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Asbestos removal and surveys in GU18
Asbestos surveys, testing and removal across GU18, from Lightwater. For homes, landlords and businesses.
Asbestos surveys and removal in GU18
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Our asbestos survey in GU18
We survey the whole building or just the areas you’re working on, whichever fits your plans in GU18. We agree the scope with you before we start, so you know exactly what’s covered. We often deal with water tanks, boiler cupboard panels and textured ceilings, and typical jobs are public and community buildings and purchases of older homes and buildings.
If a material is damaged, we will say so before we leave, so you can keep people away.
- Call or message us with the address and what’s prompting the survey
- 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
Pricing in GU18
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
How we work in GU18
- Each material’s condition recorded
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Clear next steps
Getting a price
Include any existing survey or test when you send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749; it helps us quote accurately.
Around Lightwater
We cover homes and workplaces around Hammond School, Brentmoor Heath and All Saints. The closest station to Lightwater is Bagshot station, roughly 1.3 miles north-west of the centre. A little further out are Brookwood Hospital (3.3 miles south-east) and The Museum of The National Rifle Association (2.7 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Brookwood Lye.
Asbestos surveys across GU18
GU18 covers everything from Lightwater to 0 small villages and hamlets, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. In towns we survey homes and businesses; in villages, outbuildings too.
Lightwater: A school such as Hammond School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed. Got an older property in Lightwater, close to All Saints or further out? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up.
Looking after things afterwards
For duty holders, the survey feeds the asbestos register and management plan, which need reviewing regularly.
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
Plan the survey early, before booking builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
What we do and don’t cover
A few things to be aware of:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it is not enough before refurbishment
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
Which option is right?
The cheapest survey is not always the best value. Check how many samples are included, which areas are covered and what the report contains, before deciding.
Before booking anyone
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- The scope of the job, in writing
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- VAT, clearly stated
For landlords, agents and businesses
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
Landlords of single homes do not have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
Where asbestos turns up
Small jobs can disturb asbestos too: drilling for cables, lights or pipes can release fibres.
These come up again and again:
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
Your questions about an asbestos survey in GU18
Do I need a management or a refurbishment survey?
It depends on your plans: normal use and management calls for a management survey, while refurbishment or demolition needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected. Describe the work and we will recommend one.
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.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: it’s hazardous waste. We take it to a permitted site with paperwork.
Can you help with a shop or office?
We do. Send us the details of the premises.
Is a homebuyer survey the same as an asbestos survey?
Not really: a homebuyer or building survey may note possible asbestos, but it doesn’t generally sample anything. For an answer, you need a pre-purchase asbestos survey.
When can you start?
That depends on the work and current bookings. You will get available dates with the quote.
Can you survey offices and warehouses?
Yes: offices, shops, warehouses, industrial units, schools and halls as well as homes. Tell us the size and use of the building.
- 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
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site