Asbestos Removal Services in Guildford

Twenty-two services, grouped by where the material actually sits in a building rather than by trade category. Most people arrive knowing what they can see and not what it is called, so start from the thing you are looking at.

If nothing below matches, send a photo through the free quote form and we will tell you which one it is. That is quicker than guessing, and it costs nothing.

The five groups, and why they are split that way

Roofs, garages and outbuildings is the largest group and the one most people need. It is almost all asbestos cement: corrugated sheet on a garage or shed roof, flat sheet used as cladding, and board under the eaves. Cement is the least dangerous of the asbestos products because the fibres are bound into it, and it is non-licensed work as long as it comes down in one piece. That single fact is why a garage roof costs hundreds rather than thousands.

Inside the property covers a wider spread of materials and a wider spread of risk. Textured coating on a ceiling and thermoplastic floor tiles sit at the safer end. Insulating board, pipe lagging and loose fill sit at the other, and those are licensed work. A homeowner cannot tell the difference between a cement board and an insulating board by looking at it, which is why this group holds most of the jobs that start with a survey rather than a quote.

Surveys and testing is where a lot of enquiries should start. A management survey tells you what is in a building and what condition it is in. A refurbishment and demolition survey is the more intrusive version, needed before work that will disturb the fabric. A single sample and lab test answers one question cheaply, which is often all anyone needs.

Disposal and making safe covers two different situations. Some people have already stripped the material out and need it collected legally, with the consignment note that proves where it went. Others have material that is sound and would be better sealed than removed, which costs less and disturbs nothing.

Who we work for is not a material group. It is there because a landlord, a farmer and a shop owner have different obligations from a homeowner. Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 puts a duty to manage on non-domestic premises and on the common parts of residential blocks, and that duty is about records and planning rather than removal.

What every service page tells you

The same five things, on all twenty-two. What the material looks like and where it turns up. Which of the three categories the work falls into, and what that means for you. An indicative price range with the things that move it. What actually happens on the day. And what paperwork you are left holding at the end.

The full price list, including the parts that catch people out like scaffolding access and disposal charged by weight, is on the asbestos removal cost page. If you would rather skip all of it and just find out what your job costs, the areas we cover pages have local detail, or send a photo and get a number back.