Hampshire · England
Asbestos Sampling and Testing in Lowford, Hampshire
Buildings in Lowford built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Our asbestos testing service covers laboratory testing of suspect materials.
- Artex before downlights or rewiring
- Boiler cupboard panels
- Corrugated roof sheets
Need asbestos testing in Lowford?
Asbestos testing for Lowford properties
Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, anyone analysing samples to identify asbestos must be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025. We use an accredited laboratory for every sample. Whether it’s old floor tiles before a new floor goes down and single materials in rented homes between tenancies, we cover panels behind heaters, soffit boards and flue pipes and more.
Properties in Lowford with outbuildings may have roofs worth testing before work. Clear answers come first: what the material is, and what that means for your plans.
- Where
- Lowford (SO31)
- Area hub
- Hampshire
- Covers
- Samples analysed by an accredited lab
- Afterwards
- Lab result in writing
- Quotes
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Lowford: your questions answered
Do you cover Lowford and the area around Bursledon station?
Yes. Bursledon station is about 0.9 miles south-east of Lowford, and we cover both.
How far is Lowford from London?
We cover Lowford, about 68 miles from central London.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes: homeowners, landlords, managing agents, businesses and contractors. Send the details.
Can you tell if it’s asbestos by looking?
Not reliably by eye: it takes laboratory analysis of a sample. We take the sample safely and send it to an accredited lab.
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.
My sample contains asbestos. What now?
We’ll explain your options, which depend on the material, its condition and your plans: leave it, cover it or have it removed.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
Make the area safe first: shut the door if you can and do not sweep it up. Then contact us for advice on the next step.
Do you test textured ceilings?
We do: we take a small sample of the coating for the lab. Some older coatings contain a little asbestos.
After the job
A negative result means the material can be treated as normal.
A few practical points:
- File the result with your property paperwork
- Let us know what you want to do next
- Clear access to the area
- Leave the material undisturbed until we’ve sampled it
Avoid these
Please don’t take your own sample; tell us where it is and we’ll sample it safely.
Photos are helpful, as long as you don’t disturb anything.
Materials we deal with
Boards and panels
Some boards are insulating board, which is higher risk. Testing identifies them.
Flues and tanks
A test before removal is a good idea.
The process
Taking a sample is usually quick; the laboratory analysis takes longer. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Get in touch with photos
- We confirm a test is the right choice, rather than a survey
- We visit and take the samples
- The samples go to an accredited laboratory
- We explain what the result means for your plans
Getting ready
- Mention any parking restrictions
- Make sure we can get to the area
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
Getting a price
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page, and we’ll reply with a quote.
Helpful guides
What affects the price in Lowford
We base our quote on:
- The type of material and its condition
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- The number of materials to sample
- Travel and parking
The cost of asbestos testing depends on the job: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. We quote each job individually.
What to photograph
Photos help us understand the job before we visit. Take them without disturbing anything:
- An idea of size
- Street parking nearby
- How we’d reach it
- Labels, if any
Include any existing survey or test when you call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Towns and villages near Lowford
Duty holders and landlords in Lowford
Between tenancies is a good time to deal with asbestos, when rooms are empty and work can be done without disruption.
Landlords of single homes do not have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
Can I do it myself?
With a professional job, you get a record: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
Typical tests in Lowford
Asbestos was used in building products until 1999, so materials in homes and buildings across Hampshire built or refurbished before 2000 can contain it.
Buildings from before 2000 can hide asbestos in many places. Typical situations are:
- Artex ceilings before plastering, sanding or drilling
- Porch canopies
- Garage and shed roofs before removal or repair
- Boiler cupboard panels
If you live in an older house in Lowford, it’s worth testing suspect materials before work.
What to look for in a quote
- Areas included and excluded
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- The report contents
Testing around Lowford
Lowford is about 2 miles south-west of Hedge End, in Hampshire. If your test is in Lowford, let us know about access. Lowford is one of 683 towns and villages in Hampshire where we work.
If you work at a school like Bursledon Church of England Infant School, ask the duty holder about the asbestos register. If you let property close to Bursledon station, a single material can be tested between tenancies. The New Forest National Park is within about 8 miles, where cement sheeting on outbuildings is common. Lowford is within about 3 miles of the coast; weathered soffits and canopies on coastal homes are worth testing before replacement.
For tests in SO31, just send the postcode and a few photos. Streets in the area include Hamble Lane, St George Close and Woolwich Close, and asbestos testing is available on all of them. If your property is just outside Lowford, we also cover Old Netley (1 mile south-west), Bursledon (1 mile south-east), Butlocks Heath (1 mile south-west), Hound (1 mile south-west) and Netley (1 mile south-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Winchester (12 miles north), Gosport (10 miles south-east), Havant (15 miles east), Eastleigh (5 miles north), Fareham (6 miles south-east) and Horndean (14 miles east).
A little further out are Coldeast (2.3 miles south-east) and Netley Castle (1.9 miles south-west). Open spaces near Lowford include Netley Common.
- Nearby schools include Oasis Academy Mayfield (1.1 miles west) and Grove Park Business and Enterprise College (1.1 miles west)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Linden Tree pub (less than half a mile south-east)
What’s included, and what isn’t
What’s in and what’s out:
- A test only covers the materials sampled, so it isn’t a substitute for a survey before major work
- Sampling high or hidden materials may need access equipment
- 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.
Common materials
- Roof felt
- Artex and textured ceilings
- Bitumen adhesive
- Flue pipes
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles
- Soffit boards
- Panels behind heaters
- Water tanks
- Garage roof sheets
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note