Bracknell Forest · England
Asbestos removal and surveys in GU47
Asbestos removal and surveys across GU47, from Sandhurst, College Town and Little Sandhurst. For houses, rented property and workplaces.
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Tell us what you’ve found and the postcode for a quote: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
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Across Bracknell Forest
Towns and villages in Bracknell Forest
Every area we cover
How asbestos survey works in GU47
The type of survey you need in GU47 depends on what happens next: normal use and maintenance, refurbishment, demolition or a purchase. We’ll match the survey to the plan. People often contact us about pre-work surveys for trades and demolition of garages, extensions and buildings, involving textured ceilings, pipe lagging and soffits.
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, then sent to an accredited laboratory.
- Describe the property and the reason for the survey
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- The surveyor inspects and takes samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You get the report, and we talk you through it
Pricing in GU47
The cost of an asbestos survey depends on the job: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. Every quote is individual.
Why choose us
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Lab analysis by an accredited laboratory
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: just ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Near you in Sandhurst
In Sandhurst, that can mean a property near Sandhurst School, Royal Military Academy Library and College Town Primary School. Nearby too are St George's Church (less than half a mile north), Sandhurst Memorial Park (0.5 miles south-west) and The Wellington Arms (less than half a mile south-west). For anyone coming by rail, the closest station is Sandhurst station, about 0.8 miles west of the centre. Well-known places in the area include Pinewood Hospital (2.5 miles north) and Staff College Museum (1.7 miles east). Within reach you’ll find Wildmoor Heath and Horseshoe Lake.
GU47: surveys for every kind of building
From Camberley, Sandhurst and York Town to 0 villages and hamlets, buildings across GU47 range from terraces and estates to farms and industrial units, and any built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. In towns we survey homes and businesses; in villages, outbuildings too.
Sandhurst: A school such as Sandhurst School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. If you have an older property in Sandhurst, near St George's Church or anywhere else, the rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive.
Should you do it yourself?
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
What happens next
After the survey you get a written report: locations, results, condition and recommendations for every material in scope.
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- Describe the work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
- Ensure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
If a material is damaged before the survey, keep people away from it and tell us, rather than cleaning it up.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know.
What it costs
Prices vary with:
- The type of material and its condition
- How many outbuildings are included
- Location, parking and any London charges
- The type of survey you need
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when everything has to stop.
Helping us quote
A few photos can save a site visit:
- A rough size or measurement
- How we’d reach it
- Where we could park
- Damaged areas
Include any existing survey or test when you use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
What it might be made of
Asbestos cement
Cement roofs, flues, gutters and tanks are among the most common finds. It contains a relatively low proportion of fibres bound in cement, but it releases fibres when broken, cut or abraded.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Roof felts are checked where they fall within the survey.
Which option is right?
A management survey or a refurbishment and demolition survey? The first is for a building in normal use and involves minor intrusion; the second is fully intrusive and needed before work. See our guide to which survey you need.
Before you book anyone
- Which areas and materials are covered
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- Whether VAT is included
- What you will receive in writing
GU47 questions
Can you help with a shop or office?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. The duty holder should be able to share the asbestos register.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The main risk is from disturbing it, so identifying it before work is important.
Do you need to see it before quoting?
Photos are often enough to give a quote, though some need a visit first.
Do you work in flats?
Yes, of course. For the shared areas of a block, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes: homeowners, landlords, managing agents, businesses and contractors. Tell us about the property and what you need.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Work in that area should stop, and the material needs identifying before work resumes.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
Anyone with a duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises or the common parts of domestic buildings typically starts with one. Landlords of single homes often use one too, so they know what’s there before work.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- 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