Hampshire · England
Asbestos Survey for Fareham
Asbestos survey in Fareham: management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys. Tell us what you’ve found and we will explain your options.
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
Asbestos survey near Fareham
How asbestos survey works in Fareham
The point of a survey is more than a list. It tells you which materials are fine to leave, which need watching and which should come out before work. We often deal with soffits, water tanks and pipe lagging, and typical jobs are kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects and shops, offices and industrial units.
In Fareham, a survey usually comes before a sale, a refit or planned maintenance, scoped to suit. If you’re unsure what you need, ask: we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s a test, a survey or removal.
For landlords, agents and businesses
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in Fareham must manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Which option is right?
It can be tempting to start work without a survey. If asbestos is then found mid-job, work stops, costs rise and people may have been exposed, which is why surveying first tends to save money. Dealing with asbestos before building work is usually cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
How we work in Fareham
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Clear advice on your options
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Recommendations in plain English
See our prices page or our cost guide.
Limits to be aware of
A few things to be aware of:
- The report describes the building when surveyed; condition can change, so recheck it
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
What we deal with
- Ceiling tiles
- Water tanks and flues
- Pipe lagging
- Artex and textured coatings
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Garage and shed roofs
Materials, one by one
Floor tiles and adhesive
Tiles and adhesive can be sampled separately, because one may contain asbestos when the other does not.
Pipe lagging
Old lagging is one of the higher-risk materials. Work on it is licensed.
Asbestos surveys in Fareham: local notes
Fareham is about 10 miles south-east of Southampton, in Hampshire. If your survey is in Fareham, let us know about access when you get in touch. Fareham is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 10 miles away.
Got an older property in Fareham, close to St John The Evangelist or further out? Survey the areas you’re working on before work starts. Schools such as St Jude's Catholic Primary School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register. The sea is within about 5 miles of Fareham; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
We carry out surveys all over the PO16, PO14, PO15 and SO31 postcode area and the streets around it. Local streets include Delme Square, High Street and Brookmeadow; we cover every one. Fareham is on the A27 and A32, which makes it simple to get to. Neighbouring places we cover include Fareham Common (1 mile east), Wallington (1 mile east), North Fareham (1 mile north-east), Peel Common (2 miles south) and Welborne (2 miles north). Further out, we also cover Winchester (15 miles north), Gosport (4 miles south-east), Havant (9 miles east), Eastleigh (10 miles north-west), Horndean (9 miles north-east) and Totton (14 miles west). Being one of Hampshire’s larger places, Fareham has buildings from every era.
Well-known places in the area include Carron Row Farm Museum (1.7 miles west) and Knowle Hospital (2 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Portsdown Hill and West of the River Alver.
- Nearby schools include Fareham Academy (0.5 miles south) and Wykeham House School (1.1 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include The Lord Arthur Lee pub (0.7 miles east)
Where asbestos turns up
Until the 1999 ban, asbestos went into hundreds of building products. So buildings across Hampshire can contain it in roofs, soffits, ceilings, floors and boiler cupboards.
Get advice if you are dealing with any of these:
- Demolition projects
- Checks on rental property
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
If you manage lettings around Fareham station, share asbestos information with trades before work.
Before booking anyone
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- If the price includes VAT
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
- Which areas and materials are covered
DIY and asbestos
HSE advises the public not to repair or remove asbestos themselves. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
Fareham questions
Do you cover Fareham and the area around Fareham station?
Yes. Fareham station is close to the centre of Fareham, and we cover the whole area.
Can you survey a school or hall near Fareham?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to every area involved in the job.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes: homeowners, landlords, managing agents, businesses and contractors. Send the details.
Is asbestos dangerous?
It can be, if fibres are released and breathed in. Diseases linked to it, such as mesothelioma and asbestosis, can appear many years later, so the aim is never to disturb it unknowingly.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For shared areas, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Do you give written quotes?
Always: you get the scope and price in writing.
What does the survey report include?
A record of every suspect material in scope: where it is, whether it contains asbestos, its condition, photos and what to do, plus any areas we couldn’t reach.
What happens
In a refurbishment and demolition survey, we open up the fabric of the building: we look behind panels, under floors and above ceilings in the areas being worked on, so the rooms must be cleared. We keep the work area clear of other people while we work, so please keep children and pets away.
- Start by telling us about the property and your plans
- We agree the type of survey and the areas it covers, and send a quote
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
Before we arrive
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
Ask for a quote
You’ll get a written quote. Just fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
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After we’ve finished in Fareham
After the survey you get a written report: what was found, where, the laboratory results, the condition of each material and our recommendations.
Going forward:
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- Describe the work you’re planning, so the scope matches
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
Don’ts
Plan the survey early, before you book builders, so there’s time to deal with anything it finds.
Until the survey is done, do not drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials, and keep trades away from them.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site