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Asbestos Testing for Pease Pottage
Asbestos testing across Pease Pottage and nearby. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Single materials in rented homes between tenancies
- Something broken during building work
- Answers trades need before starting
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Asbestos testing for Pease Pottage properties
If you’ve got a ceiling, floor or roof in Pease Pottage you are not sure about, a sample test gives you an answer. If it’s clear, work can go ahead normally; if not, you will know what precautions are needed. From textured ceilings before a renovation and tiles found under carpet, we cover floor tiles, textured ceilings and panels behind heaters and more.
Properties in Pease Pottage with outbuildings often have cement sheet roofs that are worth testing before repair. Every job ends with paperwork: a report, results or a consignment note, so you have a record.
- Area
- Pease Pottage (RH11)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Service
- Samples analysed by an accredited lab
- Paperwork
- A written result for each sample
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Pease Pottage, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Afterwards
If the result shows a higher-risk material such as insulating board or lagging, the work will generally be licensed, and we will explain what that involves.
After the job, keep these in mind:
- Tell us if there is adhesive under tiles
- Photos of the material help us plan
- Ask us if you’re unsure whether you need a test or a survey
- Make the area easy to reach
Things not to do
Get the result before work is booked, so there’s no delay later.
Take photos from a safe distance, without touching the material.
What we do and don’t cover
To be clear about the scope:
- Clearance testing is a separate, independent job
- Photos can’t confirm asbestos; only a lab can
- Sampling high or hidden materials may need access equipment
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Materials we see
- Floor tiles
- Roof felt
- Artex and textured ceilings
- Soffit boards
- Flue pipes
- Pipe lagging
- Garage roof sheets
- Water tanks
- Bitumen adhesive
- Panels behind heaters
Choosing the right option
A lab result is far more reliable than guessing from photos. We can tell you whether something looks like it could contain asbestos, but only a lab can confirm it. Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
How we work in Pease Pottage
- Clear notes on any areas not reached
- Condition ratings, not just a list
- Plain-English advice, including when to leave things alone
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
Take a look at how we quote or our cost guide.
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Materials, one by one
Boards and panels
Insulating board needs licensed work in most cases, so it’s worth knowing.
Cement sheets
Grey corrugated sheets on garages and sheds are a common request. Testing confirms whether it’s asbestos cement.
The process
We start by agreeing exactly what to sample, then sample each material with controls to limit dust. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Describe the material and send a photo
- You get a quote for the samples needed
- Samples are taken with controls
- An accredited lab analyses them
- We send the result and explain it
Preparing for the visit
- Mention any damage before we arrive
- Mention any parking restrictions
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
Ask for a quote
For a quote, ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
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Pease Pottage questions
Do you cover Pease Pottage from London?
We cover Pease Pottage, about 29 miles from central London.
Do older homes in Pease Pottage have asbestos?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
How do I know if a material in Pease Pottage contains asbestos?
Not by looking: only laboratory analysis of a sample can tell you for sure. We sample it and have it analysed.
Can you test Artex in Pease Pottage?
We do: a small piece of the coating is sampled and analysed. Some older coatings contain a little asbestos.
Can you quote from photos?
Often we can quote from clear photos and a description; otherwise we will arrange a visit.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
First, keep people away from the damaged material: shut the door if you can and don’t sweep it up. Then contact us for advice on the next step.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
A test checks specific materials; a survey checks a whole building or work area. Before building work, you normally need a survey.
Do you work in Pease Pottage?
We do: Pease Pottage is within the area we cover in West Sussex. Share the postcode and a short description and we will quote.
DIY and asbestos
Asbestos waste can’t go in household bins, recycling or skips. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
Typical tests in Pease Pottage
Testing can show a material does not contain asbestos at all, which saves time and money.
These come up again and again:
- Panels behind old heaters
- Corrugated roof sheets
- Results builders ask for before work
- Debris found after DIY
For older homes anywhere in Pease Pottage, from near Baron Hall outwards, test any suspect materials before renovation.
What your quote should include
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- How many samples are included
- Whether VAT is included
Testing around Pease Pottage
Pease Pottage is about 2 miles south of Crawley, in West Sussex. In Pease Pottage, we hear from homeowners, landlords and businesses about all kinds of jobs. We cover all 371 towns and villages in West Sussex, from the larger towns to small villages.
At a school like Discovery New School, the duty holder keeps asbestos records, which staff and parents can ask about. If you’re a letting agent with homes near Crawley station, a single material can be tested between tenancies.
For tests in RH11, just send the postcode and a few photos. From Bellevue Farm Road, Gordons Way and Stanford Brook Way or anywhere nearby, we can help. For properties just outside Pease Pottage, we cover Furnace Green (2 miles north-east), Balcombe Lane (3 miles east), Balcombe (3 miles south-east), Staplefield (3 miles south) and Worth Abbey (4 miles east). Larger places within reach include Horsham (6 miles west), Haywards Heath (7 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (9 miles south), East Grinstead (9 miles east), Billingshurst (12 miles west) and West Green (3 miles north).
A little further out are County Mall (2.1 miles north) and Crawley Museum (2.3 miles north). Green spaces nearby include Tilgate Lake.
- Schools near Pease Pottage include Cottesmore School (0.9 miles west) and Broadfield Primary Academy (1 mile north)
- Nearby, you will find The Black Swan pub (less than half a mile west)
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site