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Asbestos Surveys in Leigh, Surrey
Asbestos survey across Leigh, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Public and community buildings
- Surveys requested by builders before work
Asbestos survey for Leigh
Asbestos survey near Leigh
Buying an older property in Leigh? A pre-purchase survey shows what asbestos is present, and its condition, before you commit, which helps you plan and budget for any work. Whether it’s kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects and the communal parts of blocks of flats, we cover soffits, floor tiles and pipe lagging and more.
Around a village like Leigh, a survey may need to cover a farmhouse, its extensions and several outbuildings. Every job comes with paperwork, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Area
- Leigh (RH2)
- County
- Surrey
- What we do
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- You receive
- A written report with lab results
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Your questions about an asbestos survey in Leigh
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Leigh?
Yes, working with whoever is responsible for the building. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Could my house in Leigh contain asbestos?
That depends on when it was built and altered: asbestos was used until the 1999 ban, so older homes and older alterations in Leigh can contain it. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Is a survey needed before building work in Leigh?
Yes, for the areas being worked on: HSE’s guidance calls for a refurbishment and demolition survey before the work starts.
Will the survey damage the property?
Very little, in a management survey: sample points are small and sealed. A refurbishment survey is intrusive, which is why the rooms must be empty.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Stop work, leave the area and do not try to clean up. Then ask for advice.
When can you start?
That depends on the work and current bookings. You’ll get available dates with the quote.
Can you survey offices and warehouses?
Yes: offices, shops, warehouses, industrial units, schools and halls as well as homes. Send us the details of the building.
Can you help with a shop or office?
We do, alongside homes. Non-domestic premises have a duty holder who should hold an asbestos register.
How we price an asbestos survey
Prices vary with:
- Lofts, voids and outbuildings to include
- How big the building is
- The size of the job
- Which survey type fits your plans
There’s no one-size price, as every job differs. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
Helping us quote
Photos often save us a visit:
- An overall view
- A close-up from a safe distance
- An idea of size
- Damaged areas
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: just fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
What happens
We photograph and assess the condition of everything we find, for the report. We go over the plan with you first, so you know what’s happening.
- 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
- An accredited laboratory analyses the samples
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
How to prepare
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Make sure we can get to the area
Get a quote
For an accurate quote, tell us what you’ve found, where it is and what you are planning. Then send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
Leigh buildings and asbestos surveys
Leigh is about 3 miles south-west of Reigate, in Surrey. Wherever your property is in Leigh, tell us the postcode and what you need. We work in all 395 towns and villages across Surrey. Our area stretches from Leigh to Crawley (7 miles away).
Got an older property in Leigh, close to Church of St Bartholomew or further out? A refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first. For rented homes close to Betchworth station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs. Leigh is within about 5 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common.
Wherever your property is in RH2, an asbestos survey is available. From Church Road, Smalls Hill Road and The Glebe or anywhere nearby, we can help. If your property is just outside Leigh, we also cover Dawesgreen (1 mile north-west), Bunce Common (1 mile west), Irons Bottom (2 miles east), Strood Green (2 miles north-west) and Sidlow (2 miles east). Further out, we also cover Guildford (14 miles west), Epsom (9 miles north), Horley (4 miles south-east), Redhill (4 miles north-east), Ewell (10 miles north) and Reigate (3 miles north-east).
Nearby you will also find Reigate Priory Museum (2.7 miles north-east) and East Surrey Hospital (3.7 miles east). Within reach you will find Reigate Heath and Colley Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Seven Stars Public House (under half a mile north-west)
What else we do in Leigh
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Leigh, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
Looking after things afterwards
If it finds asbestos that work would disturb, the report explains what needs removing before work starts, and what kind of work that is.
Some practical advice:
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
What to avoid
Until the survey is done, don’t drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials, and keep trades away from them.
Tell the surveyor everything you’re planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
Good to know
What’s in and what’s out:
- A survey reflects the building on the day; condition can change, so recheck it
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it isn’t enough before refurbishment
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Materials in Leigh
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Water tanks and flues
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Pipe lagging
- Ceiling tiles
- Artex and textured coatings
- Garage and shed roofs
DIY and asbestos
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
A professional job comes with paperwork: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
Weighing up your options
An old survey may not be enough. A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so planned refurbishment normally needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of those areas. Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when everything has to stop.
Why us?
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Every main survey type
- Written quotes that say what’s included
- Each material’s condition recorded
See our prices page and published price ranges.
Where asbestos turns up
Asbestos-containing materials were made for decades in many forms, so they can turn up almost anywhere in an older building.
Get advice if you’re dealing with any of these:
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
Schools such as Burys Court 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.
What to look for in a quote
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- The scope, in writing
- Suitable insurance for the work
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site