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Asbestos Survey for Patching
Buildings in Patching built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Our asbestos survey service covers asbestos surveys before work, sale or management.
- Demolition projects
- Rented homes between tenancies
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
Asbestos survey near Patching
About our asbestos survey in Patching
A survey can cover a whole building or only the rooms being refurbished, depending on what you need. We agree the scope with you before we start, so you know exactly what’s covered. From shops, offices and industrial units and common parts of flats and HMOs, we cover pipe lagging, boiler cupboard panels and flues.
In a village like Patching, 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. If you are unsure what you need, ask: we’ll tell you honestly whether it’s a test, a survey or removal.
- Area
- Patching (BN13)
- County
- West Sussex
- Service
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Afterwards
- A written report with lab results
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What it costs
The biggest factors in the price are:
- Lofts, voids and outbuildings to include
- The building’s size and layout
- The quantity or area
- How much sampling is needed
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when everything has to stop.
Sending photos
To help us quote quickly, send:
- Visible markings
- Approximate dimensions
- A photo of the whole area
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
For an accurate quote, tell us what you’ve found, where it is and what you are planning. Call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Step by step
A refurbishment and demolition survey is fully intrusive: we check behind, under and inside the parts being worked on, so the rooms must be cleared. Before we start, we walk through the job with you and answer any questions.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We recommend the right type of survey
- We carry out the survey on site
- The lab analyses the samples
- The report sets out what was found and what to do next
Getting ready
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Let us know where we can park
How to get a quote
For a quote, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
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Patching: your questions answered
Do you cover small places like Patching?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
Could my house in Patching contain asbestos?
If your home in Patching was built or refurbished before 2000, it may, but you can’t tell by looking. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: skips and household bins cannot take asbestos. It has to go to a site that accepts it, with the right paperwork.
I think I’ve damaged asbestos. What now?
Leave the area, keep others out and close the door if you can. Do not try to clean up the debris yourself, and ask for advice; your GP can advise if you’re worried about your health.
Could my home contain asbestos?
You can’t tell by eye. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, and anything from before 2000 is worth checking.
What does licensed work mean?
It covers the higher-risk materials: lagging, sprayed coatings and most asbestos insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, and the material needs identifying before work resumes.
What does the survey report include?
A record of every suspect material in scope: where it is, whether it contains asbestos, its condition, photos and what to do.
The scope of an asbestos survey
So you know what to expect:
- A survey identifies asbestos; it does not remove it, though we can quote for that too
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it won’t do before building work
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal before booking.
Materials we see
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Pipe lagging
- Water tanks and flues
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Garage and shed roofs
- Artex and textured coatings
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Ceiling tiles
- Cement sheets and cladding
Can I do it myself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, quite apart from the asbestos, so stay off it.
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Materials we deal with
Textured coatings
Textured coatings such as Artex were used on ceilings and walls, and older ones can contain a small amount of asbestos. They’re low risk left alone, but shouldn’t be sanded or scraped dry.
Insulating board
It’s easy to mistake insulating board for other boards, which is why sampling matters.
Other services in Patching
Typical surveys in Patching
Until the 1999 ban, asbestos went into hundreds of building products. So buildings across West Sussex can contain it in roofs, soffits, ceilings, floors and boiler cupboards.
Asbestos can be in a lot of places in buildings from before 2000. Typical situations are:
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Planned refurbishment work
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Public and community buildings
Altering an older house in Patching, wherever it is? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up.
Questions to ask before you book
- What the report or result will contain
- The scope, in writing
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
What happens next
If the survey finds asbestos in good condition, it can often be left and managed. The report says what should be checked, and how often it might need looking at again.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
What to avoid
Plan the survey early, before you book builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
Do not take samples yourself before the survey: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
For landlords, agents and businesses
Landlords of garage blocks and outbuildings should know what the roofs are made of, before anyone carries out repairs.
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, while the property is empty.
Surveys around Patching
Patching is about 3 miles north-west of Worthing, in West Sussex. Patching is within our West Sussex area, for surveys of every size. We work in 371 places across West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages. We work right across the region, from Patching to Brighton (14 miles away).
A school such as Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed, and a management survey is normally where that starts. If you’re a landlord near Goring-By-Sea station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs. Patching is within about 6 miles of the South Downs National Park, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common. Patching is within about 5 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 BN13 and the streets around it. From The Street and Coldharbour Lane or a nearby road, we can help. Other places close to Patching we cover include Clapham (1 mile south-east), Hammerpot (2 miles west), Cote (2 miles east), Angmering (2 miles south-west) and Hangleton (2 miles south). Further out, we also cover Worthing (3 miles south-east), Bognor Regis (11 miles west), Chichester (14 miles west), Littlehampton (4 miles south-west), Shoreham-by-Sea (8 miles east) and Lancing (6 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Museum of Sussex Folklore (3.1 miles south-east) and Old Castle (3.1 miles south-east). Open spaces near Patching include WWT Arundel and Highdown Hill.
- Local schools include The Angmering School (2.2 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Fox pub (0.8 miles south-west)
- 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
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site