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Asbestos Surveys in Oliver's Battery, Hampshire
Asbestos survey in Oliver's Battery and across Hampshire: asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses, with written paperwork.
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
Get a quote for Oliver's Battery
What happens
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. The work area is kept clear while we are working.
- Start by telling us about the property and your plans
- We recommend a survey type and quote for the agreed scope
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Samples go to an accredited laboratory for analysis
- We send the report with results and recommendations
Getting ready
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Let us know if something’s broken
- Make sure we can get to the area
Getting a price
Each job is priced individually. Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749 to get started.
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About our asbestos survey in Oliver's Battery
What you’re planning in Oliver's Battery decides the survey: normal use and maintenance, refurbishment, demolition or a purchase. We’ll match the survey to the plan. Common materials are soffits, boiler cupboard panels and flues, and people normally contact us about purchases of older homes and buildings and common parts of flats and HMOs.
In a village like Oliver's Battery, 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. Every job comes with paperwork, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Where
- Oliver's Battery (SO22)
- Region
- Hampshire
- What we do
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Afterwards
- Survey report and lab results
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Oliver's Battery: your questions answered
Do you cover small places like Oliver's Battery?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Do older homes in Oliver's Battery have asbestos?
If your home in Oliver's Battery was built or refurbished before 2000, it may, but you cannot tell by looking. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Will my homebuyer report check for asbestos?
Not really: homebuyer reports may mention possible asbestos without testing anything. A pre-purchase asbestos survey does.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
Never: skips and household bins cannot take asbestos. It has to go to a site that accepts it, with the right paperwork.
What if my house is newer?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999.
Do you give written quotes?
Yes, every quote is in writing and says what’s included.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes, as well as homeowners. Send the details.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
Make the area safe first: shut the door if you can and do not sweep it up. Then contact us for advice on the next step.
Towns and villages near Oliver's Battery
Also in Oliver's Battery
Surveying buildings in Oliver's Battery
Oliver's Battery is about 2 miles south-west of Winchester, in Hampshire. We work across Oliver's Battery and the surrounding area, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. Oliver's Battery is one of 683 places in Hampshire where we work. We work right across the region, from Oliver's Battery to Southampton (9 miles away).
A school such as Olivers Battery Primary School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. For rented homes close to Shawford station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
Surveys anywhere in SO22 start with the postcode and some photos. Whether your property is on Momford Road, Austen Avenue and Sunnydown Road or a nearby road, we can help. Being close to the A3090, Oliver's Battery is simple for us to get to. Other places close to Oliver's Battery we cover include Badger Farm (1 mile east), Stanmore (1 mile north-east), St Cross (1 mile east), Compton (2 miles south) and Winchester (2 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Eastleigh (5 miles south), Fareham (15 miles south-east), Andover (13 miles north-west), Totton (11 miles south-west), Chandler's Ford (4 miles south) and Hedge End (9 miles south).
A little further out are Winchester Castle (1.8 miles north-east) and Balfour Museum of Hampshire Red Cross History (0.9 miles north). Within reach you’ll find Hockley Meadows and Twyford Down.
- Local schools include Kings' School (1 mile north)
Typical surveys in Oliver's Battery
Asbestos went into roofing, boards, coatings, tiles, insulation and more, so they can turn up almost anywhere in an older building.
Typical jobs in Oliver's Battery include:
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Public and community buildings
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
Planning work on an older building in Oliver's Battery, whether near Saint Mark's or elsewhere? A refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first.
Questions to ask before booking
- If the price includes VAT
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- Areas included and excluded
- The report contents
Which option is right?
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. Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
Why us?
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Clear written quotes
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Clear next steps
See how we quote and our cost guide.
Materials we deal with
Insulating board
Insulating board turns up in panels, ceilings, soffits and boiler cupboards. Most work on insulating board is licensed, so it’s important to know if it’s there.
Floor tiles and adhesive
Tiles and adhesive can be sampled separately, as results can differ.
The scope of an asbestos survey
Before you book, note that:
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- A survey reflects the building on the day; condition can change, so recheck it
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
Common materials
- Artex and textured coatings
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Water tanks and flues
- Pipe lagging
- Garage and shed roofs
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Ceiling tiles
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Cement sheets and cladding
Afterwards
The survey ends with a written report: locations, results, condition and recommendations for every material in scope.
To avoid problems in future:
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
Don’ts
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know.
Should you do it yourself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
Responsibilities for owners
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before anyone carries out repairs.
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site