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Asbestos Surveys in Kingswood, Buckinghamshire
Asbestos survey in Kingswood, from older homes to workplaces. Every job is quoted in writing.
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Rented homes due for maintenance
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About our asbestos survey in Kingswood
Any building in Kingswood 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. Typical jobs include workplaces built before 2000 and checks on rental property, including boiler cupboard panels, soffits and pipe lagging.
Village houses like those in Kingswood have often been extended and altered over time, so we survey each part the work will disturb. Everything is explained in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
- Where
- Kingswood (HP18)
- Area hub
- Buckinghamshire
- Covers
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Paperwork
- Survey report and lab results
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
After the job
Duty holders use the survey to build an asbestos register and management plan, which need reviewing regularly.
Going forward:
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
- Make sure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
Don’ts
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
What affects the price in Kingswood
Prices vary with:
- How many different materials need sampling
- The quantity or area
- The survey scope
- How big the building is
Every quote says whether VAT is included, so you can compare like with like.
Sending photos
Photo tips:
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- Approximate dimensions
- Cracks or breaks
- Where we could park
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form, and we’ll advise.
What’s included, and what isn’t
Here’s what an asbestos survey covers, and what it doesn’t:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it won’t do before building work
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
What we deal with
- Ceiling tiles
- Pipe lagging
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Artex and textured coatings
- Water tanks and flues
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Garage and shed roofs
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Soffits and porch canopies
DIY and asbestos
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.
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Step by step
Each sample is sealed, labelled and recorded with its location, then sent to an accredited laboratory. We will tell you when we have finished and what you’ll receive afterwards.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We check whether a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey fits, and confirm the areas
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- You receive the report, with results and what to do next
Before we arrive
- Let us know where we can park
- Tell us about anything that is already damaged
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
Getting a price
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
Helpful guides
Surveys around Kingswood
Kingswood is about 7 miles east of Bicester, in Buckinghamshire. Kingswood is within our Buckinghamshire area, for surveys of every size. Kingswood is one of 263 places in Buckinghamshire we cover. You can also see our page for Oxford, about 13 miles away.
Surveys anywhere in HP18 start with the postcode and some photos. From Grendon Road and Kingswood Lane or anywhere nearby, we can help. Other places close to Kingswood we cover include Westcott (2 miles south-east), Quainton (3 miles east), Ashendon (3 miles south), Waddesdon (4 miles south-east) and Wormstone (4 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also work in Aylesbury (8 miles south-east), Buckingham (9 miles north), Elmhurst (9 miles east), Southcourt (9 miles south-east), Princes Risborough (12 miles south-east) and Haydon Hill (7 miles south-east).
The countryside around Kingswood includes Upper Ray Meadows.
- Nearby, you’ll find The Akeman Inn (within half a mile south-east)
For businesses and landlords in Kingswood
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before anyone carries out repairs.
Why people call us in Kingswood
Contractors working on buildings need to know where asbestos is before they start. HSE regularly reminds tradespeople to check before they start, and a survey report is how they find out.
Buildings from before 2000 can hide asbestos in many places. Common situations include:
- Demolition projects
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Rented homes between tenancies
Schools such as Grendon Underwood Combined School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register.
What your quote should include
- The scope, in writing
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
FAQs for Kingswood
Do you cover Kingswood from London?
We cover Kingswood, about 46 miles from central London.
Do you come out to small villages like Kingswood?
We do: small villages are covered too. Tell us about access and parking.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The main risk is from disturbing it, so identifying it before work is important.
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.
What if my house is newer?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so buildings built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it, although older materials can sometimes be reused or left in extensions.
Can you help with a flat?
We do. For shared areas, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
What will I get after the survey?
The materials found, their locations, the laboratory results, their condition, photographs and recommendations. Any areas we couldn’t access are listed.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
First, keep everyone away and don’t clean it up. Then contact us for advice.
Options to consider in Kingswood
Some people skip the survey and hope for the best. If asbestos is then found mid-job, work stops, costs rise and people may have been exposed, which is why surveying first tends to save money. The cost of an asbestos survey depends on the job: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. Every quote is individual.
Why us?
- Plain-English advice, including when to leave things alone
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
- Records for your files
- Each material’s condition recorded
Take a look at how we quote and published price ranges.
- 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