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Asbestos Surveys in Lordswood, Southampton
Asbestos survey for Lordswood: asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses. Tell us what you’ve found and we’ll explain your options.
- Demolition and strip-out
- Workplaces built before 2000
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
Asbestos help in Lordswood
What it costs
The price of an asbestos survey depends mainly on:
- The number of materials to sample
- Access to the area
- The size of the job
- What the material is and its state
Access makes a big difference to cost, so tell us about access.
Sending photos
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them without disturbing anything:
- Approximate dimensions
- A clear close-up
- How we’d reach it
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
You will get a written quote. Just send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749 with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
Asbestos survey in Lordswood
About to refurbish in Lordswood? Before refurbishment or demolition, HSE’s guidance is that the areas affected need a refurbishment and demolition survey, so any asbestos can be dealt with before the builders arrive. We often deal with textured ceilings, flues and water tanks, and people normally contact us about buying a property built before 2000 and rented homes due for maintenance.
A survey in Lordswood typically covers the house and its outbuildings, since those are where cement sheet roofs tend to be. Every quote is in writing and spells out what’s covered, so there are no surprises.
- Where
- Lordswood (SO16, SO15)
- Region
- Southampton
- Covers
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- You receive
- Survey report and lab results
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Afterwards
Keep the report somewhere safe and share it with anyone working on the building, so nobody disturbs asbestos by accident.
Some practical advice:
- Ensure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
Things not to do
Until the survey is done, do not drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials, and keep trades away from them.
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
FAQs for Lordswood
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the New Forest National Park?
Yes, the same rules apply there, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
Do you work near Millbrook (Hants) station?
Yes, we cover Lordswood and the area towards Millbrook (Hants) station, about 2.2 miles south.
Is a survey needed before building work in Lordswood?
Yes, for the areas being worked on: HSE’s guidance calls for a refurbishment and demolition survey before the work starts.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For shared areas, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
When can you start?
We agree a date when you accept the quote. Notifiable jobs can’t start until they’ve been notified.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
First, keep people away from the damaged material: shut the door if you can and do not sweep it up. Then get in touch and we’ll advise.
Is a homebuyer survey the same as an asbestos survey?
No. It may flag possible asbestos, but it doesn’t usually take samples for analysis. That’s what a pre-purchase asbestos survey is for.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
The builder should stop and close off the area. We’ll identify it and advise on removal.
The process
On the day, the surveyor walks through the areas in scope, checks every suspect material and takes small samples, wetting and sealing each sample point to keep dust down. We go over the plan with you first, so you know what’s happening.
- Describe the property and the reason for the survey
- You get a written quote for the agreed scope
- The surveyor inspects and takes samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You get the report, and we talk you through it
Before we arrive
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Tell us about anything that is already damaged
- Find any old asbestos reports
How to get a quote
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749, and we’ll advise.
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Landlords, managing agents and employers
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
If you manage or own a block in Lordswood, the asbestos register for common parts should be kept up to date and shared with contractors.
Can I do it myself?
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, do not sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres.
The scope of an asbestos survey
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so timing needs planning
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- A survey reflects the building on the day; condition can change, so recheck it
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
What we deal with
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Water tanks and flues
- Garage and shed roofs
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Ceiling tiles
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles and adhesive
Where asbestos turns up
Builders, electricians and plumbers need to know about asbestos before they work. HSE’s campaigns aimed at tradespeople make this point repeatedly, and a survey report gives them that information.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to surveys:
- Checks on rental property
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
- Public and community buildings
Non-domestic buildings, Oakwood Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos.
Before you book anyone
- Areas included and excluded
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- How many samples are included
Lordswood buildings and asbestos surveys
Lordswood is about 2 miles north-west of Southampton, in Southampton. In Lordswood, we hear from homeowners, landlords and businesses. We work in all 40 towns and villages in Southampton.
If you manage lettings around Millbrook (Hants) station, share asbestos information with trades before work. Planning work on an older building in Lordswood, whether near Lord's Hill Church or elsewhere? A refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first. Lordswood is within about 8 miles of the New Forest National Park, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey. Lordswood is within about 4 miles of the coast, and coastal properties often have porches, canopies and outbuildings that a survey can include.
We handle surveys in every part of SO16 and SO15 and the streets around it. From Peach Road, Linden Road and Woburn Road or a nearby road, the process is the same. For properties just outside Lordswood, we cover Coxford (1 mile south-west), Bassett (1 mile east), Rownhams (1 mile north-west), Maybush (1 mile south-west) and Chilworth (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also work in Townhill Park (3 miles east), Midanbury (3 miles east), Thornhill (5 miles south-east), Chartwell Green (4 miles east), Harefield (4 miles south-east) and Itchen (4 miles south-east).
A little further out are Marlands Shopping Centre (2.8 miles south-east) and Princess Anne Hospital (0.5 miles south). Open spaces near Lordswood include Testwood Lakes.
- Schools near Lordswood include Upper Shirley High School (1 mile south) and Oaklands Community School (1 mile west)
- Nearby, you’ll find Bridge Tavern (0.9 miles south-west)
Your options compared
Do you need a full survey, or just a test? A test answers the question for one or two specific materials; a survey looks at the whole building or work area and finds materials you might not have noticed. Our quotes are clear about VAT.
How we work in Lordswood
- Accredited laboratory results
- Practical recommendations
- Clear written quotes
- Records for your files
See how we quote and published price ranges.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site