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Asbestos Survey for Furnace Wood
Need an asbestos survey in Furnace Wood? We cover Furnace Wood and the surrounding area, with clear advice and a written quote.
- Pre-work surveys for trades
- Demolition and strip-out
- Buying a property built before 2000
Asbestos help in Furnace Wood
What happens next
After the survey you get a written report: locations, results, condition and recommendations for every material in scope.
Some practical advice:
- Book the survey before you book builders
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
- Describe the work you are planning, so the scope matches
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
Avoid these
Until the survey is done, don’t drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials, and keep trades away from them.
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
About our asbestos survey in Furnace Wood
The point of a survey is more than a list. It tells you which materials are fine to leave, which need watching and which should come out before work, in plain English. Whether it’s the communal parts of blocks of flats and purchases of older homes and buildings, we cover textured ceilings, flues and garage roofs and more.
In a village like Furnace Wood, surveys often include barns, stables, garages and outbuildings as well as the house, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. Paperwork is part of every job, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Where
- Furnace Wood (RH19)
- Area hub
- West Sussex
- Service
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- You receive
- Written survey report
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Where asbestos turns up
Contractors working on buildings need to know where asbestos is before they start. HSE’s campaigns aimed at tradespeople make this point repeatedly, and a survey report is how they find out.
Get advice if you are dealing with any of these:
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
If you manage lettings around East Grinstead station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance.
What to look for in a quote
- Whether extra samples cost more
- Whether VAT is included
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
Furnace Wood questions
How far is Furnace Wood from London?
We cover Furnace Wood, about 25 miles from central London.
Can you survey a school or hall near Furnace Wood?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Do you cover Furnace Wood?
Yes, Furnace Wood is in our area. Send us the postcode for a quote.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Licensed work is work on the materials most likely to release fibres: pipe lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
Do you work in flats?
Yes. For the shared areas of a block, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Who needs a management survey?
Duty holders for workplaces and common parts generally need one. Landlords of single homes often use one too, so they know what’s there before work.
I think I’ve damaged asbestos. What now?
Get everyone out of the area and keep it closed. Avoid sweeping, vacuuming or dusting, then contact a professional; your GP can advise if you are worried about your health.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes, as well as homeowners. Tell us about the property and what you need.
Materials, one by one
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, which is why sampling matters.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Roof felts are checked where they fall within the survey.
Furnace Wood buildings and asbestos surveys
Furnace Wood is about 3 miles west of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Furnace Wood is within our West Sussex area, whatever the size of the job. We work in all 371 towns and villages across West Sussex. You can also see our page for Crawley, about 6 miles away.
Non-domestic buildings, Felbridge Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos. Furnace Wood is within about 6 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
We cover surveys across RH19 and the streets around it. Local streets include Lake View Road, Felcot Road and Furnace Farm Road; we cover every one. Close by, we cover Domewood (1 mile north-west), Snow Hill (1 mile west), Felbridge (1 mile east), Crawley Down (1 mile south) and Newchapel (2 miles north-east). Within a short drive, we also work in Crawley (6 miles west), Horsham (12 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (10 miles south), Burgess Hill (13 miles south), East Grinstead (3 miles east) and Broadfield (7 miles south-west).
Other landmarks nearby include Effingham Park Motor Museum (0.9 miles west) and Queen Victoria Hospital (3.1 miles east). Open spaces near Furnace Wood include Hedgecourt Lake.
- Nearby schools include Imberhorne School (1.6 miles east)
For businesses and landlords in Furnace Wood
Schools, halls and community buildings are non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should know what the roofs are made of, before anyone carries out repairs.
Options to consider in Furnace Wood
An old survey may not be enough. A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so refurbishment needs a fresh, intrusive survey of the work areas. The cost of an asbestos survey depends on the job: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. We quote each job individually.
Why us?
- Every main survey type
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Each material’s condition recorded
- Clear written quotes
See our prices page or our cost guide.
What’s included, and what isn’t
We’re upfront about what’s included:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it won’t do before building work
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Common materials
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Ceiling tiles
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Water tanks and flues
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Artex and textured coatings
- Garage and shed roofs
- Cement sheets and cladding
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What happens
If a material is damaged, we will say so before we leave, rather than waiting for the report. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Describe the property and the reason for the survey
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You get the report, and we talk you through it
Before we arrive
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
Get a quote
You’ll get a written quote. Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749 with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
Helpful guides
Doing it yourself?
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, don’t clean it up, and ask for advice.
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres, so avoid them completely.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- 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