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Asbestos Survey for Isle of Dogs
Asbestos survey in Isle of Dogs, from older homes to workplaces. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Workplaces built before 2000
Asbestos help in Isle of Dogs
Asbestos survey near Isle of Dogs
Our surveys in Isle of Dogs cover homes, rented property, shops, offices, schools and industrial units. Whatever the building, the report sets out what was found, where, the laboratory results and what we recommend. We often deal with garage roofs, water tanks and boiler cupboard panels, and typical jobs are demolition of garages, extensions and buildings and shared halls, stairs and plant rooms.
Properties in areas like Isle of Dogs have often been refitted and extended over the decades, so we look at every alteration, not just the original building. Clear answers come first: is it asbestos, and what should you do about it.
- Location
- Isle of Dogs (E14, SE8, SE10)
- Region
- Greater London
- Covers
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- A written report with lab results
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
For businesses and landlords in Isle of Dogs
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
What happens
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, before going to an accredited laboratory. The work area is kept clear while we are working.
- Let us know the address and why you need a survey
- We confirm the survey type and which rooms and outbuildings it covers
- The surveyor visits, inspects and takes small samples with controls
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The written report arrives with the results, condition ratings and next steps
Getting ready
- Ensure we can get to the area
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Move things out of the way carefully
Get a quote
You will get a written quote. Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749 with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
Helpful guides
Your options compared
A management survey or a refurbishment and demolition survey? The first is for a building in normal use and involves minor intrusion; the second is fully intrusive and needed before work. Our guide explains which you need. Every quote says whether VAT is included, so you can compare like with like.
Why us?
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- The right survey for your plans
- Lab analysis by an accredited laboratory
- Domestic and commercial work
Read how we price jobs and the cost guide.
Isle of Dogs buildings and asbestos surveys
Isle of Dogs is about 1 mile north-west of Greenwich, in Greater London. If your survey is in Isle of Dogs, let us know about access when you get in touch. Isle of Dogs is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work.
If you have an older property in Isle of Dogs, near Church of St Nicholas or anywhere else, get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up. For a school like Harbinger Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register.
This part of Greater London takes in E14, SE8 and SE10, and your survey can be anywhere in it. We can help with surveys on streets such as Creek Road, Wynan Road and Undine Road. Close by, we cover North Greenwich (1 mile north-west), Millwall (1 mile west), Cubitt Town (1 mile north-east), Deptford (1 mile south-west) and Greenwich (1 mile south-east). We also cover nearby towns such as London (3 miles west), City of Westminster (6 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (8 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles north-west) and Shoreditch (4 miles north-west).
Isle of Dogs 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.
Other landmarks nearby include Old Royal Naval College (0.6 miles south-east) and Nunhead (2.1 miles south-west). The countryside around Isle of Dogs includes Tower Hill and Sue Godfrey Nature Park.
- Schools near Isle of Dogs include Canary Wharf College 3 (within half a mile north) and Laban Centre (0.6 miles south)
- Places of worship nearby include St. Paul's (0.7 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Ferry House Public House (under half a mile south-east)
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Your questions about an asbestos survey in Isle of Dogs
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Isle of Dogs?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Is asbestos common in Isle of Dogs homes?
Any home in Isle of Dogs built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but you can’t tell by looking. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
What will I get after the survey?
A record of every suspect material in scope: where it is, whether it contains asbestos, its condition, photos and what to do.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The risk comes mainly from disturbing materials that contain it, so identifying it before work is important.
Do you need to see it before quoting?
Clear photos and measurements are often enough; if not, we will arrange to see it.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
That depends on the job: a report for a survey, a lab result for a test, or waste paperwork for removal.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Work there should pause and the area be kept clear. We’ll identify it and advise on removal.
Do I need a test or a survey?
A test checks specific materials; a survey checks a whole building or work area. For building work, a survey is normally needed.
What it costs
What changes the cost:
- Which survey type fits your plans
- The type of material and its condition
- How much sampling is needed
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. Every quote is individual.
Photos that help
What to photograph:
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- A picture of the whole area
- Where we could park
- Cracks or breaks
Include any existing survey or test when you fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Why people call us in Isle of Dogs
Older buildings have often been altered many times, so asbestos may be in later alterations as much as the original structure, which is why surveys look everywhere in scope, not just at the obvious places.
Typical jobs in Isle of Dogs include:
- Public and community buildings
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
If you manage lettings around Greenwich station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether VAT is included
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- What the report or result will contain
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
Good to know
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- A survey reflects the building on the day; condition can change, so recheck it
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so plan it around the building’s use
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Materials we see
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Water tanks and flues
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Garage and shed roofs
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Pipe lagging
- Ceiling tiles
- Artex and textured coatings
What happens next
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.
After the job, keep these in mind:
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the scope matches
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
What to avoid
Please don’t break off pieces for us to look at: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
Be clear about the work you are planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Materials, one by one
Textured coatings
Textured ceilings are sampled where they’re in scope, so you know before plastering or rewiring.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Some older roofing felts, bitumen products and mastics contain asbestos, typically well bound in.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site