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Asbestos Survey for Salfords
Asbestos survey in Salfords: asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses. Tell us what you’ve found and we will explain your options.
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
Need an asbestos survey in Salfords?
Asbestos survey for Salfords properties
An asbestos survey finds out whether a building contains asbestos, where it is, how much there is and what condition it’s in. In Salfords, we carry out management surveys, refurbishment and demolition surveys and pre-purchase surveys, with samples analysed by an accredited laboratory. We often deal with soffits, water tanks and floor tiles, and people normally contact us about checks on rental property and pre-work surveys for trades.
Village surveys around Salfords can include extensions, stores and stables as well as the house, each scoped separately if needed. We work to HSE guidance on every job, large or small.
- Where
- Salfords (RH1)
- County
- Surrey
- What we do
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- You receive
- Survey report and lab results
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Common questions in Salfords
Do you cover small places like Salfords?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Do you cover Salfords and the area around Salfords station?
Yes. Salfords station is close to the centre of Salfords, and we cover the whole area.
Do you work in Salfords?
Yes. We cover Salfords and the surrounding area as part of Surrey. Send us the postcode for a quote.
Does weather affect the work?
Indoor jobs go ahead in any weather. Outdoor roof work can be delayed by strong wind or heavy rain.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not always: sound material that won’t be disturbed can often stay. It should be recorded and checked.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
Duty holders for workplaces and common parts usually need one. Many landlords of private homes find one useful before maintenance.
Will I get the price in writing?
Every time: the quote is in writing and sets out what’s included.
Is a survey needed before building work in Salfords?
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.
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Responsibilities for owners
For managing agents and freeholders in Salfords, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades.
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in Salfords must manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Surveys around Salfords
Salfords is about 2 miles north of Horley, in Surrey. Salfords has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. Salfords is one of 395 places in Surrey where we work. Our area stretches from Salfords to Crawley (about 6 miles away).
Altering an older house in Salfords, wherever it is? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up. For rented homes close to Salfords station, share asbestos information with trades before work. Salfords is within about 8 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
This part of Surrey takes in RH1, and your survey can be anywhere in it. From Salbrook Road, Napier Close and Mead Avenue or anywhere nearby, we can help. If your property is just outside Salfords, we also cover South Earlswood (1 mile north), Earlswood (2 miles north), Meadvale (2 miles north-west), South Nutfield (2 miles north-east) and Redhill (3 miles north). We also cover nearby towns such as Epsom (10 miles north-west), Ewell (11 miles north), Reigate (3 miles north-west), Caterham (7 miles north-east), Dorking (7 miles west) and Ashtead (10 miles north-west).
A little further out are Reigate Castle (3.2 miles north-west) and Reigate Priory Museum (3 miles north-west). Open spaces near Salfords include Mercers Lake and Colley Hill.
- Local schools include Oakwood School (2 miles south)
Where asbestos turns up
For workplaces and common parts, the law requires asbestos to be identified and its risk assessed. A survey is the usual way to do that.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Demolition projects
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
A school such as Salfords Primary School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed, and a management survey is usually where that starts.
Questions to ask before you book
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- The scope of the job, in writing
- If the price includes VAT
- What you’ll receive in writing
After we have finished in Salfords
For duty holders, the survey feeds the asbestos register and management plan, which should be kept up to date.
After the job, keep these in mind:
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
- Tell us exactly what work you’re planning, so the survey covers the right areas
What to avoid
Do not take samples yourself before the survey: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know, rather than cleaning it up.
Limits to be aware of
Before you book, note that:
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so timing needs planning
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise before booking.
Common materials
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Garage and shed roofs
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Ceiling tiles
- Water tanks and flues
- Pipe lagging
Step by step
A refurbishment and demolition survey is fully intrusive: we look behind panels, under floors and above ceilings in the areas being worked on, so the rooms must be cleared. Nobody else needs to be in the work area, so children and pets should be kept elsewhere.
- Tell us about the building, its age and why you need a survey
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- We inspect the areas in scope and sample suspect materials
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- We send the report with results and recommendations
How to prepare
- Let us know where we can park
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
Getting a price
Not sure what you need? Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page and describe the problem, and we will recommend the right option.
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Your options compared
An existing survey might not cover your plans. If it was a management survey, it will not have looked inside the fabric of the building where you are about to work, so refurbishment needs a fresh, intrusive survey of the work areas. Every quote says whether VAT is included.
What you get
- Accredited laboratory results
- Clear written quotes
- Practical recommendations
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
Take a look at how we price jobs and published price ranges.
Doing it yourself?
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, don’t sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Materials we deal with
Roofing felt and bitumen
Felt on flat roofs and outbuildings is sampled where it’s in scope.
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement turns up on roofs, flues and outbuildings. How weathered and damaged it is affects what to do.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site