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Asbestos Surveys in Queen's Bower, Isle of Wight
Any pre-2000 building in Queen's Bower may contain asbestos. We offer asbestos surveys before work, sale or management.
- Rented homes between tenancies
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
Asbestos survey for Queen's Bower
How asbestos survey works in Queen's Bower
Planning building work in Queen's Bower? HSE’s guidance calls for a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas being worked on before the work starts, so any asbestos can be dealt with before the builders arrive. Typical materials include garage roofs, soffits and pipe lagging, and typical jobs are community buildings and halls and purchases of older homes and buildings.
Village surveys around Queen's Bower can include extensions, stores and stables as well as the house. Every job ends with paperwork: a report, results or a consignment note, for your records.
- Location
- Queen's Bower (PO36)
- Region
- Isle of Wight
- What we do
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- You receive
- Survey report and lab results
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
DIY and asbestos
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Asbestos waste cannot go in household bins, recycling or skips. It has to go to a site that accepts it, and some councils accept small amounts from residents by arrangement.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If your business premises in Queen's Bower were built before 2000, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Schools, halls and community buildings are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
Surveys around Queen's Bower
Queen's Bower is about 5 miles south of Ryde, in the Isle of Wight. For surveys in Queen's Bower, tell us about parking and access. We cover all 125 towns and villages in the Isle of Wight. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 20 miles away.
Got an older property in Queen's Bower, close to All Saints' Church or further out? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. If you let flats or houses near Sandown station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance. Queen's Bower is within about 2 miles of the coast, and coastal properties often have porches, canopies and outbuildings that a survey can include.
For surveys in PO36, just send the postcode and a few photos. For properties just outside Queen's Bower, we cover Skinner's Hill (1 mile north-west), Alverstone Garden Village (1 mile north-east), Alverstone (1 mile north-east), Lake (1 mile south-east) and Sandown (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Newport (5 miles north-west), Ryde (5 miles north), Cowes (8 miles north-west), Ventnor (4 miles south), East Cowes (8 miles north-west) and Oakfield (5 miles north). If the property is somewhere remote, let us know early and we will plan the trip.
Queen's Bower is a more remote spot, so tell us early and we will plan the journey.
Well-known places in the area include Sandown Castle (2 miles east) and Wight Aviation Museum (0.6 miles south-east). The countryside around Queen's Bower includes Brading Down and Alverstone Mead.
- Schools near Queen's Bower include Sandown Bay Academy (1.2 miles east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Pointer Inn (0.8 miles north-west)
Your questions about an asbestos survey in Queen's Bower
Is asbestos common in Queen's Bower homes?
That depends on when it was built and altered: asbestos products were used until 1999, so pre-2000 homes and extensions in Queen's Bower may have it. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Queen's Bower?
Yes, working with whoever is responsible for the building. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
First, keep everyone away and don’t clean it up. Then contact us and we’ll advise on the next step.
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.
Can you help with a shop or office?
We do. Send us the details of the premises, and any existing asbestos register.
What will I get after the survey?
A record of every suspect material in scope: where it is, whether it contains asbestos, its condition, photos and what to do, plus any areas we couldn’t reach.
What paperwork will I get?
Depending on the job, a report, results or a consignment note.
Is asbestos dangerous?
It can be, if fibres are released and breathed in. The related diseases often take decades to develop, so the aim is never to disturb it unknowingly.
The process
We photograph and assess the condition of everything we find, for the report. Unexpected finds are discussed with you first before carrying on.
- Get in touch with the address and your plans
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the day we inspect, sample and photograph
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
Getting ready
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
- Mention any parking restrictions
Get a quote
You will get a written quote. Fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 with the details.
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What we deal with in Queen's Bower
Contractors working on buildings need to know where asbestos is before they start. HSE regularly reminds tradespeople to check before they start, and a survey report is how they find out.
You can’t tell by looking, but these are common reasons people contact us:
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Demolition projects
For a school like Newchurch Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register.
What to look for in a quote
- The scope, in writing
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
Which option is right?
The cheapest survey isn’t always the best value. Compare the areas covered, the sampling and the report, not just the price, before deciding. We do not publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
What you get
- Clear next steps
- Records for your files
- Domestic and commercial work
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
Take a look at how we price jobs or published price ranges.
Limits to be aware of
The usual limits are:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it isn’t enough before refurbishment
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it, though we can quote for that too
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise before booking.
Materials we see
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Garage and shed roofs
- Water tanks and flues
- Pipe lagging
- Ceiling tiles
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Artex and textured coatings
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
Nearby places to Queen's Bower
What else we do in Queen's Bower
Materials we deal with
Pipe lagging
Old lagging is one of the higher-risk materials. It’s licensed work.
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, so a lab result is essential.
After we have finished in Queen's Bower
Share the report with builders and trades before they start, so nobody disturbs asbestos by accident.
To avoid problems in future:
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- Describe the work you’re planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
What to avoid
Be clear about the work you’re planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
Book the survey before the builders, so there’s time to deal with anything it finds.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note