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Asbestos Surveys in Kingswood, Surrey
Worried about asbestos in Kingswood? We provide management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys, explained in plain English.
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Demolition projects
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Asbestos survey in Kingswood
Not every older building in Kingswood contains asbestos, and not all asbestos needs removing. A survey tells you which situation you’re in, so you can plan sensibly. Whether it’s common parts of flats and HMOs and pre-purchase checks on older properties, we cover textured ceilings, floor tiles and water tanks and more.
Homes in towns and villages like Kingswood range from older cottages to post-war and later houses, and any built or altered before 2000 can contain asbestos. We identify materials before planning removal, as the right approach depends on the material.
- Where
- Kingswood (KT20)
- Region
- Surrey
- Service
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Afterwards
- Survey report and lab results
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
After the job
Any areas not accessed are listed, and should be presumed to contain asbestos until they’re checked.
Keeping things safe:
- Ensure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- Describe the work you are planning, so the scope matches
What to avoid
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know, rather than cleaning it up.
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone.
Questions from Kingswood
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Kingswood?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes, the same rules apply there, though access to rural buildings may need planning.
Do I need a management or a refurbishment survey?
It depends on your plans: managing a building in use means a management survey; building work means a refurbishment and demolition survey. Describe the work and we’ll recommend one.
Does a survey leave holes?
Sampling leaves small, sealed sample points. A refurbishment and demolition survey is intrusive by design, because it has to look inside the fabric of the building.
What paperwork will I get?
That depends on the job: a survey report, a laboratory result, or a consignment note for removed waste.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
Never: it’s hazardous waste. When we remove it, it’s taken to a permitted site with a consignment note.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Licensed work is work on the materials most likely to release fibres: lagging, sprayed coatings and most asbestos insulating board. Only a contractor holding an HSE licence can do it.
Choosing the right option
Management or refurbishment and demolition? The first is for a building in normal use and involves minor intrusion; the second is fully intrusive and needed before work. See our guide to which survey you need. Every quote says whether VAT is included.
How we work in Kingswood
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
- Every main survey type
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Work done to the regulations
See how we price jobs and the cost guide.
Materials we deal with
Floor tiles and adhesive
Older floor tiles and the black glue under them may contain asbestos. They’re often hidden under newer flooring.
Pipe lagging
Old lagging is one of the higher-risk materials. Work on it is licensed.
The scope of an asbestos survey
What’s in and what’s out:
- A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it is not enough before refurbishment
- 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 in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Materials we see
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Ceiling tiles
- Garage and shed roofs
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Pipe lagging
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Water tanks and flues
Surveys around Kingswood
Kingswood is about 4 miles south-west of Coulsdon, in Surrey. Kingswood has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. Kingswood is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey we cover. We work right across the region, from Kingswood to Crawley (12 miles away).
Non-domestic buildings, Tadworth Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. Got an older property in Kingswood, close to Church of St Andrew or further out? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. Parts of the Surrey Hills National Landscape are within about 5 miles of Kingswood, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
Anywhere in KT20, we can help with an asbestos survey. Local streets include Beech Drive, Bears Den and Hamilton Place; we cover every one. Main roads around Kingswood include the B2032; tell us about parking if you are on a main road. Close by, we cover Tadworth (1 mile north-west), Lower Kingswood (1 mile south), Walton on the Hill (2 miles south-west), Margery (2 miles south) and Mogador (2 miles south). We also cover nearby towns such as Epsom (4 miles north-west), Horley (8 miles south), Redhill (4 miles south-east), Ewell (5 miles north-west), Reigate (4 miles south) and Walton-on-Thames (11 miles north-west).
A little further out are The Ashley Centre (3.8 miles north-west) and Walton on the Hill (1.7 miles west). Open spaces near Kingswood include Colley Hill and Cuddington Meadows.
- Local schools include Chinthurst School (1.1 miles west) and The Beacon School (1.7 miles north)
- Local pubs include Kingswood Arms (within half a mile north)
What happens
The surveyor photographs and records each material’s condition, which goes into the report. Nobody else needs to be in the work area, so please keep children and pets away.
- Describe the property and the reason for the survey
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- We inspect and sample the areas in scope
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- We send the report and explain the findings
Preparing for the visit
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
- Tell us about parking and access
- Mention any damage before we arrive
Getting a price
Photos and a postcode help us quote quickly: fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
Prices and what affects them
What drives the price:
- The survey type
- The size of the job
- Location, parking and any London charges
- The size and age of the building
There is no one-size price, as every job differs. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
Helping us quote
What to photograph:
- A picture of the whole area
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- Approximate dimensions
- Street parking nearby
Include any existing survey or test when you use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Can I do it myself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
Asbestos waste cannot go in household bins, recycling or skips. It has to go to a site that accepts it, and some councils accept small amounts from residents by arrangement.
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Where asbestos turns up
Contractors working on buildings need to know where asbestos is before they start. HSE’s campaigns aimed at tradespeople make this point repeatedly, and a survey report gives them that information.
Typical jobs in Kingswood include:
- Planned refurbishment work
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Community buildings and halls
- Workplaces built before 2000
For rented homes close to Kingswood station, share asbestos information with trades before work.
What your quote should include
- What the report or result will contain
- Suitable insurance for the work
- Which areas are covered, and which aren’t
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site