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Asbestos Survey for Puckaster
Asbestos survey for Puckaster: asbestos surveys before work, sale or management. Send us photos and we’ll tell you what you need.
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Community buildings and halls
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
Asbestos survey for Puckaster
Can I do it myself?
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
With a professional job, you get a record: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
Asbestos survey in Puckaster
If you’re buying a home or building in Puckaster from before 2000, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, which helps you plan and budget for any work. We often deal with textured ceilings, soffits and boiler cupboard panels, and people typically contact us about demolition of garages, extensions and buildings and checks on rental property.
Village properties around Puckaster often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. Paperwork is part of every job, which is useful when you sell, let or build.
- Location
- Puckaster (PO38)
- Area hub
- Isle of Wight
- Covers
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- You receive
- Survey report and lab results
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
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Questions from Puckaster
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Puckaster?
Yes, working with whoever is responsible for the building. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Is asbestos common in Puckaster homes?
Older homes can, if they date from before 2000. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes, we do. We work for landlords, managing agents, employers and contractors as well as homeowners.
Does a survey leave holes?
A management survey takes small samples, which are sealed afterwards. A refurbishment survey opens up the areas being worked on, which is why they need to be empty.
What does licensed work mean?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Most asbestos cement and textured coatings are non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The main risk is from disturbing it, so identifying it before work is important.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
Make the area safe first: close it off and don’t clean it up yourself. Then get in touch and we’ll advise.
A closer look at the materials
Textured coatings
We sample textured coatings in the rooms in scope, before plasterers or electricians start.
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, which is why sampling matters.
Looking after things afterwards
Where planned work would disturb asbestos, the report says what has to come out first, and what kind of work that is.
Some practical advice:
- Survey first, then book the trades
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Make sure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
Things not to do
Please do not break off pieces for us to look at: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Asbestos surveys in Puckaster: local notes
Puckaster is about 6 miles south-west of Shanklin, in the Isle of Wight. We work across Puckaster and the surrounding area, from older terraces and semis to flats, workplaces and outbuildings. Puckaster is one of 125 places in the Isle of Wight we cover. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 24 miles away.
Non-domestic buildings, Niton Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos. The sea is within about 4 miles of Puckaster; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
For surveys in PO38, just send the postcode and a few photos. We can help with surveys on streets such as Puckaster Lane and Undercliff Drive, wherever it is in Puckaster. Nearby, we also cover Niton (1 mile north), Blackgang (1 mile north-west), Bierley (1 mile north), Whitwell (2 miles north-east) and Nettlecombe (2 miles north-east). We also cover nearby towns such as Newport (8 miles north), Ryde (11 miles north-east), Cowes (12 miles north), Sandown (7 miles north-east), Shanklin (6 miles north-east) and Ventnor (3 miles east). Some remote sites need extra planning, so ask early.
For somewhere as remote as Puckaster, early notice helps us plan the trip.
Well-known places in the area include Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (5.9 miles north-east) and Blackgang Sawmill Museum (1.5 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Stenbury Down.
- Pubs nearby include The Buddle Inn (less than half a mile west)
What happens
Our surveyor inspects each area in scope and samples suspect materials, with each sample point damped and sealed afterwards. Parking close by makes the day easier, so let us know about any restrictions.
- Call or message us with the address and what’s prompting the survey
- We confirm the survey type and which rooms and outbuildings it covers
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
Preparing for the visit
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
- Ensure we can get to the area
- Tell us about parking and access
Ask for a quote
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749, and we will recommend the right option.
Helpful guides
What affects the price in Puckaster
Quotes vary because of:
- The size and age of the building
- The type of survey you need
- The survey scope
- Roof spaces and outbuildings in scope
Every quote says whether VAT is included, so you can compare like with like.
Sending photos
What to photograph:
- How we’d reach it
- Visible markings
- A picture of the whole area
- The parking area
For an accurate quote, tell us what you’ve found, where it is and what you are planning. Then ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Options to consider in Puckaster
An old survey may not be enough. A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so planned refurbishment generally needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of those areas. The cost of an asbestos survey depends on the job: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. Every quote is individual.
Why people choose us
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Condition assessed for every material
- Houses, flats and business premises
Read how we quote and our cost guide.
For landlords, agents and businesses
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Puckaster, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
The duty to manage applies to non-domestic premises and common parts, not to single private homes, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
What we deal with in Puckaster
Until the 1999 ban, asbestos went into hundreds of building products. That is why so many buildings in the Isle of Wight can contain it, from garage roofs and soffits to textured ceilings and floor tiles.
Common situations in older properties include:
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Demolition and strip-out
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Community buildings and halls
If you have an older property in Puckaster, near Church of St. John the Baptist or anywhere else, survey the areas you are working on before work starts.
Questions to ask before you book
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- Suitable insurance for the work
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- Whether VAT is included
- 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