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Asbestos Survey in Merrow
Looking for an asbestos survey in Merrow? We work across Merrow and the towns around it, with clear advice and a written quote.
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
- Buying a property built before 2000
Need an asbestos survey in Merrow?
Looking after things afterwards
Keep the report somewhere safe and share it with anyone working on the building, so nobody disturbs asbestos by accident.
Keeping things safe:
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
- Book the survey before booking builders
Things not to do
Book the survey before the builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know.
How asbestos survey works in Merrow
Whether you’re buying, renovating or letting in Merrow, a survey answers the asbestos question. We look, sample and record, with every sample analysed by an accredited laboratory. Whether it’s shops, offices and industrial units and schools, halls and community buildings, we cover flues, water tanks and textured ceilings.
In a smaller place like Merrow, surveys are often for family homes before renovation, with garages and outbuildings included, since older garages often have cement roofs. We explain what we find in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
- Location
- Merrow (GU1, GU4)
- County
- Surrey
- Covers
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Afterwards
- A written report with lab results
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Also near Merrow
What else we do in Merrow
The process
Our surveyor inspects each area in scope and samples suspect materials, with each sample point damped and sealed afterwards. We arrive at the agreed time, check the area and explain what we’ll do before we start.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We confirm whether you need a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey
- On the day we inspect, sample and photograph
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report sets out what was found and what to do next
Getting ready
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Find any old asbestos reports
Get a quote
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Then send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
DIY and asbestos
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
Typical surveys in Merrow
Builders, electricians and plumbers need to know about asbestos before they work. HSE regularly reminds tradespeople to check before they start, and a survey report is how they find out.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
For rented homes close to Clandon station, a survey gives contractors the information they need.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
- Whether extra samples cost more
- What you will receive in writing
- The scope of the job, in writing
What we do and don’t cover
Here’s what an asbestos survey covers, and what it doesn’t:
- 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 is only minimally intrusive, so it isn’t enough before refurbishment
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
Materials we see
- Pipe lagging
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Garage and shed roofs
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Ceiling tiles
- Water tanks and flues
- Artex and textured coatings
A closer look at the materials
Insulating board
It’s easy to mistake insulating board for other boards, which is why sampling matters.
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement was used for garage and shed roofs, gutters, downpipes, flues, soffits and water tanks. The fibres are bound in cement, but it releases fibres when broken, cut or abraded.
Merrow: your questions answered
Do you work on properties in the Surrey Hills National Landscape?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
Can you survey a school or hall near Merrow?
Yes, working with whoever is responsible for the building. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
What paperwork will I get?
Depending on the job, a report, results or a consignment note.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The main risk is from disturbing it, which is why identifying it first matters.
Who needs a management survey?
It’s generally needed by whoever manages a workplace or the shared parts of a block. Private landlords and homeowners often commission one too, to know what’s there before work.
Can you help with a shop or office?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. The duty holder should be able to share the asbestos register.
Is a survey needed before building work in Merrow?
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?
Only minimally for a management survey: small samples are taken and the points sealed. A refurbishment and demolition survey opens up the areas being worked on, by design.
Merrow buildings and asbestos surveys
Merrow is about 2 miles east of Guildford, in Surrey. Wherever your property is in Merrow, tell us the postcode and what you need, and we will quote. We cover all 395 towns and villages in Surrey, from the larger towns to small villages.
Altering an older house in Merrow, wherever it is? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. Non-domestic buildings, Bushy Hill Junior School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos. Parts of the Surrey Hills National Landscape are within about 4 miles of Merrow, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common.
Wherever your property is in GU1 and GU4, an asbestos survey is available, from busy streets to quiet lanes. We can help with surveys on streets such as Park Lane, Grove Road and Wykeham Road or the roads around them. Other places close to Merrow we cover include Burpham (1 mile north-west), Abbotswood (1 mile west), West Clandon (2 miles north-east), Guildford (2 miles west) and Chilworth (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Woking (5 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north-west), Epsom (13 miles north-east), Farnham (12 miles west), Ewell (14 miles north-east) and Egham (13 miles north).
A little further out are Guildford Castle (2.1 miles south-west) and Surrey Infantry Museum (0.6 miles north-east). Green spaces nearby include St Martha's Hill and Colyer's Hanger and Silent Pool.
- Local schools include St Peter's Catholic School (within half a mile west) and St Peter's Catholic School (less than half a mile west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Horse And Groom Public House (within half a mile south)
For landlords, agents and businesses
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Merrow, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
If you manage or own a block in Merrow, the asbestos register for common parts should be kept up to date and shared with contractors.
Prices and what affects them
These are the main things that affect the price of an asbestos survey:
- Location, parking and any London charges
- How many different materials need sampling
- The size of the job
- The survey type
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
What to photograph
When you send photos, these help most:
- Visible markings
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- Approximate dimensions
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- 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