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Asbestos Surveys in Sutton, Greater London
Asbestos survey in Sutton: asbestos surveys before work, sale or management, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Public and community buildings
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
Asbestos help in Sutton
Where asbestos turns up
Most of the risk from asbestos comes from disturbing it without knowing it’s there. A survey removes the guesswork before work starts.
These come up again and again:
- Checks on rental property
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Demolition and strip-out
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
If you have an older property in Sutton, near St Nicholas Church or anywhere else, get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up.
What your quote should include
- The scope of the job, in writing
- How many samples are included
- Areas included and excluded
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
How asbestos survey works in Sutton
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. People often contact us about surveys requested by builders before work and community buildings and halls, including garage roofs, pipe lagging and flues.
Properties in towns and villages like Sutton have often been refitted and extended over the decades, so we look at every alteration, not just the original building. Every job comes with paperwork, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Location
- Sutton (SM1, SM2, SM3, SM7)
- County
- Greater London
- What we do
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- Written survey report
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
DIY and asbestos
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials.
Asbestos waste cannot go in household bins, recycling or skips. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
What happens
If a material is damaged, we will say so before we leave, so you can keep people away. Before we start, we walk through the job with you and answer any questions.
- Tell us about the building, its age and why you need a survey
- We recommend a survey type and quote for the agreed scope
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
Before we arrive
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
- Dig out previous surveys
- Clear the way to the work area
How to get a quote
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749, and we will reply with a quote.
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Sutton: your questions answered
Can you survey a school or hall near Sutton?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Could my house in Sutton contain asbestos?
Any home in Sutton built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but only a test can confirm it. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
First, keep everyone away and don’t clean it up. Then contact us for advice.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The risk comes mainly from disturbing materials that contain it, so identifying it before work is important.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
It’s generally needed by whoever manages a workplace or the shared parts of a block. Homeowners and landlords use them as well.
Do I need a test or a survey?
A test answers the question for the materials sampled; a survey inspects the whole building or work area and records everything it finds.
Do you need to see it before quoting?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, though some need a visit first.
Does a survey leave holes?
Only minimally for a management survey: sample points are small and sealed. A refurbishment survey is intrusive, which is why the rooms must be empty.
After the job
If it finds asbestos that work would disturb, the report explains what needs removing before work starts, and whether that work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed.
Keeping things safe:
- Make sure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
Avoid these
Plan the survey early, before you book builders, so there’s time to deal with anything it finds.
Book the survey before the builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
Weighing up your options
A building survey for a purchase isn’t the same as an asbestos survey. It may flag possible asbestos, but it doesn’t normally take samples, which is where a pre-purchase asbestos survey comes in. Every quote says whether VAT is included.
Why people choose us
- The right survey for your plans
- Accredited laboratory results
- Clear advice on your options
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
Read how we quote and published price ranges.
Asbestos surveys in Sutton: local notes
Sutton is about 9 miles south of Kensington, in Greater London. Sutton is part of the area we cover, from older terraces and semis to flats, workplaces and outbuildings. We work in 764 places in Greater London, from the larger towns to small villages. Our area stretches from Sutton to London (about 10 miles away).
Schools such as Robin Hood Junior School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. Halls and leisure centres near Sutton fall into the non-domestic category, where the duty to manage asbestos applies.
Here we cover the SM1, SM2, SM3 and SM7 postcode area. Your property could be on High Street, Manor Place and St Nicholas Way or the roads around them, wherever it is in Sutton. Sutton sits on or near the B2230; tell us about parking if you are on a main road. For properties just outside Sutton, we cover Benhilton (1 mile north), Carshalton (1 mile east), Shanklin Village (1 mile south), St Helier (1 mile north) and Rosehill (1 mile north). Larger places within reach include London (10 miles north-east), City of Westminster (10 miles north), Marylebone (11 miles north), Kensington (9 miles north), St Pancras (12 miles north) and Shoreditch (12 miles north-east).
Sutton is in London, inside the Ultra Low Emission Zone, where parking and loading can be restricted: let us know about parking and access when you get in touch.
Nearby you will also find The Ashley Centre (4 miles south-west) and Chessington Castle Hill (4.2 miles west). Open spaces near Sutton include Devonshire Avenue Nature Area and Duppas Hill.
- Local schools include Sutton Grammar School (less than half a mile east) and Sutton College of Learning for Adults (within half a mile south)
- Pubs nearby include The Grapes pub (within half a mile north)
- Local facilities include Municipal Borough of Sutton and Cheam (0.5 miles south-west)
What it might be made of
Roofing felt and bitumen
Some older roofing felts, bitumen products and mastics contain asbestos, normally bound in the bitumen.
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.
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For businesses and landlords in Sutton
If your business premises in Sutton were built before 2000, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
What it costs
The price of an asbestos survey depends mainly on:
- The size and age of the building
- The type of material and its condition
- The survey scope
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when everything has to stop.
Sending photos
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them from a safe distance without touching the material:
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
- A close-up from a safe distance
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- Cracks or breaks
Each job is priced individually. Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page to get started.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- 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