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Asbestos Surveys in Littleton, Surrey
Asbestos survey for properties in Littleton and Surrey: asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses, with written paperwork.
- Checks on rental property
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
Asbestos survey in Littleton
What it might be made of
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, so a lab result is essential.
Floor tiles and adhesive
Vinyl and thermoplastic floor tiles and black bitumen adhesive can contain asbestos. They’re often found under carpet or laminate.
Asbestos survey in Littleton
Not every older building in Littleton contains asbestos, and not all asbestos needs removing. A survey tells you which situation you’re in, so you can plan sensibly. We often deal with soffits, textured ceilings and floor tiles, and people generally contact us about common parts of flats and HMOs and demolition projects.
Around a village like Littleton, a survey may need to cover a farmhouse, its extensions and several outbuildings. You get written paperwork for every job: a report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, so you have a record.
- Where
- Littleton (GU3)
- Area hub
- Surrey
- Service
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- You receive
- A written report with lab results
- Quotes
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Weighing up your options
A management survey or a refurbishment and demolition survey? A management survey suits a building in use; a refurbishment and demolition survey looks behind and under surfaces before building work. See our guide to which survey you need. The cost of an asbestos survey depends on the job: the materials, the amount, access and what paperwork is needed. Every quote is individual.
Why us?
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Condition ratings, not just a list
- Domestic and commercial work
Read our prices page and the cost guide.
Responsibilities for owners
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should know what the roofs are made of, before repairs are arranged.
Landlords of single homes do not have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but contractors still need to know about asbestos before they work.
What we do and don’t cover
To be clear about the scope:
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- The report describes the building when surveyed; condition can change, so recheck it
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so plan it around the building’s use
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
What we deal with
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Ceiling tiles
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Garage and shed roofs
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Water tanks and flues
What affects the price in Littleton
What changes the cost:
- What the material is and its state
- Roof spaces and outbuildings in scope
- Location, parking and any London charges
- The survey type
Dealing with asbestos before building work is usually cheaper than finding it mid-job, when the whole project can be held up.
Helping us quote
What to photograph:
- Labels, if any
- Where we could park
- How we’d reach it
- Approximate dimensions
For an accurate quote, tell us what you’ve found, where it is and what you’re planning. Then send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
How it works
In a refurbishment and demolition survey, we open up the fabric of the building: we check behind, under and inside the parts being worked on, so those areas need to be empty. Before we start, we walk through the job with you and answer any questions.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the day we inspect, sample and photograph
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
Before we arrive
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Mention any parking restrictions
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
Get a quote
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749, and we’ll reply with a quote.
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Littleton: your questions answered
Can you survey a school or hall near Littleton?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Do you cover small places like Littleton?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
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.
Who needs a management survey?
Anyone with a duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises or the common parts of domestic buildings usually starts with one. Many landlords of private homes find one useful before maintenance.
Will I get the price in writing?
Yes, always.
When can you start?
It depends on the job and our diary. You will get available dates with the quote.
Is a survey needed before building work in Littleton?
Yes, for the areas affected: HSE’s guidance (HSG264) is that refurbishment and demolition work needs a refurbishment and demolition survey first.
Common reasons for surveys in Littleton
Asbestos materials often look exactly like ones without asbestos. A sample analysed in a laboratory is the only reliable way to know.
People normally contact us about one of these:
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Checks on rental property
For rented homes close to Farncombe station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
What your quote should include
- Whether VAT is included
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- What the report or result will contain
- The scope of the job, in writing
What happens next
If it finds asbestos that work would disturb, the report explains what needs removing before work starts, and what kind of work that is.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
What to avoid
If a material is damaged before the survey, keep people away from it and tell us.
Book the survey before the builders, so there is time to deal with anything it finds.
Surveying buildings in Littleton
Littleton is about 1 mile north of Farncombe, in Surrey. Littleton is part of the area we cover, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. We work in 395 places in Surrey.
Got an older property in Littleton, close to Church of St Francis or further out? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up. Non-domestic buildings, Loseley Fields Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos. Littleton is within about 6 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common.
Surveys anywhere in GU3 start with the postcode and some photos. For properties just outside Littleton, we cover Binscombe (1 mile south-west), Onslow Village (1 mile north), Compton (1 mile west), Hurtmore (2 miles south-west) and Wood Street Village (3 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (10 miles north-west), Farnham (8 miles west), Egham (15 miles north), Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-east) and Dorking (12 miles east).
A little further out are Surrey Police Museum (0.7 miles north-east) and Farnham Road Hospital (1.5 miles north-east). The countryside around Littleton includes Lower Lake and St Catherine's Hill.
- Nearby schools include Broadwater School (1.1 miles south)
- Pubs nearby include The Withies Inn (1 mile west)
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site