East Sussex · England
Asbestos Survey for Filching
Asbestos survey for Filching: management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys. Tell us what you’ve found and we will explain your options.
- Demolition projects
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
- Checks on rental property
Need an asbestos survey in Filching?
How asbestos survey works in Filching
Our surveys in Filching cover homes, rented property, shops, offices, schools and industrial units. Every report records the materials found, their location and condition, the lab results and our recommendations. Typical materials include garage roofs, water tanks and boiler cupboard panels, and typical jobs are pre-purchase checks on older properties and workplaces built before 2000.
Village properties around Filching often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. If you’re unsure what you need, ask: we will tell you honestly whether it’s a test, a survey or removal.
- Location
- Filching (BN26)
- Region
- East Sussex
- Service
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Afterwards
- Written survey report
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Your options compared
An existing survey might not cover your plans. If it was a management survey, it won’t have looked inside the fabric of the building where you’re about to work, so planned refurbishment normally needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of those areas. Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
Why us?
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Clear written quotes
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Clear advice on your options
Read how we price jobs or published price ranges.
How it works
For a management survey, we look into cupboards, voids and lofts that are reasonably accessible and take small samples. We seal up each sample point. Our team uses the right protective equipment, and use controls to keep dust down.
- Let us know the address and why you need a survey
- We confirm the survey type and which rooms and outbuildings it covers
- Our surveyor carries out the inspection and sampling
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The written report arrives with the results, condition ratings and next steps
Before we arrive
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Clear the way to the work area
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: just call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Related guides
Typical surveys in Filching
For workplaces and common parts, the law requires asbestos to be identified and its risk assessed. Most duty holders commission a survey to meet that duty.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Checks on rental property
- Workplaces built before 2000
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
If you manage lettings around Polegate station, a survey gives contractors the information they need.
Comparing quotes
- Areas included and excluded
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Which areas and materials are covered
- What you will receive in writing
Common questions in Filching
Do you cover small places like Filching?
We do: small villages are covered too. Tell us about access and parking.
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the South Downs National Park?
Yes, the same rules apply there, though access to rural buildings may need planning.
How quickly can you come out?
It depends on the job and our diary. We will give you dates when we quote, and notifiable work needs notifying before it starts.
Do I need a test or a survey?
Testing covers particular materials, while a survey covers everything in scope. Before building work, you normally need a survey.
Do you work on commercial premises?
We do. Tell us the size and use of the building and what you need.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes, as well as homeowners. Tell us about the property and what you need.
Could my home contain asbestos?
You can’t tell by eye. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, and anything from before 2000 is worth checking.
Do I need an asbestos survey before renovating?
HSE’s guidance is that a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before refurbishment or demolition work, for the areas affected.
For landlords, agents and businesses
Duty holders for workplaces and the shared parts of flats in Filching must manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Landlords of single homes do not have the same duty to manage as non-domestic duty holders, but contractors still need to know about asbestos before they work.
Looking after things afterwards
If it finds asbestos that work would disturb, the report explains what needs removing before work starts, and what kind of work that is.
To avoid problems in future:
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Book the survey before booking builders
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
Avoid these
Be clear about the work you’re planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know, rather than cleaning it up.
How we price an asbestos survey
We base our quote on:
- How easy it is to reach
- How many samples are needed
- The building’s size and layout
- The number of materials to sample
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
Helping us quote
What to photograph:
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- How we’d reach it
- A picture of the whole area
- Where we could park
Not sure what you need? Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page and describe the problem, and we will recommend the right option.
Towns and villages near Filching
More for properties in Filching
Materials, one by one
Floor tiles and adhesive
We can sample tiles and adhesive separately, because one may contain asbestos when the other does not.
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement turns up on roofs, flues and outbuildings. Its condition matters as much as its presence.
Limits to be aware of
Here’s what an asbestos survey covers, and what it doesn’t:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it isn’t enough before refurbishment
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
What we deal with
- Water tanks and flues
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Pipe lagging
- Artex and textured coatings
- Garage and shed roofs
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Ceiling tiles
- Boiler cupboards and panels
Filching buildings and asbestos surveys
Filching is about 3 miles north-west of Eastbourne, in East Sussex. Properties in Filching range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. Filching is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we work. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 16 miles away.
Planning work on an older building in Filching, whether near The Parish Church of Saint Peter or elsewhere? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up. Schools such as Willingdon Primary School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register, and a management survey is usually where that starts. Parts of the South Downs National Park are within about 3 miles of Filching, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey. Filching is within about 4 miles of the coast, and coastal properties often have porches, canopies and outbuildings that a survey can include.
For surveys in BN26, just send the postcode and a few photos. Neighbouring places we cover include Wannock (1 mile north-east), Folkington (1 mile north-west), Lower Willingdon (1 mile east), Willingdon (1 mile east) and Polegate (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also work in Eastbourne (3 miles south-east), Hastings (15 miles east), Bexhill-on-Sea (11 miles east), Seaford (5 miles west), Lewes (11 miles north-west) and Hailsham (4 miles north).
A little further out are Burlough Castle (2.5 miles west) and Eastbourne District General Hospital (2.3 miles south-east). Open spaces near Filching include Combe Hill.
- Nearby schools include Willingdon Community School (0.9 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find The Eight Bells Inn (0.8 miles south-west)
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- 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