Buckinghamshire · England
Asbestos Survey for Marlow Bottom
Asbestos survey for properties in Marlow Bottom and Buckinghamshire: management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys, with written paperwork.
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
Asbestos survey for Marlow Bottom
Asbestos survey near Marlow Bottom
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building in Marlow Bottom, or the shared parts of a block of flats, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. A management survey is normally the starting point. From common parts of flats and HMOs and pre-work surveys for trades, we deal with boiler cupboard panels, floor tiles and garage roofs and more.
Village houses like those in Marlow Bottom have often been extended and altered over time, so a refurbishment survey before work checks every part being touched. We follow HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
- Where
- Marlow Bottom (SL7)
- Area hub
- Buckinghamshire
- Covers
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- You receive
- A written report with lab results
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Every quote reflects:
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- Parking and access charges
- Material and condition
- The number of samples or the size of the building
Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Sending photos
Before you send photos, a few tips:
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- A rough size or measurement
- Street parking nearby
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
Each job is priced individually. To start, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Which option is right?
An existing survey might not cover your plans. A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so planned refurbishment typically needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of those areas. Our quotes are clear about VAT.
Why us?
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Reports and results you can share
Take a look at how we quote and our cost guide.
What happens next
If the survey finds asbestos in good condition, it can often be left and managed. The report tells you what to keep an eye on.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the scope matches
Don’ts
Plan the survey early, before you book builders, so there’s time to deal with anything it finds.
Plan the survey early, before booking builders, so there’s time to deal with anything it finds.
Marlow Bottom questions
Could my house in Marlow Bottom contain asbestos?
That depends on when it was built and altered: asbestos products were used until 1999, so pre-2000 homes and extensions in Marlow Bottom may have it. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you work on properties in the Chilterns National Landscape?
Yes, the same rules apply there, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
Does someone need to be there?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved, and to be available for questions.
Is a survey needed before building work in Marlow Bottom?
For the parts of the building being worked on, yes: HSE’s guidance (HSG264) is that refurbishment and demolition work needs a refurbishment and demolition survey first.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
The builder should stop and close off the area. We can test the material and, if needed, plan its removal.
When can you start?
Dates are agreed once the quote is accepted. Notifiable jobs can’t start until they’ve been notified.
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.
Is a homebuyer survey the same as an asbestos survey?
Not really: homebuyer reports may mention possible asbestos without testing anything. That’s what a pre-purchase asbestos survey is for.
For landlords, agents and businesses
Landlords of garage blocks and outbuildings should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before repairs are arranged.
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, when rooms are empty and work can be done without disruption.
Why people call us in Marlow Bottom
Most of the risk from asbestos comes from disturbing it without knowing it’s there. Surveying first means nobody disturbs it by accident.
Common situations in older properties include:
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Rented homes between tenancies
- Demolition and strip-out
For rented homes close to Marlow station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
What to look for in a quote
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- The scope of the job, in writing
What we do and don’t cover
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so plan it around the building’s use
- The report describes the building when surveyed; condition can change, so recheck it
- A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it is not enough before refurbishment
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Materials we see
- Water tanks and flues
- Artex and textured coatings
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Ceiling tiles
- Garage and shed roofs
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Pipe lagging
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Cement sheets and cladding
Marlow Bottom buildings and asbestos surveys
Marlow Bottom is about 1 mile north of Marlow, in Buckinghamshire. Marlow Bottom is within our Buckinghamshire area, for surveys of every size. Marlow Bottom is one of 263 places in Buckinghamshire we cover. Our nearest city page is Reading, about 13 miles away.
Planning work on an older building in Marlow Bottom, whether near St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere? Survey the areas you’re working on before work starts. A school such as Burford School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed. Parts of the Chilterns National Landscape are within about 8 miles of Marlow Bottom, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common.
For surveys in SL7, just send the postcode and a few photos. Local streets include Marlow Bottom, Squirrel Rise and Kingsley Drive; we cover every one. For properties just outside Marlow Bottom, we cover Burroughs Grove (1 mile east), Marlow (1 mile south), Little Marlow (2 miles east), Fern (2 miles east) and Bisham (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover High Wycombe (3 miles north-east), Chesham (11 miles north-east), Amersham (10 miles north-east), Beaconsfield (6 miles east), Chalfont St Peter (10 miles east) and Southcourt (15 miles north).
A little further out are Eden (2.9 miles north) and Chiltern Sound Phonograph Museum (1.2 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Carpenter's Wood.
- Schools near Marlow Bottom include Great Marlow School (1 mile south-east)
- Pubs nearby include Three Horseshoes pub (0.7 miles east)
Nearby places to Marlow Bottom
Other services in Marlow Bottom
What happens
We photograph and assess the condition of everything we find, which goes into the report. When we’re done, we explain what happens next and what paperwork follows.
- Describe the property and the reason for the survey
- You get a written quote for the agreed scope
- We inspect and sample the areas in scope
- An accredited laboratory analyses the samples
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
Before we arrive
- Ensure we can get to the area
- Tell us about anything that is already damaged
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
Ask for a quote
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
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A closer look at the materials
Textured coatings
Textured ceilings are sampled where they’re in scope, so you know before plastering or rewiring.
Pipe lagging
If a survey finds asbestos lagging, the report will say so and recommend what to do, and must be left alone in the meantime.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site