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Asbestos Surveys in Totland, Isle of Wight
Buildings in Totland built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Our asbestos survey service covers asbestos surveys before work, sale or management.
- Workplaces built before 2000
- Public and community buildings
- Planned refurbishment work
Asbestos survey for Totland
Totland buildings and asbestos surveys
Totland is about 5 miles south of Lymington, in the Isle of Wight. Totland is within our the Isle of Wight area, for surveys of every size. We cover all 125 towns and villages across the Isle of Wight. You can also see our page for Southampton, about 18 miles away.
Halls and leisure centres near Totland fall into the non-domestic category, where the duty to manage asbestos applies. Altering an older house in Totland, wherever it is? A refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first. The sea is within about a mile of Totland; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
Wherever your property is in PO39 and PO40, an asbestos survey is available. Whether your property is on Meadow Barn Close, Ward Road and Weston Road or a nearby road, we can help. You’ll find Totland on the B3322, which makes it simple to get to. Other places close to Totland we cover include Colwell (1 mile north-east), Freshwater (1 mile east), Easton (1 mile east), Norton Green (1 mile north-east) and Afton (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Newport (11 miles east), Cowes (12 miles north-east), East Cowes (12 miles north-east), Barton (11 miles east), Hunny Hill (11 miles east) and Cross Lane (11 miles east). For a property somewhere remote, let us know early and we will plan the trip.
For somewhere as remote as Totland, early notice helps us plan the trip.
Nearby you’ll also find Dimbola Museum And Galleries (1.2 miles south-east) and Yarmouth Castle (2.5 miles north-east). Within reach you’ll find Lymington and Keyhaven Marshes Nature Reserve and Tennyson Down.
- Pubs nearby include Colwell Bay Inn (0.6 miles north-east)
- Other local spots include Medina (less than half a mile north)
Asbestos survey in Totland
For landlords and managing agents in Totland, a survey gives contractors the information they need before they start, and keeps the asbestos register accurate. Typical jobs include kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects and workplaces built before 2000, involving floor tiles, pipe lagging and boiler cupboard panels.
A survey in Totland typically covers the house and its outbuildings, since those are where cement sheet roofs tend to be. Work is planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance, whatever the size of the job.
- Location
- Totland (PO39, PO40)
- Area hub
- Isle of Wight
- Covers
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Afterwards
- A written report with lab results
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
How it works
A management survey involves minor intrusion: lifting ceiling tiles, opening service cupboards and taking small samples. Sample points are sealed afterwards. Before anything starts, we confirm the areas and materials with you, so there’s no confusion.
- Start by telling us about the property and your plans
- We recommend a survey type and quote for the agreed scope
- We inspect the areas in scope and sample suspect materials
- Samples go to an accredited laboratory for analysis
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
Getting ready
- Mention any parking restrictions
- 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: send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
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Looking after things afterwards
Duty holders use the survey to build an asbestos register and management plan, which should be kept up to date.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Make sure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
Avoid these
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
Please don’t break off pieces for us to look at: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
Totland: your questions answered
Do older homes in Totland have asbestos?
It depends on its age and history: asbestos was used until the 1999 ban, so older homes and older alterations in Totland can contain it. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Totland?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The main risk is from disturbing it, which is why identifying it first matters.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: asbestos waste is hazardous and can’t go in skips, bins or recycling. It must go to a permitted site.
What does licensed work mean?
Work on higher-risk materials, such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board, is licensed and must be done by an HSE-licensed contractor. Cement and textured coatings normally are not licensed.
Which asbestos survey do I need in Totland?
That depends on what you’re planning: managing a building in use means a management survey; building work means a refurbishment and demolition survey. Describe the work and we will recommend one.
Do I need a test or a survey?
A test answers the question for the materials sampled; a survey looks at everything in scope, including things you hadn’t spotted.
Do you give written quotes?
Yes, every quote is in writing and says what’s included, including whether VAT is included.
What we deal with in Totland
It is not only big projects that disturb asbestos: fitting a socket, a downlight or a new boiler flue can mean drilling into it, so knowing where it is matters.
Buildings from before 2000 can hide asbestos in many places. Common situations include:
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Shops, offices and industrial units
Non-domestic buildings, St Saviour's Catholic Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos.
What to look for in a quote
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- VAT, clearly stated
- The number of samples
- What you will receive in writing
Limits to be aware of
Here’s what an asbestos survey covers, and what it doesn’t:
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before booking.
Materials we see
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Water tanks and flues
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Artex and textured coatings
- Ceiling tiles
- Garage and shed roofs
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles and adhesive
Towns and villages near Totland
Materials, one by one
Asbestos cement
Garage roofs, sheds and flues made from asbestos cement are common in surveys of older homes. Its condition matters as much as its presence.
Textured coatings
Textured ceilings are sampled where they’re in scope, before plasterers or electricians start.
For landlords, agents and businesses
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should know what the roofs are made of, before repairs are arranged.
The duty to manage applies to non-domestic premises and common parts, not to single private homes, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
What it costs
What drives the price:
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- How many outbuildings are included
- The survey type
- How easy it is to reach
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
Photos that help
Photos help us understand the job before we visit. Take them without disturbing anything:
- The access route
- An overall view
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- A clear close-up
For a quote, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
Weighing up your options
A survey or a sample test? Testing tells you about the materials you sample, and nothing else; a survey covers everything in scope, including materials nobody had spotted. Dealing with asbestos before building work is generally cheaper than finding it mid-job, when the whole project can be held up.
Why us?
- Practical recommendations
- Clear written quotes
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Records for your files
Take a look at how we price jobs or published price ranges.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site