West Sussex · England
Asbestos Sampling and Testing in Crawley, West Sussex
Asbestos testing in Crawley: sampling and lab analysis of suspect materials, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Corrugated roof sheets
- Something broken during building work
- One-off checks in rented property
Need asbestos testing in Crawley?
Crawley questions
Do older homes in Crawley have asbestos?
Older homes can, if they date from before 2000. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you cover Crawley and the area around Crawley station?
Yes. Crawley station is close to the centre of Crawley, and we cover the whole area.
Can you test the air for asbestos?
We don’t carry out air testing ourselves: after licensed work, an independent analyst accredited by UKAS does the clearance. We will tell you if your job needs it.
What if asbestos is found during building work?
The builder should stop and close off the area. We will identify it and advise on removal.
How quickly can you come out?
We agree a date when you accept the quote. Notifiable jobs cannot start until they’ve been notified.
How do I know if my property contains asbestos?
You can’t tell by eye. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, especially in buildings from before 2000.
Should I use a home testing kit?
HSE’s advice is that a competent person should take samples, because the material has to be disturbed. We can do it for you.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, with the seller’s permission.
Asbestos testing near Crawley
A test answers one question: is this material asbestos? In Crawley, we take samples of suspect materials and send them to an accredited laboratory, so you have a written answer before any work starts. Typical jobs include Artex ceilings before plastering, sanding or drilling and soffits and porch canopies before replacement, involving soffit boards, panels behind heaters and flue pipes.
In a large place like Crawley, we test materials in houses, flats, shops and offices. You get written paperwork for every job: a report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, so you have a record.
- Location
- Crawley (RH10, RH11, RH12, RH6)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- What we do
- Samples analysed by an accredited lab
- You receive
- A written result for each sample
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Should you do it yourself?
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
If you do find something during DIY, stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Materials we deal with
Cement sheets
We sample from the edge of a sheet, without standing on the roof.
Textured coatings
Artex and similar coatings are a frequent request. Older coatings can contain a small amount of asbestos.
Why people call us in Crawley
Most exposure happens when someone disturbs a material without knowing it contains asbestos. Testing first avoids that.
Asbestos can be in plenty of places in buildings from before 2000. Common situations include:
- Panels behind old heaters
- Textured ceilings before a renovation
- Old floor tiles before a new floor goes down
- Something broken during building work
If you work at a school like Three Bridges Junior School, ask the duty holder about the asbestos register.
Comparing quotes
- Whether VAT is included
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
Prices and what affects them
These are the main things that affect the price of asbestos testing:
- The type of survey you need
- How many different materials need sampling
- Parking and access charges
- The quantity or area
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send:
- Labels, if any
- The parking area
- A close-up from a safe distance
- How we’d reach it
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you use our quote form or call 07833 053 749; it helps us quote accurately.
Towns and villages near Crawley
How we work
If we spot other materials that might contain asbestos, we’ll mention them, so you can decide whether to test them too. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Get in touch with photos
- We check whether a test or a survey suits
- We visit and take the samples
- The samples go to an accredited laboratory
- You get the result with advice on next steps
Before we arrive
- Dig out previous surveys
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
Options to consider in Crawley
Home testing kits are available, but you have to disturb the material yourself to use one. HSE recommends a competent person does the sampling. Dealing with asbestos before building work is generally cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
How we work in Crawley
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Accredited laboratory results
- The right survey for your plans
Take a look at our prices page or our cost guide.
Crawley properties and asbestos testing
Crawley is about 27 miles south of London, in West Sussex. Properties in Crawley range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. Crawley is one of 371 towns and villages in West Sussex where we work.
If the property is on or near the A23 and A264, tell us about parking, as stopping on main roads can be restricted. If you let flats near Crawley station, testing before work avoids delays.
Tests anywhere in RH10, RH11, RH12 and RH6 start with the postcode and some photos. Streets in the area include Station Road, Queens Square and High Street, and asbestos testing is available on all of them. Crawley is on the A23 and A264, so it’s easy for us to reach. Neighbouring places we cover include Southgate (1 mile south-west), Tilgate (1 mile south-east), West Green (1 mile north), Three Bridges (1 mile east) and Langley Green (1 mile north). We also cover nearby towns such as Horsham (7 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (9 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (11 miles south), East Grinstead (8 miles east), Billingshurst (13 miles south-west) and Roffey (5 miles south-west). Crawley is one of the larger places we cover in West Sussex, with homes, rented property and workplaces of every age.
Nearby you’ll also find Crawley Hospital (0.5 miles north-west) and County Mall (under half a mile north-east). The countryside around Crawley includes Tilgate Lake.
- Schools near Crawley include St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (under half a mile south-east) and St Wilfrid's Catholic School (0.6 miles west)
- Local pubs include The George Hotel (under half a mile north)
Afterwards
A positive result is not a reason to panic: leave and manage it, cover it, or remove it before work.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- File the result with your property paperwork
- Do not touch it before we arrive
- Ask us if you are unsure whether you need a test or a survey
- Photos of the material help us plan
Avoid these
Keep everyone away from damaged material, and don’t try to clean it up.
Take photos from a safe distance, without touching the material.
What’s included, and what isn’t
It’s worth knowing what asbestos testing does and doesn’t cover:
- Photos cannot confirm asbestos; only a lab can
- Clearance testing is a separate, independent job
- A result tells you what the material is, not how to remove it
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before you book.
Materials we see
- Panels behind heaters
- Pipe lagging
- Flue pipes
- Garage roof sheets
- Floor tiles
- Artex and textured ceilings
- Bitumen adhesive
- Roof felt
- Soffit boards
- Water tanks
- 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