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Asbestos removal and surveys in KT6
We cover every part of the KT6 postcode district, including Surbiton, Seething Wells and Surbiton Park. Surveys, testing and removal, planned to HSE guidance.
Asbestos surveys and removal in KT6
Where we work in KT6
Asbestos services in KT6
Send us photos and the postcode for a quote: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
About asbestos survey in KT6
What you are planning in KT6 decides the survey: normal use and maintenance, refurbishment, demolition or a purchase. We will recommend the right one. Typical jobs include demolition of garages, extensions and buildings and buying a property built before 2000, involving pipe lagging, water tanks and garage roofs.
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, before going to an accredited laboratory.
- Describe the property and the reason for the survey
- You get a written quote for the agreed scope
- The surveyor inspects and takes samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
What it costs in KT6
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when everything has to stop.
Why us?
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
- Clear written quotes
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Condition ratings, not just a list
Get a quote
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: use our quote form or call 07833 053 749, and we’ll reply with a quote.
Near you in Surbiton
Our work in Surbiton takes us near Coronation Hall pub, The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre and Lime Tree Primary School, among other places. Nearby too are Stokes Field (1.4 miles south-west), Shrewsbury House School (0.8 miles south) and St Mark's Church (within half a mile north). The nearest railway station is close to the centre of Surbiton: Surbiton station. Other landmarks nearby include Bentall Centre (1.4 miles north) and Tolworth Hospital (1 mile south-east). The countryside around Surbiton includes The Wood and The Lake.
- Local facilities include Municipal Borough of Surbiton (1.2 miles south)
Asbestos surveys across KT6
Surveys across KT6 are for homes before renovation, rented property, workplaces and buildings due for demolition, in Surbiton, Chessington and Seething Wells and in the 1 smaller villages and hamlets.
Surbiton: Public buildings around Surbiton, such as leisure centres and halls, are non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies. If you manage lettings around Surbiton station, share asbestos information with trades before work.
What we deal with in KT6
You cannot tell whether a material contains asbestos by looking at it. Only laboratory analysis of a sample gives a reliable answer.
In older properties, we often see:
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Checks on rental property
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
- Surveys requested by builders before work
Doing it yourself?
If you do find something during DIY, stop: leave the area, don’t clean it up, and ask for advice.
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
Materials, one by one
Textured coatings
We sample textured coatings in the rooms in scope, so you know before plastering or rewiring.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Some older roofing felts, bitumen products and mastics contain asbestos, normally well bound in.
Duty holders and landlords in KT6
Landlords of garage blocks and outbuildings should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before anyone carries out repairs.
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in KT6 must manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Good to know
We are upfront about what’s included:
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so plan it around the building’s use
- Areas we can’t safely reach are listed in the report, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it will not do before building work
Your questions about an asbestos survey in KT6
Do I need a test or a survey?
Testing covers particular materials, while a survey covers everything in scope. Before building work, you normally need a survey.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
We do. We work for landlords, managing agents, employers and contractors as well as homeowners.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
Duty holders for workplaces and common parts normally need one. Landlords of single homes often use one too, so they know what’s there before work.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
No. Asbestos is hazardous waste and must go to a site that accepts it. When we remove it, it’s taken to a permitted site with a consignment note.
Is asbestos dangerous?
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.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Of course. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
Do you need to see it before quoting?
Photos are often enough to give a quote, but larger or unclear jobs may need a visit.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site