Asbestos Removal in Epsom (KT17 to KT19)
Licensed asbestos removal, surveys and testing across Epsom, Ewell and the KT17 to KT19 area. Domestic and commercial, safely removed and fully documented. Free survey and fixed written quote.
Asbestos removal in Epsom (KT17 to KT19)
Clearaway Asbestos removes asbestos from homes and commercial premises across Epsom, Ewell and the wider KT17 to KT19 area. We deal with garage and outbuilding roofs, Artex, floor tiles, insulating board and lagging, alongside sampling, testing and full surveys, every job licensed, documented, and with samples analysed at a UKAS accredited laboratory. Call 0800 024 6168 for a free survey and a fixed written quote.
Asbestos is a mineral made up of fine, strong fibres that was mixed into building products right up to the late 1990s, in everything from garage roofing and soffits to Artex, floor tiles, insulating board and lagging. There are three main types, white chrysotile, brown amosite and blue crocidolite, and all of them become a risk to health once the material is damaged and the fibres are set loose. A sheet or ceiling that is sound and undisturbed is best left in place and removed properly by a licensed contractor, never broken up as a DIY job.
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Epsom grew up fast in the 1920s and 1930s, when the railway turned a Surrey market and spa town into a commuter suburb and street after street of semis went up across Epsom, Ewell and Stoneleigh. That building boom happened in the decades when asbestos cement roofing, soffits and gutters, and later Artex and floor tiles, were standard, so the town has an unusually consistent band of interwar and post-war homes that can all contain the same materials. Garage and outbuilding roofs across these streets are the single most common thing we are called out to.
Epsom also has housing that most Surrey towns do not. The old Epsom cluster of five former hospitals has been largely redeveloped into housing, on the Horton, Manor and Long Grove sites among others, with schemes such as Noble Park mixing refurbished period buildings with newer homes, and the older structures can still hold asbestos. Out towards Epsom Downs and Langley Vale there are stables, barns and equestrian outbuildings where asbestos cement sheeting is common. It is a varied patch, and the right approach depends on the property.
Clearaway Asbestos is a licensed asbestos removal contractor (Licence No. 142305706) based in Long Ditton, covering Epsom, the wider Surrey area, South London and Sussex. We survey, test and remove asbestos from homes and commercial premises throughout Epsom, and every job is carried out to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 with full public liability insurance and a waste consignment note on completion.
Asbestos in Epsom's interwar and post-war homes
The corrugated asbestos cement roof on a garage or shed is the classic find on Epsom's interwar streets, and it is perfectly safe while it is sound but hazardous the moment it is cracked, drilled or snapped, so it is a job for removal rather than repair. We strip garage and outbuilding roofs, dismantle whole asbestos garages where that makes more sense, and can put a new roof on in the same visit.
Indoors, the usual finds in Epsom's mid-century homes are Artex on ceilings and walls, vinyl and thermoplastic floor tiles over black bitumen adhesive, and asbestos around old flues and airing cupboards. If there is any doubt we sample and test before anything is disturbed, then remove what needs to go, clean the area down and leave the room ready to decorate.
Former hospital sites, racing yards and larger Epsom properties
The redeveloped hospital estates and the larger houses and commercial premises around Epsom often need more than a single garage-roof job. The older institutional buildings in particular were built with asbestos insulating board and sprayed coatings, not just cement roofing, so these are higher-risk, licensed materials and a proper survey matters before any conversion or refurbishment. For these we carry out management surveys for buildings that stay in use, and refurbishment and demolition surveys before any structural work, with the samples analysed at a UKAS accredited laboratory. Where licensed removal is involved we work under full enclosure where it is needed, with air monitoring during the job and four-stage clearance afterwards, so the space is proven safe before it is handed back. Stables and equestrian buildings out towards the Downs get the same careful treatment, with intact sheets taken down whole and disposed of at a licensed facility.
Surveys and testing before you buy or renovate in Epsom
Past asbestos exposure is still the leading cause of work-related death in Great Britain, with the Health and Safety Executive putting the toll at around 5,000 lives a year, and the illnesses it causes can take decades to show. Because asbestos was not fully banned in the UK until 1999, most of Epsom's interwar and post-war housing sits in the at-risk, pre-2000 bracket.
A survey before you start is the cheapest insurance there is. If you are buying, selling, extending or refurbishing in Epsom or Ewell, having the property checked first avoids the cost and delay of finding asbestos once the work is under way, and gives you a written record to pass to a buyer, a builder or a managing agent. We carry out both main survey types, a management survey for a property in use and a refurbishment and demolition survey before building work, and we offer sampling, testing and air monitoring to go with them. If you have found something you are worried about, leave it where it is and call us on 0800 024 6168.
What to do if you find asbestos in an Epsom property
If you uncover something in an Epsom property that might be asbestos, the best thing you can do is nothing hasty. Leave the material untouched and keep from breaking, cutting or sanding it. Clear people and pets out of the room and shut it off if you can. Avoid sweeping or hoovering any dust or fragments, since that only lifts the fibres into the air. Then speak to a licensed contractor for advice or a survey, on 0800 024 6168.
Treat anything you are unsure about as asbestos until the laboratory says otherwise. We take a controlled sample, have it analysed at a UKAS accredited laboratory, and come back to you with a clear answer before any removal is booked.
Areas around Epsom we cover
As well as Epsom itself (KT17 to KT19), we regularly work in Ewell, West Ewell, Stoneleigh, Epsom Downs, Langley Vale, Tadworth and Ashtead. For neighbouring towns, see our asbestos removal pages for Sutton, Banstead and Leatherhead.
You may also need our asbestos garage roof removal in Epsom service.
Our Removal Process
From first call to final certificate, every job follows the same clear four-step process.
Survey
We inspect the property and confirm the material. Sampling available if required.
Quote
Fixed written price covering removal, disposal and any replacement work.
Removal
Material is removed safely, double-wrapped and taken to a licensed disposal facility.
Certificate
You receive a waste consignment note and disposal certificate confirming legal handling.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Choose Clearaway
Specialist Crew
Asbestos work is all we do, every day, across the South East.
Fully Licensed
Licensed asbestos removal contractor (Licence No. 142305706). Full public liability insurance on every job.
Local & Fast
Surrey-based. Most domestic jobs are booked in and finished within a week.
Our Own Team
We never subcontract. The people who quote your job are the people who do it.
Get in Touch
Send a few details about your project and we will come back the same working day with a fixed price. We cover Surrey, London and the South East, including Esher, Cobham, Kingston, Richmond, Epsom, Guildford, Woking and Croydon.