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Asbestos Surveys in Easton, Isle of Wight
Looking for an asbestos survey in Easton? We cover Easton and the surrounding area, with clear advice and a written quote.
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Workplaces built before 2000
Get a quote for Easton
Asbestos survey near Easton
HSE’s guidance describes two main survey types. A management survey is for a building in normal use; a refurbishment and demolition survey is for before building work. We will tell you which suits your plans in Easton. Typical materials include soffits, boiler cupboard panels and water tanks, and people usually contact us about pre-work surveys for trades and buying a property built before 2000.
In a village like Easton, surveys often include barns, stables, garages and outbuildings as well as the house, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. Everything is explained in plain English, including when it’s better to leave a material in place.
- Where
- Easton (PO40)
- Area hub
- Isle of Wight
- Service
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- You receive
- A written report with lab results
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the price in Easton
We base our quote on:
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- Lofts, voids and outbuildings to include
- How easy it is to reach
- The type of material and its condition
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when everything has to stop.
Sending photos
To help us quote quickly, send:
- Approximate dimensions
- How we’d reach it
- Labels, if any
- The parking area
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Should you do it yourself?
A professional job comes with paperwork: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
If you run a business from older premises in Easton, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Materials we deal with
Asbestos cement
Garage roofs, sheds and flues made from asbestos cement are common in surveys of older homes. How weathered and damaged it is affects what to do.
Pipe lagging
Lagging on older pipes and boilers can contain asbestos and releases fibres easily. Work on it is licensed.
How it works
A refurbishment and demolition survey is fully intrusive: we check behind, under and inside the parts being worked on, so those areas need to be empty. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- Our surveyor inspects and takes small samples of suspect materials
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
Getting ready
- Clear the way to the work area
- Dig out previous surveys
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
Ask for a quote
Every job is quoted in writing. Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
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What happens next
Keep the report somewhere safe and share it with anyone working on the building, so they know what to avoid or plan around.
Keeping things safe:
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
Things not to do
Until the survey is done, do not drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials, and keep trades away from them.
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
FAQs for Easton
Do you cover small places like Easton?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Can you survey a school or hall near Easton?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Do you survey commercial buildings in Easton?
Yes, we do: shops, offices, warehouses, industrial units, schools and halls. Send us the size, use and age of the building.
Could my home contain asbestos?
You can’t tell by eye. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, and anything from before 2000 is worth checking.
Can you help with a flat?
We do. In a block, the shared areas are the responsibility of the managing agent or freeholder, who should hold the asbestos register.
Will I get the price in writing?
Yes, always.
Can you quote from photos?
Often we can quote from clear photos and a description; otherwise we’ll arrange a visit.
Will the survey damage the property?
Very little, in a management survey: small samples are taken and the points sealed. A refurbishment survey is intrusive, which is why the rooms must be empty.
What’s included, and what isn’t
Some limits to bear in mind:
- The report describes the building when surveyed; condition can change, so recheck it
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it will not do before building work
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
Common materials
- Ceiling tiles
- Artex and textured coatings
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Pipe lagging
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Water tanks and flues
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Garage and shed roofs
Asbestos surveys in Easton: local notes
Easton is about 6 miles south of Lymington, in the Isle of Wight. Properties in Easton range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. We cover 125 places in the Isle of Wight, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 18 miles away.
Halls and leisure centres near Easton fall into the non-domestic category, where the duty to manage asbestos applies. Altering an older house in Easton, wherever it is? Survey the areas you are working on before work starts. Easton is within about a mile of the coast; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
This part of the Isle of Wight takes in PO40, and your survey can be anywhere in it. That could mean a property on Bay Road, Camp Road and Gate Lane. Nearby, we also cover Afton (1 mile east), Afton Park (1 mile east), Freshwater (1 mile north-west), Totland (1 mile west) and Colwell (1 mile north-west). Larger places within reach include Newport (10 miles east), Cowes (11 miles north-east), Shanklin (15 miles east), Ventnor (14 miles east), East Cowes (12 miles north-east) and Barton (10 miles east). Remote sites take a little more planning, so ask early.
For somewhere as remote as Easton, early notice helps us plan the trip.
A little further out are Yarmouth Castle (2.3 miles north) and Dimbola Museum And Galleries (under half a mile south). Open spaces near Easton include Afton Down and Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve.
- Nearby, you will find The Red Lion pub (0.7 miles north)
- Parks and local facilities nearby include Medina (1.2 miles north-west)
Also near Easton
Typical surveys in Easton
Duty holders for non-domestic premises must find out whether asbestos is present and assess its risk. Most duty holders commission a survey to meet that duty.
People normally contact us about one of these:
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Public and community buildings
- Workplaces built before 2000
Schools such as All Saints Church of England Primary School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder.
Questions to ask before you book
- The scope of the job, in writing
- What the report or result will contain
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
- Whether VAT is included
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site