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Asbestos Survey in Stratford
Worried about asbestos in Stratford? We provide surveys that find, sample and record asbestos, explained in plain English.
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
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Questions from Stratford
Could my house in Stratford contain asbestos?
Any home in Stratford built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but you cannot tell by looking. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you work near Stratford (London) station?
Yes. Stratford (London) station is close to the centre of Stratford, and we cover the whole area.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. The duty holder should be able to share the asbestos register.
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.
Will I get the price in writing?
Always: the quote is in writing and sets out what’s included.
Can you survey offices and warehouses?
Yes, commercial and community buildings as well as homes. Send us the details of the building.
Do you work in flats?
Yes, of course. For shared areas, ask the managing agent about the asbestos register.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Licensed work is work on the materials most likely to release fibres: lagging, sprayed coatings and most asbestos insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
How asbestos survey works in Stratford
The point of a survey is more than a list. It records the condition of each material, so you know what can be left and managed and what needs dealing with, in plain English. We often deal with textured ceilings, boiler cupboard panels and soffits, and typical jobs are managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises and pre-purchase checks on older properties.
In towns and villages like Stratford, many surveys are for flats, conversions and buildings with shops below, where the shared parts fall under the duty to manage and each flat is the owner’s responsibility. We follow HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, whatever the size of the job.
- Where
- Stratford (E15, E20, E3)
- Area hub
- Greater London
- Covers
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- Written survey report
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What we deal with in Stratford
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.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to surveys:
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Rented homes between tenancies
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
If you manage lettings around Stratford (London) station, share asbestos information with trades before work.
Before booking anyone
- What the report or result will contain
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
Prices and what affects them
Prices vary with:
- Access to the area
- Roof spaces and outbuildings in scope
- How many samples are needed
- Parking and access charges
Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
What to photograph
Photo tips:
- Street parking nearby
- Approximate dimensions
- A clear close-up
- Visible markings
Photos and a postcode help us quote quickly: just ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Materials, one by one
Pipe lagging
Lagging found in a survey is flagged clearly, and must be left alone in the meantime.
Insulating board
It’s easy to mistake insulating board for other boards, so a lab result is essential.
The scope of an asbestos survey
A few things to be aware of:
- A survey reflects the building on the day; condition can change, so recheck it
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
- 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.
Common materials
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Pipe lagging
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Water tanks and flues
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Garage and shed roofs
- Artex and textured coatings
- Ceiling tiles
Step by step
On the day, the surveyor walks through the areas in scope, checks every suspect material and takes small samples, with each sample point damped and sealed afterwards. If anything unexpected turns up, we stop and talk to you before carrying on.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- The surveyor visits, inspects and takes small samples with controls
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You receive the report, with results and what to do next
Getting ready
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Let us know if something’s broken
Get a quote
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page to get started.
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Afterwards
Where planned work would disturb asbestos, the report says what has to come out first, and whether that work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed.
After the job, keep these in mind:
- Survey first, then book the trades
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
Don’ts
Be clear about the work you are planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Until the survey is done, do not drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials, and keep trades away from them.
Can I do it myself?
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
For businesses and landlords in Stratford
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Stratford, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Surveys around Stratford
Stratford is about 5 miles north-east of London, in Greater London. Stratford has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Stratford is one of 764 towns and villages in Greater London we cover.
Public buildings around Stratford, such as leisure centres and halls, are non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies. Got an older property in Stratford, close to Church of St John the Evangelist or further out? A refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first.
Here we cover the E15, E20 and E3 postcode area, and your survey can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Gay Road, Cam Road and Eve Road, and an asbestos survey is available on all of them. For properties just outside Stratford, we cover Maryland (1 mile east), East Village (1 mile north-west), Temple Mills (1 mile north-west), West Ham (1 mile south-east) and Hackney Wick (1 mile west). Further out, we also cover London (5 miles south-west), City of Westminster (7 miles west), Marylebone (6 miles west), Kensington (9 miles west), St Pancras (5 miles west) and Shoreditch (3 miles west).
As a London location, Stratford is inside the ULEZ, and parking and loading need planning: tell us about parking, permits and access when you ask for a quote.
Other landmarks nearby include County Borough of West Ham (less than half a mile south-east) and Queen Mary's Hospital for the East End (under half a mile east). The countryside around Stratford includes Hollow Pond and Old Ford Island.
- Schools near Stratford include Carpenters Primary School (less than half a mile south) and Sarah Bonnell School (within half a mile east)
- Pubs nearby include The Two Puddings pub (less than half a mile south-east)
Nearby places to Stratford
What else we do in Stratford
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site