Windsor and Maidenhead · England
Asbestos Surveys in Touchen-end, Windsor and Maidenhead
Asbestos survey for Touchen-end: management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys. Send us photos and we will tell you what you need.
- Demolition projects
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Checks on rental property
Asbestos survey in Touchen-end
About our asbestos survey in Touchen-end
HSE’s guidance describes two main survey types. A management survey is for a building in normal use; a refurbishment and demolition survey is for before building work. We will tell you which suits your plans in Touchen-end. Common materials are water tanks, soffits and floor tiles, and people normally contact us about public and community buildings and demolition of garages, extensions and buildings.
Village properties around Touchen-end often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. Not sure what you need? Just ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal, whichever fits.
- Location
- Touchen-end (SL6)
- Region
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Covers
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Paperwork
- A written report with lab results
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Should you do it yourself?
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials.
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: keep people away, don’t sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
How it works
For a management survey, we look into cupboards, voids and lofts that are reasonably accessible and take small samples. We seal up each sample point. It helps if we can park nearby, so let us know about any restrictions.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- 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 report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
Getting ready
- Tell us about parking and access
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Find any old asbestos reports
Get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: just send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
Typical surveys in Touchen-end
Materials age: a board or coating that was sound years ago may now be cracked or crumbling, which a survey records.
These are some of the things we deal with in Touchen-end:
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Pre-work surveys for trades
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
For a school like Holyport College, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register, and a management survey is usually where that starts.
What your quote should include
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- Which areas are covered, and which are not
- What the report or result will contain
- VAT, clearly stated
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Between tenancies is a good time to deal with asbestos, while the property is empty.
If you run a business from older premises in Touchen-end, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Which option is right?
The cheapest survey is not always the best value. Compare the areas covered, the sampling and the report, not just the price, before deciding. Every quote says whether VAT is included, so you can compare like with like.
Why choose us
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Practical recommendations
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Work done to the regulations
Take a look at how we quote or the cost guide.
Surveying buildings in Touchen-end
Touchen-end is about 3 miles south of Maidenhead, in Windsor and Maidenhead. Homes, landlords and businesses in Touchen-end contact us for surveys about all kinds of jobs. Touchen-end is one of 57 places in Windsor and Maidenhead where we work. You can also see our page for Reading, about 11 miles away.
For rented homes close to Maidenhead station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
Here we cover the SL6 postcode area, and your survey can be anywhere in it. Nearby, we also cover Stud Green (1 mile north), Moneyrow Green (1 mile north-east), Holyport (1 mile north-east), Paley Street (1 mile west) and Braywoodside (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Maidenhead (3 miles north), Windsor (4 miles east), North Ascot (5 miles south), Cookham (5 miles north), Furze Platt (4 miles north) and Dedworth (3 miles east).
Nearby you will also find The Reitlinger Bequest Museum (2.9 miles north) and St Mark's Hospital (2.9 miles north). Within reach you will find Bray Pit and Weycock Hill.
- Local schools include Holyport CofE Primary School (1 mile north-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find Jolly Gardener pub (less than half a mile east)
Looking after things afterwards
Keep the report somewhere safe and share it with anyone working on the building, so they know what to avoid or plan around.
A few practical points:
- Ensure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the scope matches
What to avoid
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
Towns and villages near Touchen-end
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Questions from Touchen-end
Can you survey a school or hall near Touchen-end?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Could my house in Touchen-end contain asbestos?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. A sample test is the only reliable answer. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
How dangerous is asbestos?
It can be, if fibres are released and breathed in. Diseases linked to it, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, can appear many years later, which is why it’s identified before work.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
No: skips and household bins cannot take asbestos. It must go to a permitted site.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
The builder should stop and close off the area. We will identify it and advise on removal.
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, though older parts, reused materials or earlier outbuildings can.
Will I get the price in writing?
Always: you get the scope and price in writing, and whether VAT is included.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. Non-domestic premises have a duty holder who should hold an asbestos register.
What it might be made of
Asbestos cement
Garage roofs, sheds and flues made from asbestos cement are common in surveys of older homes. Its condition matters as much as its presence.
Textured coatings
Older textured ceilings can contain asbestos. Left alone they’re low risk; sanding or dry scraping is the problem.
What we do and do not cover
Here’s what an asbestos survey covers, and what it doesn’t:
- 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
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise before you book.
What we deal with
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Artex and textured coatings
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Garage and shed roofs
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Water tanks and flues
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Ceiling tiles
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site