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Asbestos Testing in Highmoor
Asbestos testing for Highmoor: asbestos sampling and testing. Tell us what you’ve found and we will explain your options.
- Single materials in rented homes between tenancies
- Old floor tiles before a new floor goes down
- Debris found after DIY
Asbestos help in Highmoor
Where asbestos turns up
HSE’s advice is for a competent person to take samples, since sampling disturbs the material.
Typical jobs in Highmoor include:
- Boiler cupboard panels
- Corrugated roof sheets
- Debris found after DIY
- Checks before maintenance in rented homes
For rented homes around Henley-On-Thames station, testing before work avoids delays.
Questions to ask before you book
- What you will receive in writing
- The scope, in writing
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
Asbestos testing for Highmoor properties
If you’ve already disturbed a material during DIY in Highmoor, stop and keep people away from it. Testing a sample tells you what you are dealing with, and what to do next. Typical jobs include Artex before downlights or rewiring and one-off checks in rented property, including textured ceilings, panels behind heaters and black adhesive.
In places like Highmoor, outbuildings and farm buildings are common testing jobs, where cement sheet roofs and cladding were often used. We work to HSE guidance on every job, large or small.
- Where
- Highmoor (RG9)
- Area hub
- Oxfordshire
- Service
- Testing of suspect materials
- Afterwards
- Lab result in writing
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Weighing up your options
Home testing kits are available, but you take the sample yourself, which means disturbing the material. HSE advises that a competent person takes samples. Every quote says whether VAT is included, so you can compare like with like.
What you get
- Condition ratings, not just a list
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
Read how we quote or our cost guide.
Doing it yourself?
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, do not sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
What we do and don’t cover
So you know what to expect:
- Photos cannot confirm asbestos
- Clearance air testing after licensed work is done by an independent UKAS-accredited analyst
- If the material is in a hard-to-reach place, access may need planning
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Materials in Highmoor
- Roof felt
- Floor tiles
- Panels behind heaters
- Artex and textured ceilings
- Soffit boards
- Water tanks
- Garage roof sheets
- Flue pipes
- Pipe lagging
- Bitumen adhesive
Highmoor properties and asbestos testing
Highmoor is about 4 miles north-west of Henley-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. Homes, landlords and businesses in Highmoor contact us for tests about all kinds of jobs. Highmoor is one of 443 places in Oxfordshire where we work. You can also see our page for Reading, about 7 miles away.
For an older property in Highmoor, whether near Church of St Paul or not, a quick test before work is sensible. At a school like Stoke Row Church of England School, the duty holder keeps asbestos records, which staff and parents can ask about. Highmoor is within about 6 miles of the Chilterns National Landscape, and rural properties nearby often have outbuildings with roofs worth testing.
Anywhere in RG9, we can help with asbestos testing. Streets in the area include The Glebe and Holly Close, and asbestos testing is available on all of them. Other places close to Highmoor we cover include Highmoor Cross (1 mile south-east), Shepherd's Green (1 mile south-east), Catslip (1 mile north-east), Nettlebed (2 miles north) and Kingwood Common (2 miles south). We also cover nearby towns such as Didcot (11 miles west), Abingdon-on-Thames (15 miles north-west), Thame (13 miles north), Henley-on-Thames (4 miles south-east), Benson (6 miles north-west) and Chinnor (11 miles north).
Within reach you will find Warburg Nature Reserve.
- Local pubs include The Dog and Duck pub (0.5 miles north-east)
For businesses and landlords in Highmoor
For managing agents and freeholders in Highmoor, the asbestos register for common parts should be kept up to date and shared with contractors.
If your business premises in Highmoor were built before 2000, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
After we have finished in Highmoor
A positive result is not a reason to panic: it may be left, covered or removed, depending on your plans.
To avoid problems in future:
- If tiles and adhesive are both exposed, mention it
- Group several materials into one visit
- Not sure between a test and a survey? Ask
- Send photos of the material and where it is
Don’ts
Get the result before work is booked, so you can plan properly.
Please do not take your own sample; tell us where it is and we’ll sample it safely.
What happens
We seal the sample point with a suitable sealant or tape, leaving the material safe while you wait for the result. While we work, the area stays out of bounds.
- Tell us what the material is, where it is, and send a photo if you can
- We quote for the samples needed
- We take each sample with wetting and controls, and seal it
- The samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You get the written result, and we explain what it means
Before we arrive
- Tell us about parking and access
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Warn neighbours if needed
How to get a quote
Include any existing survey or test when you ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
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Materials, one by one
Flues and tanks
A test before removal is a good idea.
Cement sheets
We sample from the edge of a sheet, without standing on the roof.
Towns and villages near Highmoor
What else we do in Highmoor
Highmoor questions
Do you work near Henley-On-Thames station?
Yes. Henley-On-Thames station is about 4.5 miles east of Highmoor, and we cover both.
Do you come out to small villages like Highmoor?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
How do I know if a material in Highmoor contains asbestos?
Not by looking: only laboratory analysis of a sample can tell you for sure. We take the sample and send it to an accredited laboratory.
What if the weather’s bad?
Indoor jobs go ahead in any weather. Outdoor roof work can be delayed by strong wind or heavy rain.
Can you help with a shop or office?
We do, alongside homes. The duty holder should be able to share the asbestos register.
Should I use a home testing kit?
HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person, because sampling disturbs the material. If you’re unsure, ask us to take it.
What paperwork will I get?
It depends on what we do: a survey report, a laboratory result, or a consignment note for removed waste.
Do you work in flats?
We do. For shared areas, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
- 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
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site