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Asbestos Surveys in Totford, Hampshire
Asbestos survey for Totford: management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys. Tell us what you’ve found and we’ll explain your options.
- Pre-work surveys for trades
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
Asbestos help in Totford
Totford buildings and asbestos surveys
Totford is about 8 miles north-east of Winchester, in Hampshire. Totford has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Totford is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we work. We work right across the region, from Totford to Southampton (about 18 miles away).
If you let flats or houses near Micheldever station, a survey gives contractors the information they need.
Anywhere in SO24, an asbestos survey is available. Nearby, we also cover Northington (1 mile south-west), Brown Candover (1 mile north-east), Old Alresford (3 miles south-east), Preston Candover (3 miles north-east) and Bighton (3 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Basingstoke (10 miles north), Winchester (8 miles south-west), Eastleigh (14 miles south-west), Andover (14 miles west), Chandler's Ford (14 miles south-west) and Alton (9 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Barton Castle (3 miles east).
- Local pubs include The Woolpack Inn (under half a mile north-west)
Asbestos survey for Totford properties
Buying an older property in Totford? A pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, so you can plan renovations with your eyes open. From buying a property built before 2000 and public and community buildings, we deal with textured ceilings, floor tiles and soffits and more.
Village properties around Totford often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. We start with a clear answer: what the material is, and what that means for your plans.
- Where
- Totford (SO24)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Covers
- 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
Choosing the right option
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. Access makes a big difference to cost, so tell us about access.
Why people choose us
- Covering London and the South East
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Accredited laboratory results
- Condition assessed for every material
See how we quote and our cost guide.
Why people call us in Totford
Asbestos was used in British buildings for much of the 20th century, until it was fully banned in 1999. So buildings across Hampshire can contain it in roofs, soffits, ceilings, floors and boiler cupboards.
These are some of the things we deal with in Totford:
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
- Rented homes between tenancies
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Community buildings and halls
If you have an older property in Totford, near Church of St John the Evangelist or anywhere else, the rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive.
Comparing quotes
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- The scope of the job, in writing
- The number of samples
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
Nearby places to Totford
What else we do in Totford
After the job
The survey ends with a written report: what was found, where, the laboratory results, the condition of each material and our recommendations.
Staying safe afterwards:
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
Things not to do
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
Be clear about the work you’re planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
For businesses and landlords in Totford
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
Landlords of single homes don’t have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
Doing it yourself?
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It has to go to a site that accepts it, and some councils accept small amounts from residents by arrangement.
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres, so avoid them completely.
Questions from Totford
Do older homes in Totford have asbestos?
That depends on when it was built and altered: asbestos was used until the 1999 ban, so older homes and older alterations in Totford can contain it. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
How far is Totford from London?
We cover Totford, about 53 miles from central London.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Buildings from after 2000 shouldn’t, because of the 1999 ban, although older materials can sometimes be reused or left in extensions.
How do I know if my property contains asbestos?
If it was built or refurbished before 2000, it may. Only laboratory analysis of a sample can confirm it.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to every area in the job, and to be available for questions.
Will the survey damage the property?
Only minimally for a management survey: small samples are taken and the points sealed. A refurbishment and demolition survey opens up the areas being worked on, by design.
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 get advice; if you are worried about your health, speak to your GP.
What does licensed work mean?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Most asbestos cement and textured coatings are non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed.
Good to know
The usual limits are:
- Areas we can’t safely reach are listed in the report, 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
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so plan it around the building’s use
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before booking.
Materials we see
- Water tanks and flues
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Garage and shed roofs
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Pipe lagging
- Ceiling tiles
- Artex and textured coatings
How we work
If a material is damaged, we’ll say so before we leave, rather than waiting for the report. At the end, we tell you what was done and what happens next.
- Get in touch with the address and your plans
- We recommend the right type of survey
- On the day we inspect, sample and photograph
- The lab analyses the samples
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
Before we arrive
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Find any old asbestos reports
How to get a quote
Photos and a postcode help us quote quickly: just send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
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How we price an asbestos survey
Our quotes take into account:
- How many different materials need sampling
- How much there is
- Which survey type fits your plans
- Roof spaces and outbuildings in scope
Dealing with asbestos before building work is generally cheaper than finding it mid-job, when the whole project can be held up.
Photos that help
What to photograph:
- A photo of the whole area
- Labels, if any
- The parking area
- A rough size or measurement
Not sure what you need? Fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 and describe the problem, and we will advise.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- 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