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Asbestos Survey for Colworth
Asbestos survey in Colworth: asbestos surveys before work, sale or management. Tell us what you’ve found and we will explain your options.
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Community buildings and halls
Asbestos survey for Colworth
Asbestos survey for Colworth properties
What you’re planning in Colworth decides the survey: normal use and maintenance, refurbishment, demolition or a purchase. We’ll match the survey to the plan. Typical jobs include rented homes between tenancies and public and community buildings, including textured ceilings, floor tiles and flues.
Village surveys around Colworth can include extensions, stores and stables as well as the house. If you’re unsure what you need, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal, whichever fits.
- Location
- Colworth (PO20)
- County
- West Sussex
- Service
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Paperwork
- Written survey report
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What we do and do not cover
What’s in and what’s out:
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so timing needs planning
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
What we deal with
- Pipe lagging
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Garage and shed roofs
- Artex and textured coatings
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Water tanks and flues
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Ceiling tiles
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Boiler cupboards and panels
Colworth questions
Do you come out to small villages like Colworth?
We do: small villages are covered too. Tell us about access and parking.
Could my house in Colworth contain asbestos?
Any home in Colworth built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but you can’t tell by looking. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do I need an asbestos survey before renovating?
Yes, for the areas being worked on: HSE’s guidance calls for a refurbishment and demolition survey before the work starts.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
Never: asbestos waste is hazardous and cannot go in skips, bins or recycling. It has to go to a site that accepts it, with the right paperwork.
Can you quote from photos?
Clear photos and measurements are often enough; otherwise we will arrange a visit.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Stop work, leave the area and do not try to clean up. Then get advice; if you’re worried about your health, speak to your GP.
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.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so buildings built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it, although older materials can sometimes be reused or left in extensions.
Your options compared
Management or refurbishment and demolition? A management survey suits a building in use; a refurbishment and demolition survey looks behind and under surfaces before building work. Our guide explains which you need. There is no one-size price, as every job differs. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
Why choose us
- Practical recommendations
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Condition assessed for every material
See how we price jobs and our cost guide.
Looking after things afterwards
Duty holders use the survey to build an asbestos register and management plan, which should be kept up to date.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- Describe the work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Book the survey before booking builders
- Make sure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
Don’ts
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know.
Step by step
In a refurbishment and demolition survey, we open up the fabric of the building: we check behind, under and inside the parts being worked on, so the rooms must be cleared. We go over the plan with you first, so you know what’s happening.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- You get a written quote for the agreed scope
- We inspect and sample the areas in scope
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- We send the report and explain the findings
Getting ready
- Dig out previous surveys
- Warn neighbours if needed
- Keep children and pets away on the day
Ask for a quote
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Helpful guides
For businesses and landlords in Colworth
Schools, halls and community buildings are non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
If you run a business from older premises in Colworth, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Where asbestos turns up
Most of the risk from asbestos comes from disturbing it without knowing it’s there. Surveying first means nobody disturbs it by accident.
These come up again and again:
- Community buildings and halls
- Workplaces built before 2000
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
If you let flats or houses near Bognor Regis station, a survey gives contractors the information they need.
Comparing quotes
- Which areas and materials are covered
- Whether VAT is included
- What the report or result will contain
- Which areas are covered, and which are not
Doing it yourself?
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
Colworth buildings and asbestos surveys
Colworth is about 2 miles north of Bognor Regis, in West Sussex. Properties in Colworth range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. We work in 371 places in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 25 miles away.
A school such as Bartons Primary School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. The sea is within about 3 miles of Colworth; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
Here we cover the PO20 postcode area. We also carry out surveys in Merston (1 mile west), Oving (2 miles north-west), Lagness (2 miles south-west), Runcton (2 miles west) and Shopwyke (2 miles north-west). Further out, we also cover Worthing (13 miles east), Chichester (4 miles north-west), Selsey (7 miles south-west), Littlehampton (8 miles east), Emsworth (10 miles west) and Rustington (9 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Bognor Regis Museum (2.7 miles south-east) and Tote Copse Castle (1.3 miles north-east).
- Nearby schools include The Regis School (1.8 miles south)
What it might be made of
Textured coatings
Older textured ceilings can contain asbestos. They’re low risk left alone, but shouldn’t be sanded or scraped dry.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Bitumen felts and mastics can contain asbestos, generally bound in the bitumen.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note