Kitchens and bathrooms are the rooms most often opened up in a renovation, and in homes built or refitted before 2000 they are also where asbestos turns up. A quick check before work starts can save a job being halted halfway through.
What might be hiding
Textured ceilings, boxing around pipes, panels behind baths, old floor tiles and their black adhesive, and cement flue pipes from older boilers are the common finds. Many post-war and 1970s houses in areas such as Hough Green and Lunts Heath were built with at least one of these.
When a survey makes sense
If the house predates 2000 and the job will remove ceilings, strip floors or take out panels and boxing, a refurbishment survey of those rooms is the sensible first step. It is limited to the areas being worked on, so it is quicker and cheaper than a whole-house survey.
If your home was built after 2000, it is very unlikely to contain asbestos and a survey is probably not needed. We will tell you that on the phone.
If something is found
Many materials can be removed by a competent builder with the right precautions; others need a licensed contractor. The survey report tells you which, so your builder can price and plan the work properly.
Related: House asbestos survey · Single-material asbestos test