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Asbestos Surveys in Rooksdown, Hampshire
Asbestos survey in Rooksdown and across Hampshire: asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses.
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Demolition projects
Asbestos survey near Rooksdown
Prices and what affects them
These are the main things that affect the price of an asbestos survey:
- Parking and access charges
- Material and condition
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- The building’s size and layout
Dealing with asbestos before building work is usually cheaper than finding it mid-job, when the whole project can be held up.
What to photograph
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them from a safe distance without touching the material:
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
- An idea of size
- Cracks or breaks
- The access route
Each job is priced individually. To start, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Asbestos survey in Rooksdown
HSE’s guidance describes two main survey types. A management survey covers a building in everyday use, while a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before work starts. We’ll help you choose the right one for your survey in Rooksdown. Whether it’s managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises and rented homes due for maintenance, we cover garage roofs, boiler cupboard panels and floor tiles.
In Rooksdown, we often survey a house together with its garage, sheds and lean-tos, since those are where cement sheet roofs tend to be. Small jobs get the same care as big ones, with the same attention to the regulations.
- Area
- Rooksdown (RG24, RG23, RG26)
- Area hub
- Hampshire
- Service
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Afterwards
- Written survey report
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Good to know
Some limits to bear in mind:
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job
- A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it is not enough before refurbishment
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal before booking.
Materials in Rooksdown
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Garage and shed roofs
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Water tanks and flues
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Artex and textured coatings
- Ceiling tiles
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Pipe lagging
What happens next
If it finds asbestos that work would disturb, the report explains what needs removing before work starts, and whether that work is licensed, notifiable non-licensed or non-licensed.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
- Make sure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
Don’ts
Until the survey is done, do not drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials.
Don’t take samples yourself before the survey: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
Towns and villages near Rooksdown
Also in Rooksdown
How we work
If we find something that’s damaged and could be releasing fibres, we tell you on the day, so you can keep people away. We go over the plan with you first, so you know what’s happening.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We check whether a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey fits, and confirm the areas
- The surveyor visits, inspects and takes small samples with controls
- 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
- Let us know if something’s broken
- Tell us about parking and access
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
Ask for a quote
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Related guides
Doing it yourself?
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials.
Asbestos waste cannot go in household bins, recycling or skips. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
Choosing the right option
A homebuyer report is not an asbestos survey. It may flag possible asbestos, but it doesn’t normally take samples, so a pre-purchase asbestos survey fills that gap. Our quotes are clear about VAT.
How we work in Rooksdown
- Records for your files
- The right survey for your plans
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
- Lab analysis by an accredited laboratory
Take a look at how we quote and published price ranges.
FAQs for Rooksdown
Do you cover Rooksdown and the area around Basingstoke station?
Yes. Basingstoke station is about 1.7 miles south-east of Rooksdown, and we cover both.
Can you survey a school or hall near Rooksdown?
Yes, working with whoever is responsible for the building. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes, we do. Landlords, agents, businesses and builders all use our services.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. Non-domestic premises have a duty holder who should hold an asbestos register.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
It covers the higher-risk materials: lagging, sprayed coatings and most asbestos insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
Never: asbestos waste is hazardous and can’t go in skips, bins or recycling. It must go to a permitted site.
Do you work in flats?
We do. For shared areas, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Will the survey damage the property?
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.
For landlords, agents and businesses
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Rooksdown, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Landlords of single homes do not have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but contractors still need to know about asbestos before they work.
Surveying buildings in Rooksdown
Rooksdown is about 1 mile north-west of Basingstoke, in Hampshire. Homes, landlords and businesses in Rooksdown contact us for surveys about all kinds of jobs. We cover all 683 towns and villages across Hampshire. Our area stretches from Rooksdown to Reading (13 miles away).
If you have an older property in Rooksdown, near The Good Shepherd or anywhere else, the rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. If you let flats or houses near Basingstoke station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
This part of Hampshire takes in RG24, RG23 and RG26, and your survey can be anywhere in it. From Mill Road, The Square and Hasket Road or anywhere nearby, we can help. For properties just outside Rooksdown, we cover Winklebury (1 mile south), Sherborne St John (1 mile north-east), Basingstoke (1 mile south-east), Worting (2 miles south-west) and Buckskin (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Farnborough (15 miles east), Fleet (12 miles east), Alton (11 miles south-east), Yateley (13 miles east), Tadley (5 miles north) and Hook (7 miles east).
Nearby you will also find Willis Museum (1.9 miles south-east) and Park Prewett Hospital (under half a mile south). Within reach you will find Farleigh Hill and Daneshill Park Woods.
- Nearby schools include Winklebury Infant School (0.8 miles south)
Materials we deal with
Textured coatings
Textured ceilings are sampled where they’re in scope, before plasterers or electricians start.
Pipe lagging
Old lagging is one of the higher-risk materials. It’s licensed work.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- 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