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Asbestos Survey in Lee Gate
Asbestos survey in Lee Gate: management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys. Send us photos and we will tell you what you need.
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
Asbestos survey in Lee Gate
What happens
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 will receive afterwards.
- Start by telling us about the property and your plans
- We recommend a survey type and quote for the agreed scope
- We inspect the areas in scope and sample suspect materials
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
How to prepare
- Mention any parking restrictions
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
Get a quote
Each job is priced individually. To start, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Related guides
Asbestos survey for Lee Gate properties
Planning building work in Lee Gate? Before refurbishment or demolition, HSE’s guidance is that the areas affected need a refurbishment and demolition survey, so nothing hidden is disturbed once work begins. From surveys requested by builders before work and common parts of flats and HMOs, we cover boiler cupboard panels, floor tiles and garage roofs.
In a village like Lee Gate, surveys often include barns, stables, garages and outbuildings as well as the house, since cement sheeting was common on outbuildings. You get written paperwork for every job: a report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, for your records.
- Where
- Lee Gate (HP16)
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- What we do
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- Written survey report
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Your options compared
A survey or a sample test? Testing tells you about the materials you sample, and nothing else; a survey looks at the whole building or work area and finds materials you might not have noticed. How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
How we work in Lee Gate
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Across London and the South East
- Clear next steps
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
Read our prices page or our cost guide.
Lee Gate: your questions answered
Do you cover Lee Gate from London?
Lee Gate is about 31 miles from central London, well within our area.
Do you cover small places like Lee Gate?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
What if my house is newer?
Buildings from after 2000 shouldn’t, because of the 1999 ban, although older materials can sometimes be reused or left in extensions.
Does a survey leave holes?
Very little, in a management survey: small samples are taken and the points sealed. A refurbishment survey is intrusive, which is why the rooms must be empty.
Can you quote from photos?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, but larger or unclear jobs may need a visit.
Do you cover Lee Gate?
We do: Lee Gate is within the area we cover in Buckinghamshire. Send the postcode and a few photos for a quote.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. The duty holder should be able to share the asbestos register.
I think I’ve damaged asbestos. What now?
Get everyone out of the area and keep it closed. Avoid sweeping, vacuuming or dusting, and ask for advice.
Where asbestos turns up
Small jobs can disturb asbestos too: drilling for cables, lights or pipes can release fibres.
These are some of the things we deal with in Lee Gate:
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Demolition and strip-out
- Workplaces built before 2000
Planning work on an older building in Lee Gate, whether near Old Church of St John the Baptist or elsewhere? Survey the areas you’re working on before work starts.
Before booking anyone
- The scope, in writing
- VAT, clearly stated
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
Afterwards
Keep the report somewhere safe and share it with anyone working on the building, so they know what to avoid or plan around.
After we’ve finished:
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Survey first, then book the trades
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
Don’ts
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone.
Be clear about the work you are planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
For landlords, agents and businesses
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in Lee Gate must manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Landlords of garage blocks and outbuildings should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before repairs are arranged.
Asbestos surveys in Lee Gate: local notes
Lee Gate is about 4 miles north-west of Chesham, in Buckinghamshire. In Lee Gate, we hear from homeowners, landlords and businesses. We cover all 263 towns and villages in Buckinghamshire. Our nearest city page is Oxford, about 23 miles away.
Schools such as Lee Common Church of England 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. For rented homes close to Wendover station, share asbestos information with trades before work. Parts of the Chilterns National Landscape are within about 3 miles of Lee Gate, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
Anywhere in HP16, an asbestos survey is available. That could mean a property on Furze Field Lane and Chesham Lane, wherever it is in Lee Gate. Neighbouring places we cover include Kingsash (1 mile west), Hunt's Green (1 mile south), Wendover Dean (1 mile west), Wendover (2 miles north-west) and Great Missenden (3 miles south). Within a short drive, we also work in Aylesbury (7 miles north-west), High Wycombe (8 miles south), Chesham (4 miles south-east), Marlow (12 miles south), Amersham (6 miles south-east) and Beaconsfield (9 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Trenchard Museum (2.6 miles north) and Hawridge Court (3.2 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Dancersend Nature Reserve and Haddington Hill.
- Nearby schools include John Colet School (2.4 miles north-west)
- Pubs nearby include The Gate Public House (under half a mile south-west)
What it might be made of
Insulating board
Asbestos insulating board was used for panels, partitions, soffits, ceiling tiles and around heaters. Most work on it is licensed, so it’s important to know if it’s there.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Some older roofing felts, bitumen products and mastics contain asbestos, typically bound in the bitumen.
Towns and villages near Lee Gate
More for properties in Lee Gate
Should you do it yourself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, as well as an asbestos risk, so never climb onto one.
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
What’s included, and what isn’t
We’re upfront about what’s included:
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it won’t do before building work
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal.
What we deal with
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Ceiling tiles
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Pipe lagging
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Artex and textured coatings
- Water tanks and flues
- Garage and shed roofs
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note