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Asbestos Testing for Southfields
Asbestos testing across Southfields and nearby. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Garage and shed roofs before removal or repair
- Checks before maintenance in rented homes
- Something broken during building work
Asbestos testing for Southfields
What it costs
What drives the price:
- The size and age of the building
- The quantity or area
- The survey type
- Roof spaces and outbuildings in scope
Our quotes are clear about VAT.
Helping us quote
The most useful photos are:
- Approximate dimensions
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
- A close-up from a safe distance
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749, and we will advise.
About our asbestos testing in Southfields
Asbestos materials often look just like materials without it. The only reliable way to know is laboratory analysis of a sample, which is what our testing service in Southfields provides. Typical jobs include garage and shed roofs before removal or repair and floor tiles and black adhesive, including soffit boards, floor tiles and flue pipes.
London homes like those in Southfields have often been refitted many times, so a material that looks modern can sit on top of something older. We start with a clear answer: what the material is, and what that means for your plans.
- Area
- Southfields (SW18, SW19, SW17)
- County
- Greater London
- What we do
- Samples analysed by an accredited lab
- You receive
- A written result for each sample
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Southfields questions
Is asbestos common in Southfields homes?
That depends on when it was built and altered: asbestos was used until the 1999 ban, so older homes and older alterations in Southfields can contain it. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Can you work in Southfields with London’s parking rules?
We do. Tell us about parking, permits and access so we can plan.
What if the weather’s bad?
It depends on the job: indoor jobs aren’t affected, but outdoor removal may be rescheduled for safety.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For shared areas, ask the managing agent about the asbestos register.
How many samples will I need?
Normally one per material, sometimes more. We’ll suggest a number when we see the photos.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes: homeowners, landlords, managing agents, businesses and contractors. Send the details.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: it’s hazardous waste. We take it to a permitted site with paperwork.
How can I get a price?
Just use our quote form or call 07833 053 749. Include the postcode, a description and photos.
Step by step
The sample point is sealed, so it stays safe until the result arrives. Before anything starts, we confirm the areas and materials with you, so there’s no confusion.
- Tell us what the material is, where it is, and send a picture if you can
- We quote for the samples needed
- We take each sample with wetting and controls, and seal it
- An accredited laboratory carries out the analysis
- You get the written result, and we explain what it means
How to prepare
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Find any old asbestos reports
Get a quote
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you use our quote form or call 07833 053 749; it helps us quote accurately.
Related guides
Why people call us in Southfields
Building products contained asbestos until the 1999 ban, so pre-2000 buildings across Greater London may have it.
Get advice if you are dealing with any of these:
- Boiler cupboard panels
- A material damaged during DIY
- Textured ceilings before a renovation
- Lab results for contractors before they start
If you’re a letting agent with homes near Earlsfield station, a quick test between tenants is worth considering.
Before booking anyone
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- VAT, clearly stated
- The scope of the job, in writing
- What the report or result will contain
Towns and villages near Southfields
What else we do in Southfields
What it might be made of
Textured coatings
Artex and similar coatings are a frequent request. Some contain a small amount of asbestos.
Roof felt and mastics
Some bitumen products contain asbestos.
The scope of asbestos testing
The usual limits are:
- Identifying the material is the first step; removal is planned separately
- We cannot confirm asbestos from a picture
- Clearance air testing after licensed work is done by an independent UKAS-accredited analyst
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
What we deal with
- Garage roof sheets
- Artex and textured ceilings
- Floor tiles
- Pipe lagging
- Water tanks
- Bitumen adhesive
- Panels behind heaters
- Roof felt
- Soffit boards
- Flue pipes
Should you do it yourself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
Testing around Southfields
Southfields is about 2 miles north-east of Wimbledon, in Greater London. We cover Southfields as part of Greater London, whatever the size of the job. Southfields is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work. Our area stretches from Southfields to London (6 miles away).
If your home is one of the older properties in Southfields, near St John the Divine or elsewhere, a quick test before work is sensible. If you work at a school like Floreat Wandsworth Primary School, ask the duty holder about the asbestos register.
We carry out tests all over SW18, SW19 and SW17. That could mean a property on Burr Road, Acuba Road and Mount Road. If your property is just outside Southfields, we also cover Earlsfield (1 mile south-east), Wandsworth (1 mile north), Summerstown (1 mile south), Battersea (2 miles north-east) and Clapham Junction (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also work in London (6 miles north-east), City of Westminster (5 miles north), Marylebone (5 miles north), Kensington (4 miles north), St Pancras (6 miles north-east) and Shoreditch (7 miles north-east).
Southfields 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.
Well-known places in the area include Southside Wandsworth (0.6 miles north) and Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum (1.2 miles south-west). Open spaces near Southfields include Henman Hill and Wandle Meadow Nature Park.
- Nearby schools include Southfields Academy (less than half a mile south-west) and Wandsworth School (0.7 miles west)
- Pubs nearby include Old Sergeant pub (under half a mile north)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include St Leonard's (2.9 miles south-east)
Responsibilities for owners
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, while the property is empty.
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
Weighing up your options
Testing or a survey? A test covers particular materials; a survey covers everything in scope. For small jobs a test is often enough. How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Why choose us
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Clear next steps
See our prices page and the cost guide.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- 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