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Asbestos Surveys in Lordington, West Sussex
Asbestos survey in Lordington: asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Schools, halls and community buildings
Get a quote for Lordington
Step by step
Our surveyor inspects each area in scope and samples suspect materials, wetting and sealing each sample point to keep dust down. Nobody else needs to be in the work area, so please keep children and pets away.
- 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
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
Getting ready
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Mention any parking restrictions
How to get a quote
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Then ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
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Asbestos survey near Lordington
For landlords and managing agents in Lordington, a survey gives contractors the information they need before they start, and keeps the asbestos register accurate. Typical materials include water tanks, soffits and pipe lagging, and people usually contact us about buying a property built before 2000 and demolition of garages, extensions and buildings.
Village surveys around Lordington can include extensions, stores and stables as well as the house. Every job comes with paperwork, which is useful when you sell, let or build.
- Where
- Lordington (PO18)
- County
- West Sussex
- Service
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Afterwards
- Written survey report
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Lordington: your questions answered
Do you cover Lordington from London?
Lordington is about 55 miles from central London, well within our area.
Can you survey a school or hall near Lordington?
Yes, working with whoever is responsible for the building. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
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.
Do I need a test or 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.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
Anyone with a duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises or the common parts of domestic buildings usually starts with one. Many landlords of private homes find one useful before maintenance.
What does the survey report include?
Every suspect material in the agreed scope: location, laboratory result, condition, photographs and our recommendation.
Do I need an asbestos survey before renovating?
Yes, for the areas being worked on: HSE’s guidance calls for a refurbishment and demolition survey before the work starts.
What does licensed work mean?
It covers the higher-risk materials: lagging, sprayed coatings and most asbestos insulating board. Only a contractor holding an HSE licence can do it.
For landlords, agents and businesses
Landlords of single homes don’t have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but contractors still need to know about asbestos before they work.
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
Also near Lordington
Surveying buildings in Lordington
Lordington is about 4 miles east of Havant, in West Sussex. Lordington has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Lordington is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 22 miles away.
If you manage lettings around Southbourne station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance. If you have an older property in Lordington, near Racton Church or anywhere else, survey the areas you are working on before work starts. Lordington is within about 7 miles of the South Downs National Park, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
Wherever your property is in PO18, an asbestos survey is available. For properties just outside Lordington, we cover Racton (1 mile south), Walderton (1 mile north-east), Funtington (2 miles south-east), Hambrook (2 miles south) and West Ashling (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Bognor Regis (11 miles south-east), Chichester (6 miles south-east), Selsey (11 miles south-east), Emsworth (3 miles south-west), Portfield (6 miles south-east) and Yapton (13 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Havant War Memorial Hospital (4.7 miles south-west) and Emsworth Museum (3.2 miles south-west). Open spaces near Lordington include Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve and Walderton Down.
How we price an asbestos survey
Quotes vary because of:
- How many outbuildings are included
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- The survey type
- How many samples are needed
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
Sending photos
Photo tips:
- The parking area
- How we’d reach it
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- Approximate dimensions
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form; it helps us quote accurately.
Can I do it myself?
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
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.
What we deal with in Lordington
The danger normally comes from drilling, cutting or sanding a material nobody knew contained asbestos. Surveying first means nobody disturbs it by accident.
Get advice if you’re dealing with any of these:
- Rented homes between tenancies
- Community buildings and halls
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
A school such as Bourne Community College counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed, and a management survey is normally where that starts.
Before booking anyone
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- Whether extra samples cost more
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- The scope, in writing
Materials we deal with
Asbestos cement
Cement roofs, flues, gutters and tanks are among the most common finds. The fibres are bound in cement, but it releases fibres when broken, cut or abraded.
Insulating board
Insulating board turns up in panels, ceilings, soffits and boiler cupboards. Most work on insulating board is licensed, so identifying it matters.
Which option is right?
An existing survey might not cover your plans. A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so planned refurbishment generally needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of those areas. How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
How we work in Lordington
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Covering London and the South East
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
See our prices page or our cost guide.
Limits to be aware of
Worth knowing before you book:
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it is not enough before refurbishment
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise.
Materials we see
- Pipe lagging
- Water tanks and flues
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Garage and shed roofs
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Ceiling tiles
- Artex and textured coatings
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note