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Asbestos Surveys in Ellingham, Hampshire
Worried about asbestos in Ellingham? Our service covers management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys, with clear advice at each step.
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Pre-work surveys for trades
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
Asbestos survey near Ellingham
About our asbestos survey in Ellingham
Before you buy, build or let in Ellingham, it helps to know what’s in the building. Our surveyor inspects, samples and records, with every sample analysed by an accredited laboratory. Common materials are boiler cupboard panels, soffits and textured ceilings, and people usually contact us about rented homes due for maintenance and demolition and strip-out.
Around a village like Ellingham, a survey may need to cover a farmhouse, its extensions and several outbuildings, each scoped separately if needed. Clear answers come first: what the material is, and what that means for your plans.
- Location
- Ellingham (BH24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Service
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Paperwork
- Written survey report
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Afterwards
Keep the report somewhere safe and share it with anyone working on the building, so they know what to avoid or plan around.
A few practical points:
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
Things not to do
If a material is damaged before the survey, keep people away from it and tell us, rather than cleaning it up.
Plan the survey early, before booking builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
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Questions from Ellingham
Do you work on properties in the New Forest National Park?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, though access to rural buildings may need planning.
Do you come out to small villages like Ellingham?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
What if the weather’s bad?
Indoor work is not affected. Outdoor roof work can be delayed by strong wind or heavy rain.
Do you work in flats?
Yes. In a block, the shared areas are the responsibility of the managing agent or freeholder, who should hold the asbestos register.
Which asbestos survey do I need in Ellingham?
If the building is in normal use and you need to manage what’s there, a management survey. If you’re about to refurbish or demolish, a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected. We’ll recommend one when you tell us what you’re planning.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
A test answers the question for the materials sampled; a survey inspects the whole building or work area and records everything it finds.
How quickly can you come out?
Dates are agreed once the quote is accepted. Some work has to be notified to the enforcing authority first, which affects timing.
How do I know if my property contains asbestos?
You cannot tell by eye. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, especially in buildings from before 2000.
Materials, one by one
Roofing felt and bitumen
Bitumen felts and mastics can contain asbestos, generally bound in the bitumen.
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, so a lab result is essential.
Where asbestos turns up
Materials age: a board or coating that was sound years ago may now be cracked or crumbling, which a survey records.
These are some of the things we deal with in Ellingham:
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Planned refurbishment work
- Community buildings and halls
- Buying a property built before 2000
A school such as Ringwood School Academy counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed, and a management survey is generally where that starts.
What to look for in a quote
- Suitable insurance for the work
- Which areas are covered, and which are not
- The scope of the job, in writing
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
Doing it yourself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, quite apart from the asbestos, so stay off it.
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
Good to know
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it is not enough before refurbishment
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so plan it around the building’s use
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise before booking.
Materials we see
- Water tanks and flues
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Artex and textured coatings
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Garage and shed roofs
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Ceiling tiles
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Pipe lagging
What it costs
Prices vary with:
- How many outbuildings are included
- How much sampling is needed
- The building’s size and layout
- How much there is
Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Helping us quote
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them from a safe distance without touching the material:
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- A photo of the whole area
- Damaged areas
Send us the address in Ellingham, a description and some photos: use our quote form or call 07833 053 749, and we’ll reply with a quote.
Surveys around Ellingham
Ellingham is in Hampshire. In Ellingham, we hear from homeowners, landlords and businesses. Ellingham is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 18 miles away.
Altering an older house in Ellingham, wherever it is? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. Parts of the New Forest National Park are within about 6 miles of Ellingham, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common.
We handle surveys in every part of the BH24 postcode area and the streets around it. Other places close to Ellingham we cover include Blashford (1 mile south-east), Ibsley (1 mile north-east), Rockford (1 mile east), Harbridge (1 mile north) and Mockbeggar (1 mile north-east). Further out, we also cover Totton (13 miles east), Lymington (13 miles south-east), New Milton (10 miles south-east), Barton on Sea (11 miles south-east), Marchwood (15 miles east) and Ashley (10 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include Fordingbridge Doll Museum (3.8 miles north) and St Leonard's Hospital (4.6 miles south-west). Within reach you will find Linbrook Lake and Blashford Lakes.
- Local pubs include The Old Beams Inn (0.9 miles north)
Responsibilities for owners
Schools, halls and community buildings are non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
For managing agents and freeholders in Ellingham, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades.
Step by step
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, then sent to an accredited laboratory. 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
- We recommend a survey type and quote for the agreed scope
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- An accredited laboratory analyses the samples
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
Getting ready
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
Read more
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- 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