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Asbestos Survey in Shalford
Need an asbestos survey in Shalford? We cover Shalford and the surrounding area, with plain-English advice and a written quote.
- Public and community buildings
- Checks on rental property
- Demolition projects
Asbestos survey for Shalford
Why people call us in Shalford
For workplaces and common parts, the law requires asbestos to be identified and its risk assessed. Most duty holders commission a survey to meet that duty.
Typical jobs in Shalford include:
- Checks on rental property
- Community buildings and halls
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
If you’re a landlord near Shalford station, share asbestos information with trades before work.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- Areas included and excluded
About our asbestos survey in Shalford
A survey can cover a whole building or only the rooms being refurbished, depending on what you need. We agree the scope with you before we start, so you know exactly what’s covered. Typical jobs include managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises and demolition and strip-out, involving flues, garage roofs and pipe lagging.
Around a village like Shalford, a survey may need to cover a farmhouse, its extensions and several outbuildings. We only recommend work that’s needed.
- Location
- Shalford (GU4)
- County
- Surrey
- What we do
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- Survey report and lab results
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Weighing up your options
A survey or a sample test? Testing tells you about the materials you sample, and nothing else; a survey covers everything in scope, including materials nobody had spotted. Our quotes are clear about VAT.
How we work in Shalford
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
- Clear advice on your options
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Condition assessed for every material
Take a look at how we price jobs or the cost guide.
Common questions in Shalford
Do you work near Shalford station?
Yes, we cover Shalford, including the streets around Shalford station.
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Shalford?
Yes, working with whoever is responsible for the building. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Will I get the price in writing?
Every time: the quote is in writing and sets out what’s included.
What if the weather’s bad?
Indoor work isn’t affected. Outdoor removal may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain, for safety.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, as long as the seller agrees.
Do you cover Shalford?
Yes, we do: Shalford is within the area we cover in Surrey. Share the postcode and a short description for a quote.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
No. Asbestos is hazardous waste and must go to a site that accepts it. When we remove it, it’s taken to a permitted site with a consignment note.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so a home built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it.
Materials we deal with
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement was used for garage and shed roofs, gutters, downpipes, flues, soffits and water tanks. It contains a relatively low proportion of fibres bound in cement, but it releases fibres when broken, cut or abraded.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Some older roofing felts, bitumen products and mastics contain asbestos, typically bound in the bitumen.
Should you do it yourself?
Asbestos waste cannot go in household bins, recycling or skips. It has to go to a site that accepts it, and some councils accept small amounts from residents by arrangement.
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
After we’ve finished in Shalford
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.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Book the survey before booking builders
Things not to do
Tell the surveyor everything you’re planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
What we do and don’t cover
Here’s what an asbestos survey covers, and what it does not:
- The report describes the building when surveyed; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- Areas we can’t safely reach are listed in the report, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal before you book.
Materials we see
- Garage and shed roofs
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Water tanks and flues
- Pipe lagging
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Ceiling tiles
- Artex and textured coatings
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Floor tiles and adhesive
Towns and villages near Shalford
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How we work
We photograph and assess the condition of everything we find, for the report. We begin by confirming exactly what we are doing.
- Let us know the address and why you need a survey
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- Our surveyor carries out the inspection and sampling
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The written report arrives with the results, condition ratings and next steps
Getting ready
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
- Tell us about anything that is already damaged
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
Ask for a quote
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: do not touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
Related guides
Responsibilities for owners
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Shalford, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
If you manage or own a block in Shalford, the asbestos register for common parts should be kept up to date and shared with contractors.
Surveys around Shalford
Shalford is about 2 miles south of Guildford, in Surrey. Shalford has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. Shalford is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we work.
Planning work on an older building in Shalford, whether near Church of St Mary the Virgin or elsewhere? Survey the areas you are working on before work starts. Schools such as Shalford Infant School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register, and a management survey is normally where that starts. Shalford is within about 5 miles of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common.
This part of Surrey takes in GU4. Local streets include Station Road, The Street and Kings Road; we cover every one. Other places close to Shalford we cover include Broadford (1 mile west), East Shalford (1 mile north-east), Peasmarsh (1 mile south-west), Artington (1 mile north-west) and Chilworth (1 mile east). Within a short drive, we also work in Woking (7 miles north), Camberley (11 miles north-west), Epsom (15 miles north-east), Farnham (10 miles west), Egham (15 miles north) and Walton-on-Thames (14 miles north-east).
A little further out are Guildford Castle (1.5 miles north) and Surrey Police Museum (1.1 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Lower Lake and Pewley Down.
- Schools near Shalford include St Catherine's School (1.1 miles south) and Broadwater School (1.5 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Queen Victoria pub (less than half a mile north-west)
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site