for common parts should be kept up to date and shared with contractors, and condition checked regularly.
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
Weighing up your options
An existing survey might not cover your plans. A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so planned refurbishment usually needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of those areas. Our quotes are clear about VAT.
Why us?
- Records for your files
- Practical recommendations
- Clear advice on your options
- Accredited laboratory results
Take a look at how we quote and published price ranges.
How we work
For a management survey, we look into cupboards, voids and lofts that are reasonably accessible and take small samples. Sample points are sealed afterwards. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Start by telling us about the property and your plans
- We recommend a survey type and quote for the agreed scope
- Our surveyor inspects and takes small samples of suspect materials
- Samples go to an accredited laboratory for analysis
- We send the report with results and recommendations
Preparing for the visit
- Dig out previous surveys
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
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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What it costs
What drives the price:
- How big the building is
- Material and condition
- Location, parking and any London charges
- The survey type
We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
Sending photos
Photos often save us a visit:
- A rough size or measurement
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Damaged areas
- Visible markings
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
Surveying buildings in Inkpen Common
Inkpen Common is about 6 miles west of Newbury, in West Berkshire. Wherever your property is in Inkpen Common, tell us the postcode and what you need, and we will quote. We work in all 155 towns and villages in West Berkshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 21 miles away.
For a school like Inkpen Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register. If you have an older property in Inkpen Common, near Church of St Laurence or anywhere else, get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up.
This part of West Berkshire takes in RG17 and RG20. Streets in the area include Heads Lane, Rooksnest Lane and The Firs, and an asbestos survey is available on all of them. For properties just outside Inkpen Common, we cover Hell Corner (1 mile east), Inkpen (1 mile north-west), Upper Green (1 mile south-west), Lower Green (1 mile west) and Kintbury (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Newbury (6 miles east), Thatcham (9 miles east), Speenhamland (6 miles east), Hungerford (4 miles north-west), Lambourn (10 miles north) and Shaw (7 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Hamstead Marshall 3 (3.1 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include Kintbury Newt Ponds and Inkpen Hill.
- Local pubs include Crown and Garter pub (under half a mile south-west)
Nearby places to Inkpen Common
What else we do in Inkpen Common
What it might be made of
Pipe lagging
Lagging found in a survey is flagged clearly, and must be left alone in the meantime.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Felt on flat roofs and outbuildings is sampled where it’s in scope.
After the job
The survey ends with a written report: locations, results, condition and recommendations for every material in scope.
Some practical advice:
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Describe the work you are planning, so the scope matches
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
Things not to do
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
Don’t take samples yourself before the survey: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- 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