Hampshire · England
Asbestos Survey in Gilbert Street
Need an asbestos survey in Gilbert Street? We work across Gilbert Street and the towns around it, with clear advice and a written quote.
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Demolition projects
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
Need an asbestos survey in Gilbert Street?
Materials we deal with
Pipe lagging
Lagging found in a survey is flagged clearly, and must be left alone in the meantime.
Textured coatings
Textured ceilings are sampled where they’re in scope, before plasterers or electricians start.
About our asbestos survey in Gilbert Street
If you are buying a home or building in Gilbert Street from before 2000, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, so you can plan renovations with your eyes open. We often deal with garage roofs, flues and pipe lagging, and typical jobs are demolition and strip-out and buying a property built before 2000.
In a village like Gilbert Street, 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. Not sure what you need? Just ask: we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s a test, a survey or removal.
- Area
- Gilbert Street (SO24)
- Area hub
- Hampshire
- What we do
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- You receive
- A written report with lab results
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Can I do it myself?
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
Gilbert Street: your questions answered
Can you survey a school or hall near Gilbert Street?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Do older homes in Gilbert Street have asbestos?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Can you help with a shop or office?
We do. Send us the details of the premises, and any existing asbestos register.
Do you survey commercial buildings in Gilbert Street?
We do: commercial, industrial and community buildings. Send us the size, use and age of the building.
Does asbestos always have to come out?
No. Material in good condition that won’t be disturbed can often be left and managed. Keep a record and check its condition.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
First, keep people away from the damaged material: close it off and don’t clean it up yourself. Then contact us for advice on the next step.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey, arranged with the seller’s permission, shows what asbestos is there before you exchange.
Will I get the price in writing?
Every time: you get the scope and price in writing.
Also near Gilbert Street
What else we do in Gilbert Street
After we’ve finished in Gilbert Street
Material in good condition often doesn’t need removing. The report tells you what to keep an eye on.
A few practical points:
- Book the survey before you book builders
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the scope matches
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
Don’ts
Tell the surveyor everything you’re planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Do not take samples yourself before the survey: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
What it costs
We base our quote on:
- The survey type
- The survey scope
- The building’s size and layout
- The type of material and its condition
We do not publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send:
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- Street parking nearby
- A rough size or measurement
- Labels, if any
Each job is priced individually. To start, use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
For landlords, agents and businesses
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in Gilbert Street must manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Weighing up your options
Do you need a full survey, or just a test? Testing tells you about the materials you sample, and nothing else; a survey covers everything in scope, including materials nobody had spotted. Every quote says whether VAT is included.
Why us?
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Recommendations in plain English
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Domestic and commercial work
Read how we price jobs and the cost guide.
Where asbestos turns up
Until the 1999 ban, asbestos went into hundreds of building products. That’s why so many buildings in Hampshire can contain it, from garage roofs and soffits to textured ceilings and floor tiles.
Common situations in older properties include:
- Demolition projects
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Community buildings and halls
Altering an older house in Gilbert Street, wherever it is? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up.
Questions to ask before you book
- VAT, clearly stated
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- Whether extra samples cost more
Step by step
A refurbishment and demolition survey is fully intrusive: we look behind panels, under floors and above ceilings in the areas being worked on, so the rooms must be cleared. We wear suitable protective equipment for the job, and keeps dust to a minimum.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- You get a written quote for the agreed scope
- The surveyor inspects and takes samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- We send the report and explain the findings
Before we arrive
- Let us know if something’s broken
- Mention any parking restrictions
- Dig out previous surveys
How to get a quote
Every job is quoted in writing. Just fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 with the details.
Helpful guides
Surveying buildings in Gilbert Street
Gilbert Street is about 6 miles south-west of Alton, in Hampshire. Properties in Gilbert Street range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. We cover all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. Our area stretches from Gilbert Street to Southampton (18 miles away).
Non-domestic buildings, Ropley Church of England Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder.
Here we cover the SO24 postcode area, and your survey can be anywhere in it. Whether your property is on Andrew's Lane, Gilbert Street and Swelling Hill or a nearby road, we can help. If your property is just outside Gilbert Street, we also cover Ropley (1 mile south-west), Kitwood (1 mile north-east), North Street (1 mile north-west), Charlwood (1 mile south-east) and Ropley Dean (1 mile west). We also cover nearby towns such as Basingstoke (12 miles north), Winchester (11 miles west), Eastleigh (15 miles south-west), Horndean (13 miles south), Alton (6 miles north-east) and Waterlooville (14 miles south).
Other landmarks nearby include Barton Castle (4.1 miles north-west) and Alton Community Hospital (4.8 miles north-east). Open spaces near Gilbert Street include Shutts Copse and Red Hill.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site