West Sussex · England
Asbestos Survey for Hammerwood
Worried about asbestos in Hammerwood? We provide asbestos surveys before work, sale or management, explained in plain English.
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
Asbestos help in Hammerwood
About our asbestos survey in Hammerwood
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building in Hammerwood, or the shared parts of a block of flats, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. The usual first step is a management survey. People often contact us about buying a property built before 2000 and workplaces built before 2000, involving garage roofs, textured ceilings and floor tiles.
Village properties around Hammerwood often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. You get written paperwork for every job: a report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, for your records.
- Where
- Hammerwood (RH19)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Covers
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- You receive
- A written report with lab results
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Your questions about an asbestos survey in Hammerwood
Is asbestos common in Hammerwood homes?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. A sample test is the only reliable answer. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Hammerwood?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Of course. With the seller’s agreement, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you commit.
Do you give written quotes?
Yes, always.
Do you work in flats?
We do. In a block, the shared areas are the responsibility of the managing agent or freeholder, who should hold the asbestos register.
How can I get a price?
Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749. Include the postcode, a description and photos.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so buildings built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it, but older parts and reused materials can still contain it.
When can you start?
It depends on the job and our diary. We’ll give you dates when we quote.
Options to consider in Hammerwood
It can be tempting to start work without a survey. If asbestos is then found mid-job, work stops, costs rise and people may have been exposed, which is why surveying first tends to save money. There’s no one-size price, as every job differs. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
How we work in Hammerwood
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
- Condition ratings, not just a list
- Domestic and commercial work
Read our prices page and published price ranges.
DIY and asbestos
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you manage or own a block in Hammerwood, the asbestos register for common parts should be kept up to date and shared with contractors.
Between tenancies is a good time to deal with asbestos, when rooms are empty and work can be done without disruption.
Nearby places to Hammerwood
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Asbestos surveys in Hammerwood: local notes
Hammerwood is about 3 miles east of East Grinstead, in West Sussex. Hammerwood has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. We work in 371 places in West Sussex. You can also see our page for Crawley, about 10 miles away.
If you manage lettings around Dormans station, a survey gives contractors the information they need. If you have an older property in Hammerwood, near Church of St Stephen or anywhere else, the rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. Hammerwood is within about 4 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
Surveys anywhere in RH19 start with the postcode and some photos. Neighbouring places we cover include Ashurst Wood (2 miles south-west), Cowden (2 miles east), Dormansland (2 miles north-west), Dormans Park (2 miles west) and East Grinstead (3 miles west). We also cover nearby towns such as Crawley (10 miles west), Haywards Heath (11 miles south-west), Burgess Hill (15 miles south-west), Broadfield (11 miles west), Bewbush (12 miles west) and Southgate (10 miles west).
Nearby you’ll also find Bolebroke Castle (2.9 miles south-east) and East Grinstead Museum (2.4 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Hedgecourt Lake.
Common reasons for surveys in Hammerwood
Asbestos was used in British buildings for much of the 20th century, until it was fully banned in 1999. That is why so many buildings in West Sussex can contain it, from garage roofs and soffits to textured ceilings and floor tiles.
These are some of the things we deal with in Hammerwood:
- Demolition and strip-out
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Rented homes between tenancies
Schools such as Sackville School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder.
Questions to ask before you book
- How many samples are included
- The scope, in writing
- Which areas and materials are covered
- Which laboratory analyses samples
A closer look at the materials
Insulating board
Asbestos insulating board was used for panels, partitions, soffits, ceiling tiles and around heaters. Most work on insulating board is licensed, so identifying it matters.
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement was used for garage and shed roofs, gutters, downpipes, flues, soffits and water tanks. The fibres are bound in cement, and breaking or cutting it releases them.
How it works
Each sample is sealed, labelled and recorded with its location, then sent to an accredited laboratory. Our team uses the right protective equipment, and keeps dust to a minimum.
- Start by telling us about the property and your plans
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- An accredited laboratory analyses the samples
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
Before we arrive
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
- Tell us about parking and access
Get a quote
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
Related guides
The scope of an asbestos survey
Here’s what an asbestos survey covers, and what it does not:
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so plan it around the building’s use
- Areas we can’t safely reach are listed in the report, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
What we deal with
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Pipe lagging
- Garage and shed roofs
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Ceiling tiles
- Water tanks and flues
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Cement sheets and cladding
After we’ve finished in Hammerwood
After the survey you get a written report: locations, results, condition and recommendations for every material in scope.
Keeping things safe:
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
- Survey first, then book the trades
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
Avoid these
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
Please don’t break off pieces for us to look at: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site