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Asbestos Surveys in Fishbourne, West Sussex
Looking for an asbestos survey in Fishbourne? We cover Fishbourne and the surrounding area, with clear advice and a written quote.
- Pre-work surveys for trades
- Community buildings and halls
- Rented homes due for maintenance
Asbestos survey in Fishbourne
Asbestos survey in Fishbourne
Managing agents and landlords in Fishbourne use surveys so trades know what to avoid. People often contact us about purchases of older homes and buildings and demolition projects, involving flues, boiler cupboard panels and textured ceilings.
In Fishbourne, we often survey a house together with its garage, sheds and lean-tos, as outbuildings often have cement roofs. Every job ends with paperwork: a report, results or a consignment note, for your records.
- Area
- Fishbourne (PO19, PO18)
- County
- West Sussex
- Service
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- You receive
- A written report with lab results
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Your questions about an asbestos survey in Fishbourne
Do you cover Fishbourne and the area around Fishbourne station?
Yes, we cover Fishbourne, including the streets around Fishbourne station.
Do you cover Fishbourne from London?
We cover Fishbourne, about 55 miles from central London.
Does someone need to be there?
We need access to every area in the job.
How can I get a price?
Just fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes: homeowners, landlords, managing agents, businesses and contractors. Tell us about the property and what you need.
Can you survey offices and warehouses?
Yes, commercial and community buildings as well as homes. Send us the details of the building.
Is a survey needed before building work in Fishbourne?
HSE’s guidance is that a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before refurbishment or demolition work, for the areas affected.
Who needs a management survey?
Duty holders for non-domestic buildings and the common parts of flats normally do. Homeowners and landlords use them as well, to know what’s there before work.
Choosing the right option
An old survey may not be enough. If it was a management survey, it will not have looked inside the fabric of the building where you’re about to work, so planned refurbishment normally needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of those areas. We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
What you get
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Condition assessed for every material
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
Take a look at how we quote and our cost guide.
Good to know
Some limits to bear in mind:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it won’t do before building work
- The report describes the building when surveyed; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- 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.
Materials in Fishbourne
- Artex and textured coatings
- Pipe lagging
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Garage and shed roofs
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Ceiling tiles
- Water tanks and flues
Places near Fishbourne
Doing it yourself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Licensed materials are strictly for licensed contractors.
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
Typical surveys in Fishbourne
Builders, electricians and plumbers need to know about asbestos before they work. HSE regularly reminds tradespeople to check before they start, and a survey report is how they find out.
These are some of the things we deal with in Fishbourne:
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Public and community buildings
- Shops, offices and industrial units
A school such as Fishbourne CofE Primary School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed, and a management survey is usually where that starts.
Comparing quotes
- Which areas are covered, and which are not
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- Suitable insurance for the work
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
Responsibilities for owners
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in Fishbourne must manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
If you manage or own a block in Fishbourne, the asbestos register for common parts should be kept up to date and shared with contractors, and condition checked regularly.
What it costs
Every quote reflects:
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- How many different materials need sampling
- The quantity or area
- Material and condition
The cost of an asbestos survey depends on the job: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. We quote each job individually.
Sending photos
To help us quote quickly, send:
- A clear close-up
- An overall view
- Approximate dimensions
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
After we have finished in Fishbourne
For duty holders, the survey feeds the asbestos register and management plan, which need reviewing regularly.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
Avoid these
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Plan the survey early, before booking builders, so there’s time to deal with anything it finds.
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. It helps if we can park nearby.
- 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
- Samples go to an accredited laboratory for analysis
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
Getting ready
- Let us know if something’s broken
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Clear the way to the work area
How to get a quote
Photos and a postcode help us quote quickly: fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
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Fishbourne buildings and asbestos surveys
Fishbourne is about 1 mile west of Chichester, in West Sussex. We cover Fishbourne as part of West Sussex, whatever the size of the job. We cover all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. We work right across the region, from Fishbourne to Southampton (26 miles away).
Got an older property in Fishbourne, close to Church of St Peter and St Mary or further out? Survey the areas you’re working on before work starts. If you let flats or houses near Fishbourne station, a survey gives contractors the information they need.
We cover surveys across the PO19 and PO18 postcode area. From Creek End, Palatine Gardens and Claver Gardens or a nearby road, the process is the same. We also carry out surveys in Apuldram (1 mile south), Broadbridge (2 miles west), Bosham (2 miles west), East Ashling (2 miles north-west) and Bosham Hoe (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Bognor Regis (6 miles south-east), Selsey (7 miles south), Littlehampton (12 miles east), Emsworth (6 miles west), Rustington (13 miles east) and Angmering (15 miles east).
A little further out are Chichester Castle (1.6 miles east) and St Richard's Hospital (1.9 miles east). The countryside around Fishbourne includes Stoke Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Bishop Luffa School (0.7 miles east) and Central C of E Junior School (1.3 miles east)
- 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