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Asbestos Surveys in Shirrell Heath, Hampshire
Need an asbestos survey in Shirrell Heath? We work across Shirrell Heath and the towns around it, with plain-English advice and a written quote.
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Demolition and strip-out
- Planned refurbishment work
Asbestos survey for Shirrell Heath
FAQs for Shirrell Heath
Is asbestos common in Shirrell Heath homes?
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.
How far is Shirrell Heath from London?
Shirrell Heath is about 62 miles from central London, well within our area.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Stop, keep people away from the area and don’t sweep or vacuum up debris. Then ask for advice; if you’re worried about your health, speak to your GP.
Is a survey needed before building work in Shirrell Heath?
HSE’s guidance is that a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before refurbishment or demolition work, for the areas affected.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not necessarily. If it’s in good condition and nobody will disturb it, leaving it in place and checking it can be the safer choice.
What if my house is newer?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so buildings built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it, although older materials can sometimes be reused or left in extensions.
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 will advise.
What paperwork will I get?
It depends on what we do: a survey report, a laboratory result, or a consignment note for removed waste.
Asbestos survey near Shirrell Heath
What you’re planning in Shirrell Heath decides the survey: managing the building, refurbishing it, knocking it down or buying it. We will match the survey to the plan. Typical jobs include shops, offices and industrial units and public and community buildings, involving boiler cupboard panels, pipe lagging and floor tiles.
In a village like Shirrell Heath, surveys often include barns, stables, garages and outbuildings as well as the house, since cement sheeting was common on outbuildings. Paperwork is part of every job, which is useful when you sell, let or build.
- Area
- Shirrell Heath (SO32)
- County
- Hampshire
- Covers
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- A written report with lab results
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Towns and villages near Shirrell Heath
What else we do in Shirrell Heath
Duty holders and landlords in Shirrell Heath
For managing agents and freeholders in Shirrell Heath, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades.
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or survey gives a definite answer.
What it might be made of
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, so a lab result is essential.
Asbestos cement
Cement roofs, flues, gutters and tanks are among the most common finds. It contains a relatively low proportion of fibres bound in cement, and breaking or cutting it releases them.
Your options compared
Do you need a full survey, or just a test? A test answers the question for one or two specific materials; a survey looks at the whole building or work area and finds materials you might not have noticed. The cost of an asbestos survey depends on the job: the materials, the amount, access and what paperwork is needed. Every quote is individual.
Why people choose us
- Condition assessed for every material
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
See our prices page or our cost guide.
Common reasons for surveys in Shirrell Heath
Materials age: a board or coating that was sound years ago may now be cracked or crumbling, which a survey records.
Asbestos can be in a lot of places in buildings from before 2000. Common situations include:
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
Non-domestic buildings, St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos, and a management survey is typically where that starts.
What to look for in a quote
- Which areas are covered, and which are not
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- Suitable insurance for the work
How it works
Each sample is sealed, labelled and recorded with its location, before going to an accredited laboratory. On the day, we check the area and talk you through the plan first.
- Tell us about the building, its age and what you’re planning
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- An accredited laboratory analyses the samples
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
How to prepare
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Dig out previous surveys
Ask for a quote
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749, and we’ll advise.
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Asbestos surveys in Shirrell Heath: local notes
Shirrell Heath is about 5 miles north of Fareham, in Hampshire. Wherever your property is in Shirrell Heath, tell us the postcode and what you need, and we will quote. We work in all 683 towns and villages in Hampshire, from the larger towns to small villages. We work right across the region, from Shirrell Heath to Southampton (9 miles away).
Got an older property in Shirrell Heath, close to Church of St John or further out? A refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first. If you let flats or houses near Botley station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
Anywhere in SO32, an asbestos survey is available. From High Street, Smiths Lane and Black Horse Lane or a nearby road, the process is the same. For properties just outside Shirrell Heath, we cover Shedfield (1 mile south-west), Kingsmead (1 mile east), Mislingford (1 mile east), Swanmore (1 mile north) and Wickham (2 miles south). Within a short drive, we also work in Winchester (11 miles north-west), Gosport (8 miles south), Havant (10 miles south-east), Eastleigh (7 miles north-west), Fareham (5 miles south) and Horndean (8 miles east).
Well-known places in the area include Knowle Hospital (2.9 miles south) and Bishop's Waltham Museum (2.4 miles north-west). The countryside around Shirrell Heath includes Bishops Waltham Branch LNR.
- Local schools include Swanmore College of Technology (1.2 miles north)
- Local pubs include Prince of Wales pub (less than half a mile north-east)
What it costs
Every quote reflects:
- The type of survey you need
- Location, parking and any London charges
- Access to the area
- The number of materials to sample
Every quote says whether VAT is included.
Sending photos
When you send photos, these help most:
- Labels, if any
- The parking area
- The access route
- A close-up from a safe distance
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: don’t touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
Limits to be aware of
To be clear about the scope:
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it is not enough before refurbishment
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise.
What we deal with
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Pipe lagging
- Water tanks and flues
- Garage and shed roofs
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Ceiling tiles
After the job
Keep the report somewhere safe and share it with anyone working on the building, so nobody disturbs asbestos by accident.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
- Ensure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Tell us exactly what work you’re planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
Avoid these
Be clear about the work you are planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Be clear about the work you’re planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site