Asbestos surveys, testing and removal
Asbestos surveys, testing and removal enquiries for Hertfordshire and Enfield
An independent enquiry service for homes and businesses in Hertfordshire and Enfield. Describe the material or the building and, with your consent, we pass your enquiry to a local asbestos specialist if one covers your postcode.
- Enquiries about asbestos surveys, testing and removal
- One enquiry, for one local asbestos specialist if one covers you
- Free to ask, and nothing to sign up to
This is an enquiry service, not an emergency call-out.
Schedule of services
What can we help with?
- About asbestos surveys
Asbestos surveys
Management surveys and refurbishment and demolition surveys for homes, landlords and businesses, and what to ask a surveyor. Send one enquiry and we pass it to a local asbestos specialist if one covers your postcode.
- About asbestos testing
Asbestos testing
Testing a suspect material for asbestos, how samples are taken and analysed, and when air testing is used. Send one enquiry and we pass it to a local asbestos specialist if one covers your postcode.
- About asbestos removal
Asbestos removal
Removing asbestos from homes and business premises, which jobs need an HSE licence holder, and how waste must be handled. Send one enquiry and we pass it to a local asbestos specialist if one covers your postcode.
- About asbestos garage and shed roof removal
Asbestos garage and shed roof removal
Removing asbestos cement roofs from garages, sheds and outbuildings, why you should never climb on one, and what happens to the sheets. Send one enquiry and we pass it to a local asbestos specialist if one covers your postcode.
Chain of custody
How it works
- Collected
Describe what you have found
Say where the material is, what it looks like, roughly when the building went up and whether anything has been damaged.
- Handed over
We look for a local match
With your consent, we pass your enquiry to one local asbestos specialist if one covers your postcode, and to nobody else.
- Received
Settle the job with them
If your enquiry is passed on, the specialist gets in touch to talk through the job and the terms. Going ahead is your choice.
Notes for the specialist
Useful to have to hand
None of this is needed to send an enquiry, but it helps the specialist understand the job sooner.
- Roughly when the building was built
Asbestos was used widely in UK buildings until it was banned in 1999, so anything built or refurbished before 2000 may contain it.
- Where the material is
For example a textured ceiling, a garage or shed roof, floor tiles, boxing around pipes, or panels behind a heater.
- What condition it is in
Whether it looks intact, or is cracked, broken, crumbling, or has been drilled or sanded. A photo from a safe distance helps.
- What you are planning
Buying, repairs, a refit or demolition. Surveys before building work look further into the fabric than surveys for managing materials in place.
Locations · Hertfordshire and Enfield
Areas covered
- Waltham Cross and HoddesdonPostcode districts EN8EN11
- EnfieldPostcode districts EN1EN2EN3
- Welwyn Garden City and WelwynPostcode districts AL6AL7AL8
- Hitchin and LetchworthPostcode districts SG4SG5SG6
- RickmansworthPostcode districts WD3
- Bushey and RadlettPostcode districts WD23WD7
Not listed? Send your enquiry anyway. We only pass it to an asbestos specialist who covers your postcode, if there is one. More about the areas we cover.
Before you enquire
Questions
Is Herts Asbestos an asbestos removal company?
No. Herts Asbestos is an independent enquiry service and does not survey, test or remove asbestos itself. With your consent, we pass your enquiry to a local asbestos specialist if one covers your postcode.
What if nobody covers my postcode?
We tell you that nobody does, and your details are not passed on to anyone. You are then free to find help another way.
I think I have found asbestos. What should I do first?
Leave it alone. Do not drill, sand, scrape, break or sweep it, and keep people and pets away if it is damaged. A sample analysed by a laboratory is the reliable way to know what it is.
Does my house legally need an asbestos survey?
Not to manage it day to day. The duty to manage asbestos covers non-domestic buildings and the shared parts of blocks of flats, not a private home. Building work is different: before starting, a builder has to find out whether the job could disturb asbestos, so in an older house a survey of the rooms affected is often needed first.
Can I put asbestos in my bin or take it to the tip?
Not in your household bin. Asbestos is hazardous waste. Hertfordshire County Council and the London Borough of Enfield each publish guidance on household asbestos, so read your council's before you move anything.