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Asbestos Survey in Sandown
Buildings in Sandown built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Our asbestos survey service covers asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses.
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Public and community buildings
Asbestos survey for Sandown
Asbestos survey in Sandown
An asbestos survey finds out whether a building contains asbestos, where it is, how much there is and what condition it’s in. We offer management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys in Sandown, with samples analysed by an accredited laboratory. Typical jobs include purchases of older homes and buildings and community buildings and halls, involving flues, textured ceilings and soffits.
In a smaller place like Sandown, surveys are often for family homes before renovation, with garages and outbuildings included, because cement sheet roofs are common on older garages. Every job comes with paperwork, which is useful when you sell, let or build.
- Area
- Sandown (PO36, PO37)
- County
- Isle of Wight
- Service
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- Written survey report
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Why people call us in Sandown
Until the 1999 ban, asbestos went into hundreds of building products. That’s why so many buildings in the Isle of Wight can contain it, from garage roofs and soffits to textured ceilings and floor tiles.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to surveys:
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
- Workplaces built before 2000
A school such as The Bay Church of England School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed.
What your quote should include
- The scope, in writing
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- How many samples are included
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
For landlords, agents and businesses
Landlords of garage blocks and outbuildings should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before anyone carries out repairs.
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Sandown, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Materials, one by one
Roofing felt and bitumen
Roof felts are checked where they fall within the survey.
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, so a lab result is essential.
Places near Sandown
What else we do in Sandown
What happens next
After the survey you get a written report: what was found, where, the laboratory results, the condition of each material and our recommendations.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
- Book the survey before booking builders
Avoid these
Be clear about the work you are planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Plan the survey early, before booking builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
Should you do it yourself?
Asbestos waste cannot go in household bins, recycling or skips. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Asbestos surveys in Sandown: local notes
Sandown is about 10 miles south of Gosport, in the Isle of Wight. We cover Sandown as part of the Isle of Wight, whatever the size of the job. We cover all 125 towns and villages in the Isle of Wight, from the larger towns to small villages. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 21 miles away.
If you manage lettings around Sandown station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance. If you have an older property in Sandown, near Christ Church or anywhere else, get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up. The sea is within about a mile of Sandown; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
Here we cover the PO36 and PO37 postcode area, and your survey can be anywhere in it. That could mean a property on High Street, Nunwell Street and Park Rise, wherever it is in Sandown. Being close to the A3055 and A3056, Sandown is easy for us to reach. We also carry out surveys in Lake (1 mile south-west), Yaverland (1 mile north-east), Adgestone (1 mile north), Alverstone (1 mile north-west) and Morton (1 mile north-east). We also cover nearby towns such as Newport (7 miles north-west), Ryde (5 miles north), Cowes (10 miles north-west), Ventnor (5 miles south-west), East Cowes (9 miles north-west) and Oakfield (5 miles north). Being one of the Isle of Wight’s larger places, Sandown has a wide mix of older and newer buildings. If the property is somewhere remote, tell us early so we can plan the journey.
Sandown is a more remote spot, so tell us early and we’ll plan the journey.
A little further out are National Poo Museum (less than half a mile south) and Arthur Webster Memorial Hospital for Children (1.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Alverstone Mead and Brading Down.
- Schools near Sandown include Sandown Bay Academy (within half a mile north-west) and Broadlea Primary School (0.9 miles south-west)
- Local pubs include The Old Comical pub (under half a mile east)
Common questions in Sandown
Could my house in Sandown contain asbestos?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you cover Sandown and the area around Sandown station?
Yes, we cover Sandown, including the streets around Sandown station.
Who needs a management survey?
Duty holders for workplaces and common parts normally need one. Landlords of single homes often use one too, so they know what’s there before work.
When can you start?
That depends on the work and current bookings. You’ll get available dates with the quote.
Do you give written quotes?
Every time: you get the scope and price in writing.
What does licensed work mean?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Cement and textured coatings generally are not licensed.
What paperwork will I get?
That depends on the job: a report for a survey, a lab result for a test, or waste paperwork for removal.
Does someone need to be there?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved, and to be available for questions.
What happens
For a management survey, we look into cupboards, voids and lofts that are reasonably accessible and take small samples. We seal up each sample point. When we are done, we explain what happens next and what paperwork follows.
- 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
- Our surveyor carries out the inspection and sampling
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
How to prepare
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
Ask for a quote
To get a quote, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
Helpful guides
Good to know
Before booking, note that:
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it won’t do before building work
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
Materials in Sandown
- Garage and shed roofs
- Ceiling tiles
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Water tanks and flues
- Artex and textured coatings
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Pipe lagging
- Boiler cupboards and panels
Your options compared
A survey or a sample test? A test answers the question for one or two specific materials; a survey covers everything in scope, including materials nobody had spotted. We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
Why us?
- Every main survey type
- Practical recommendations
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
Read our prices page or our cost guide.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note