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Asbestos removal and surveys in OX44
Asbestos surveys, testing and removal across OX44, from Chalgrove, Garsington and Little Milton. For homes, landlords and businesses.
Asbestos surveys and removal in OX44
Places in OX44
- Chalgrove
- Garsington
- Little Milton
- Stadhampton
- Cuddesdon
- Great Milton
- Great Haseley
- Brookhampton
- Denton
- Marsh Baldon
- Blenheim
- Nuneham Courtenay
What we do in OX44
- Asbestos testing
- Asbestos removal
- Garage roof removal
- Artex removal
- Asbestos surveys
- See everything we do
Send us photos and the postcode for a quote: use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
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Elsewhere in Oxfordshire
Towns and villages in Oxfordshire
Areas we cover
Our asbestos survey in OX44
About to refurbish in OX44? Before refurbishment or demolition, HSE’s guidance is that the areas affected need a refurbishment and demolition survey, so nothing hidden is disturbed once work begins. Typical materials include soffits, flues and garage roofs, and typical jobs are shared halls, stairs and plant rooms and public and community buildings.
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, then sent to an accredited laboratory.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We agree the survey type and scope, and send a quote
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- We send the report and explain the findings
Cost
Access makes a big difference to cost, so tell us about access.
What you get
- Practical recommendations
- Reports and results you can share
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
- Work done to the regulations
Ask for a quote
Include any existing survey or test when you fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Near you in Chalgrove
Jobs here are often close to The Red Lion Public House, Church of St Mary and Chalgrove Community Primary School and the streets around them. Well-known places in the area include Wallingford Castle (4.8 miles south) and Aston Martin Heritage Trust Museum (2.5 miles west). Open spaces near Chalgrove include Wells Farm.
Surveying buildings in OX44
OX44 covers everything from Chalgrove, Garsington and Little Milton to 11 small villages and hamlets, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. Town surveys are often for homes and businesses; rural surveys often include outbuildings.
Chalgrove: For a school like Chalgrove Community Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register, and a management survey is normally where that starts. Altering an older house in Chalgrove, wherever it is? Survey the areas you’re working on before work starts.
What we deal with in OX44
Small jobs can disturb asbestos too: fitting a socket, a downlight or a new boiler flue can mean drilling into it.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Demolition and strip-out
- Rented homes due for maintenance
Choosing the right option
A homebuyer report isn’t an asbestos survey. It might mention possible asbestos without testing anything, which is where a pre-purchase asbestos survey comes in.
Before booking anyone
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- Whether extra samples cost more
- Which areas are covered, and which aren’t
- What you will receive in writing
A closer look at the materials
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement was used for garage and shed roofs, gutters, downpipes, flues, soffits and water tanks. The fibres are bound in cement, and breaking or cutting it releases them.
Pipe lagging
If a survey finds asbestos lagging, the report will say so and recommend what to do, and must be left alone in the meantime.
What’s included, and what isn’t
Here’s what an asbestos survey covers, and what it does not:
- A survey identifies asbestos; it does not remove it
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
For businesses and landlords in OX44
If your business premises in OX44 were built before 2000, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should know what the roofs are made of, before repairs are arranged.
FAQs for OX44
Does a survey leave holes?
A management survey takes small samples, which are sealed afterwards. A refurbishment and demolition survey is intrusive by design, because it has to look inside the fabric of the building.
Do I need a test or a survey?
Testing tells you about particular materials; a survey inspects the whole building or work area and records everything it finds.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not always: sound material that will not be disturbed can often stay. It should be recorded and checked.
Do you need to see it before quoting?
Clear photos and measurements are often enough; if not, we will arrange to see it.
Can you help with a shop or office?
Yes. Tell us the size and use of the building and what you need.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
A survey report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, depending on the job.
What does the survey report include?
Locations, results, condition, photos and what we recommend for each material. Any areas we couldn’t access are listed.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site