Hampshire · England
Asbestos Testing in Durrants
Asbestos testing in Durrants: asbestos sampling and testing, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Artex before downlights or rewiring
- Answers trades need before starting
- Single materials in rented homes between tenancies
Asbestos testing in Durrants
Asbestos testing in Durrants
Testing is quick to arrange and gives a definite answer. You’ll learn whether it contains asbestos and what kind, and we will explain what that means for your plans in Durrants. Whether it’s porch canopies and garage and shed roofs before removal or repair, we cover garage roof sheets, panels behind heaters and flue pipes.
In a village like Durrants, we test materials on barns, stables and outbuildings as well as homes, where cement sheet roofs and cladding were often used. Work is planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance.
- Where
- Durrants (PO9)
- Region
- Hampshire
- Covers
- Samples analysed by an accredited lab
- Afterwards
- A written result for each sample
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Doing it yourself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Options to consider in Durrants
Home testing kits are available, but you take the sample yourself, which means disturbing the material. HSE advises that a competent person takes samples. We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
What you get
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
- Each material’s condition recorded
- Written quotes that say what’s included
See how we price jobs and published price ranges.
What’s included, and what isn’t
So you know what to expect:
- Testing doesn’t look for anything else, so it is not a substitute for a survey before major work
- Photos cannot confirm asbestos; only a lab can
- A result tells you what the material is, not how to remove it
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
What we deal with
- Pipe lagging
- Flue pipes
- Garage roof sheets
- Floor tiles
- Artex and textured ceilings
- Panels behind heaters
- Water tanks
- Bitumen adhesive
- Soffit boards
- Roof felt
Why people call us in Durrants
Most exposure happens when someone disturbs a material without knowing it contains asbestos. Testing first avoids that.
People usually contact us about one of these:
- Boiler cupboard panels
- Checks before maintenance in rented homes
- Garage and shed roofs before removal or repair
- Soffit boards
Schools such as Havant Academy should have an asbestos management plan, and staff can ask to see how it works.
What to look for in a quote
- Which areas are covered, and which aren’t
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- If the price includes VAT
- Which areas and materials are covered
For businesses and landlords in Durrants
If you manage or own a block in Durrants, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades, and condition checked regularly.
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in Durrants must manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
What happens
Samples are small, bagged, labelled and recorded, then sent to an accredited laboratory. Before anything starts, we confirm the areas and materials with you, so there’s no confusion.
- Describe the material and send a picture
- You get a quote for the samples needed
- Samples are taken with controls
- The laboratory analyses the samples
- We send the result and explain it
Getting ready
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
Get a quote
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Related guides
What affects the price in Durrants
We base our quote on:
- Material and condition
- Location, parking and any London charges
- The quantity or area
- Lofts, voids and outbuildings to include
What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. We quote each job individually.
What to photograph
When you send photos, these help most:
- Street parking nearby
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- The access route
- Approximate dimensions
Each job is priced individually. To start, use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Testing materials in Durrants
Durrants is about 2 miles north-east of Havant, in Hampshire. We cover Durrants as part of Hampshire, whatever the size of the job. We work in 683 places across Hampshire. We work right across the region, from Durrants to Southampton (about 19 miles away).
For an older property in Durrants, whether near St John the Baptist or not, get suspect materials tested before you start. If you let property close to Rowlands Castle station, testing before work avoids delays. The South Downs National Park is within about 8 miles, and rural properties nearby often have outbuildings with roofs worth testing.
Anywhere in PO9, we can help with asbestos testing. Local streets include Whichers Close, Whichers Gate Road and Durrants Road; we cover every one. Other places close to Durrants we cover include Rowlands Castle (1 mile north), Leigh Park (1 mile south-west), Havant (2 miles south-west), Denvilles (2 miles south) and Westbourne (2 miles south-east). We also cover nearby towns such as Gosport (10 miles south-west), Fareham (10 miles west), Horndean (3 miles north-west), Hedge End (15 miles west), Waterlooville (3 miles west) and Petersfield (9 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Havant War Memorial Hospital (2 miles south-west) and Havant Museum (2.1 miles south). Within reach you will find Brook Meadow (Emsworth) and Compton Down.
- Schools near Durrants include Sharps Copse Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles south)
- Local churches include St Albans Church (0.9 miles south)
- Local pubs include Robin Hood Inn (0.8 miles north)
Questions from Durrants
How far is Durrants from London?
Durrants is about 57 miles from central London, well within our area.
Do you work on properties in the South Downs National Park?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
When will I get the result?
Timing depends on the lab. We will tell you the expected timing when we quote.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
It covers the higher-risk materials: pipe lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
Does someone need to be there?
We need access to every area in the job, and to be available for questions.
Can you test Artex in Durrants?
We do: we take a small sample of the coating for the lab. Some older coatings contain a little asbestos.
My sample contains asbestos. What now?
We will explain your options, which depend on the material, its condition and your plans: leaving it, covering it or removing it.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
A survey report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, depending on the job.
Also near Durrants
What else we do in Durrants
Materials we deal with
Roof felt and mastics
We can test felt before a flat roof is replaced.
Textured coatings
Artex and similar coatings are a frequent request. Older coatings can contain a small amount of asbestos.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site