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Asbestos Surveys in Exton, Hampshire
Buildings in Exton built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Our asbestos survey service covers management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys.
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
Need an asbestos survey in Exton?
About our asbestos survey in Exton
Before you buy, build or let in Exton, it helps to know what’s in the building. We look, sample and record, with every sample analysed by an accredited laboratory. We often deal with water tanks, boiler cupboard panels and flues, and typical jobs are pre-purchase checks on older properties and demolition and strip-out.
Village properties around Exton often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. We only recommend work that is needed, and we will say when the right answer is to leave something alone.
- Where
- Exton (SO32)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Service
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Afterwards
- Survey report and lab results
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Typical surveys in Exton
Many buildings have been extended, refitted and repaired over the years, so asbestos can turn up in later additions as well as original features, which is why surveys look everywhere in scope, not just at the obvious places.
These come up again and again:
- Community buildings and halls
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
A school such as Meonstoke Church of England Infant School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed, and a management survey is typically where that starts.
Comparing quotes
- The number of samples
- Whether VAT is included
- What you’ll receive in writing
- The scope of the job, in writing
What we do and don’t cover
Some limits to bear in mind:
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so plan it around the building’s use
- A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it isn’t enough before refurbishment
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal.
What we deal with
- Garage and shed roofs
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Pipe lagging
- Water tanks and flues
- Artex and textured coatings
- Ceiling tiles
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Boiler cupboards and panels
Weighing up your options
Some people skip the survey and hope for the best. Finding asbestos halfway through a job means stopping work, extra cost and possible exposure, which is why surveying first tends to save money. We do not publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
How we work in Exton
- Condition assessed for every material
- Accredited laboratory results
- Clear notes on any areas not reached
- Quotes that spell out the scope
See our prices page or the cost guide.
Afterwards
Where planned work would disturb asbestos, the report says what has to come out first, and what kind of work that is.
Going forward:
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
Things not to do
Please do not break off pieces for us to look at: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know, rather than cleaning it up.
Should you do it yourself?
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
What else we do in Exton
A closer look at the materials
Insulating board
Asbestos insulating board was used for panels, partitions, soffits, ceiling tiles and around heaters. Most work on insulating board is licensed, so it’s important to know if it’s there.
Floor tiles and adhesive
Tiles and adhesive can be sampled separately, as results can differ.
Common questions in Exton
Do you cover small places like Exton?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Do you cover Exton from London?
Exton is about 57 miles from central London, well within our area.
Will I get the price in writing?
Every time: you get the scope and price in writing.
Will the survey damage the property?
A management survey takes small samples, which are sealed afterwards. A refurbishment survey opens up the areas being worked on, which is why they need to be empty.
Is a survey needed before building work in Exton?
For the parts of the building being worked on, yes: HSG264 says refurbishment and demolition work should be preceded by a refurbishment and demolition survey.
Can you help with a shop or office?
We do. Send us the details of the premises, and any existing asbestos register.
Does someone need to be there?
We need access to every area in the job.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
First, keep everyone away and do not clean it up. Then contact us and we’ll advise on the next step.
The process
For a management survey, we look into cupboards, voids and lofts that are reasonably accessible and take small samples. We seal up each sample point. We arrive at the agreed time, check the area and explain what we’ll do before we start.
- Send us the address and what you need the survey for
- We recommend the right type of survey
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report sets out what was found and what to do next
Preparing for the visit
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
- Find any old asbestos reports
Getting a price
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
Related guides
For businesses and landlords in Exton
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Exton, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
Exton buildings and asbestos surveys
Exton is about 7 miles north-west of Horndean, in Hampshire. Exton has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. We work in all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our area stretches from Exton to Southampton (12 miles away).
Got an older property in Exton, close to Church of St Peter and St Paul or further out? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive.
Here we cover the SO32 postcode area, and your survey can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include Shoe Lane, Church Lane and Beacon Hill Lane, and an asbestos survey is available on all of them. For properties just outside Exton, we cover Corhampton (1 mile south), Meonstoke (1 mile south), Brockbridge (1 mile south), Droxford (2 miles south) and Soberton (3 miles south). Larger places within reach include Winchester (10 miles north-west), Gosport (12 miles south), Havant (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (10 miles west), Fareham (10 miles south) and Horndean (7 miles south-east).
Green spaces nearby include St Clair's Meadow and Beacon Hill.
- Local pubs include The Shoe Inn (under half a mile south-west)
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site