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Asbestos Survey in Singleton
Asbestos survey across Singleton and nearby, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Checks on rental property
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
Need an asbestos survey in Singleton?
What happens
The surveyor photographs and records each material’s condition, which goes into the report. Nobody else needs to be in the work area, so please keep children and pets away.
- Tell us about the building, its age and why you need a survey
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- We send the report with results and recommendations
How to prepare
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
- Tell us about anything that is already damaged
- Let us know where we can park
Getting a price
Not sure what you need? Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749 and describe the problem, and we will recommend the right option.
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Asbestos survey for Singleton properties
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 Singleton, with samples analysed by an accredited laboratory. From public and community buildings and buying a property built before 2000, we cover soffits, water tanks and flues.
Village surveys around Singleton can include extensions, stores and stables as well as the house. We start with a clear answer: what the material is, and what that means for your plans.
- Location
- Singleton (PO18)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- What we do
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Afterwards
- Written survey report
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Typical surveys in Singleton
Small jobs can disturb asbestos too: drilling for cables, lights or pipes can release fibres, so knowing where it is matters.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to surveys:
- Demolition and strip-out
- Public and community buildings
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
Altering an older house in Singleton, wherever it is? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive.
What to look for in a quote
- Which areas are covered, and which are not
- VAT, clearly stated
- The report contents
- Whether extra samples cost more
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Singleton, 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.
If you manage or own a block in Singleton, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades, and condition checked regularly.
Options to consider in Singleton
A homebuyer report isn’t an asbestos survey. It might mention possible asbestos without testing anything, which is where a pre-purchase asbestos survey comes in. Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
Why us?
- Each material’s condition recorded
- Work done to the regulations
- Plain-English advice, including when to leave things alone
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
See our prices page and published price ranges.
Questions from Singleton
Do you cover Singleton from London?
Singleton is about 50 miles from central London, well within our area.
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Singleton?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
Anyone with a duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises or the common parts of domestic buildings usually starts with one. Many landlords of private homes find one useful before maintenance.
How can I get a price?
Send us the details: the postcode, what you’ve found and where it is. Then ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes, as well as homeowners. Send the details.
Can you quote from photos?
Photos are often enough to give a quote, though some need a visit first.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
Testing tells you about particular materials; a survey inspects the whole building or work area and records everything it finds.
Is a survey needed before building work in Singleton?
Yes, for the areas being worked on: HSE’s guidance calls for a refurbishment and demolition survey before the work starts.
Limits to be aware of
What’s in and what’s out:
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it, though we can quote for that too
- A survey reflects the building on the day; condition can change, so recheck it
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Materials we see
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Pipe lagging
- Artex and textured coatings
- Garage and shed roofs
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Ceiling tiles
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Water tanks and flues
- Floor tiles and adhesive
Can I do it myself?
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
If you do find something during DIY, stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
What else we do in Singleton
Prices and what affects them
Prices vary with:
- How big the building is
- The size of the job
- How easy it is to reach
- Lofts, voids and outbuildings to include
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
Photos that help
Photo tips:
- Labels, if any
- Where we could park
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- A close-up from a safe distance
Photos and a postcode help us quote quickly: call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
What it might be made of
Floor tiles and adhesive
We can sample tiles and adhesive separately, because one may contain asbestos when the other does not.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Bitumen felts and mastics can contain asbestos, normally bound in the bitumen.
Surveys around Singleton
Singleton is about 5 miles north of Chichester, in West Sussex. Homes, landlords and businesses in Singleton contact us for surveys. Singleton is one of 371 places in West Sussex we cover. You can also see our page for Guildford, about 24 miles away.
For a school like Singleton CofE Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. Parts of the South Downs National Park are within about 6 miles of Singleton, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
We cover surveys across PO18. We can help with surveys on streets such as Downley Close, The Leys and Charlton Road or the roads around them, wherever it is in Singleton. Nearby, we also cover Charlton (1 mile east), West Dean (1 mile west), East Dean (2 miles east), Cocking (3 miles north) and Heyshott (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Bognor Regis (9 miles south), Chichester (5 miles south), Selsey (12 miles south), Littlehampton (12 miles south-east), Emsworth (9 miles south-west) and Rustington (13 miles south-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Weald and Downland Gridshell (under half a mile south-west) and Chichester Centre (4.5 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Levin Down and Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve.
- Local pubs include The Partridge Inn (within half a mile west)
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site