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Asbestos Surveys in Shortfield Common, Surrey
Asbestos survey in Shortfield Common, from older homes to workplaces. Every job is quoted in writing.
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
Asbestos survey in Shortfield Common
What it costs
What changes the cost:
- How many samples are needed
- The size and age of the building
- The survey type
- How easy it is to reach
Our quotes are clear about VAT.
What to photograph
Helpful photos:
- The parking area
- An idea of size
- A close-up from a safe distance
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
Photos from a safe distance help: send them through our contact page.
About our asbestos survey in Shortfield Common
Duty holders for workplaces and common parts in Shortfield Common must manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. A management survey is usually the starting point. Typical materials include garage roofs, textured ceilings and floor tiles, and typical jobs are public and community buildings and checks on rental property.
Village properties around Shortfield Common often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. Paperwork is part of every job, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Area
- Shortfield Common (GU10)
- Area hub
- Surrey
- What we do
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- You receive
- Written survey report
- Quotes
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Asbestos surveys in Shortfield Common: local notes
Shortfield Common is about 2 miles south of Farnham, in Surrey. Anywhere in Shortfield Common, just send the postcode, and we’ll quote. Shortfield Common is one of 395 towns and villages in Surrey where we work. Our area stretches from Shortfield Common to Guildford (11 miles away).
If you have an older property in Shortfield Common, near Church of St Mary the Virgin or anywhere else, a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first. Non-domestic buildings, Edgeborough School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos. Parts of the Surrey Hills National Landscape are within about 6 miles of Shortfield Common, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
This part of Surrey takes in GU10. Your property could be on Hamlash Lane, West End Lane and Moons Hill, wherever it is in Shortfield Common. If your property is just outside Shortfield Common, we also cover Millbridge (1 mile east), Frensham (1 mile south), Lower Bourne (1 mile north), Tilford Reeds (2 miles east) and Crosswater (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Guildford (11 miles north-east), Woking (14 miles north-east), Camberley (11 miles north), Frimley (10 miles north), Haslemere (7 miles south-east) and Cranleigh (14 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Museum of Farnham (2.6 miles north) and Chase Community Hospital (5.5 miles south-west). Open spaces near Shortfield Common include Culverswell Hill and Farnham Heath.
- Nearby schools include St Mary's CofE Aided Infant School (0.8 miles south-east) and Weydon School (2 miles north)
Step by step
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, then sent to an accredited laboratory. At the end, we tell you what was done and what happens next.
- Let us know the address and why you need a survey
- We check whether a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey fits, and confirm the areas
- The surveyor visits, inspects and takes small samples with controls
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The written report arrives with the results, condition ratings and next steps
How to prepare
- Dig out previous surveys
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Don’t disturb the material before we get there
Ask for a quote
Every job is quoted in writing. Call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form with the details.
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Weighing up your options
A building survey for a purchase isn’t the same as an asbestos survey. It might mention possible asbestos without testing anything, which is where a pre-purchase asbestos survey comes in. How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
What you get
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
- Clear next steps
- Clear advice on your options
- Work done to the regulations
After the job
The survey ends with a written report: locations, results, condition and recommendations for every material in scope.
After the job, keep these in mind:
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
Avoid these
If a material is damaged before the survey, keep people away from it and tell us, rather than cleaning it up.
Do not take samples yourself before the survey: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
Shortfield Common questions
Do you come out to small villages like Shortfield Common?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
Do you cover Shortfield Common from London?
We cover Shortfield Common, about 38 miles from central London.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The main risk is from disturbing it, so identifying it before work is important.
Is a homebuyer survey the same as an asbestos survey?
No, they’re different: a homebuyer or building survey may note possible asbestos, but it doesn’t normally sample anything. A pre-purchase asbestos survey gives you that answer.
Does asbestos always have to come out?
Not always. Sound material that won’t be touched can often stay, as long as it’s recorded.
Do you survey commercial buildings in Shortfield Common?
Yes: offices, shops, warehouses, industrial units, schools and halls as well as homes. Send us the details of the building.
Does someone need to be there?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved, and to be available for questions.
What paperwork will I get?
That depends on the job: a survey report, a laboratory result, or a consignment note for removed waste.
Limits to be aware of
A few things to be aware of:
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so plan it around the building’s use
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it, though we can quote for that too
- Areas we can’t safely reach are listed in the report, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Materials we see
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Garage and shed roofs
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Ceiling tiles
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Water tanks and flues
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Artex and textured coatings
Responsibilities for owners
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before anyone carries out repairs.
Schools, halls and community buildings are non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
Materials, one by one
Textured coatings
We sample textured coatings in the rooms in scope, before plasterers or electricians start.
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, so a lab result is essential.
Places near Shortfield Common
Also in Shortfield Common
What we deal with in Shortfield Common
Many buildings have been extended, refitted and repaired over the years, so asbestos may be in later alterations as much as the original structure, which is why surveys look everywhere in scope, not just at the obvious places.
You can’t tell by looking, but these are common reasons people contact us:
- Rented homes between tenancies
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
For rented homes close to Farnham station, share asbestos information with trades before work.
Comparing quotes
- Suitable insurance for the work
- Which areas and materials are covered
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note