East Sussex · England
Asbestos Survey in Silverhill
Worried about asbestos in Silverhill? Our service covers management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys, with clear advice at each step.
- Public and community buildings
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Checks on rental property
Asbestos help in Silverhill
How asbestos survey works in Silverhill
A survey is not just a list of what’s there. It tells you which materials are fine to leave, which need watching and which should come out before work. Typical jobs include shops, offices and industrial units and community buildings and halls, involving pipe lagging, garage roofs and soffits.
In a smaller place like Silverhill, surveys are often for family homes before renovation, with garages and outbuildings included, since older garages often have cement roofs. If you are unsure what you need, ask: we will tell you honestly whether it’s a test, a survey or removal.
- Area
- Silverhill (TN38, TN37, TN34)
- County
- East Sussex
- What we do
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- You receive
- Survey report and lab results
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for Silverhill
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Silverhill?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Could my house in Silverhill contain asbestos?
It depends on its age and history: asbestos products were used until 1999, so pre-2000 homes and extensions in Silverhill may have it. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you give written quotes?
Yes, always.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to every area involved in the job, and it helps if you are around to answer questions.
Does asbestos always have to come out?
Not always. If it’s in good condition and nobody will disturb it, leaving it in place and checking it can be the safer choice.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes. With the seller’s agreement, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you commit.
How do I know if my property contains asbestos?
Any building built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Testing a sample is the only way to know.
How do I get a quote?
Just fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
Choosing the right option
A building survey for a purchase is not the same as an asbestos survey. It might mention possible asbestos without testing anything, so a pre-purchase asbestos survey fills that gap. Dealing with asbestos before building work is usually cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
Why choose us
- Reports and results you can share
- The right survey for your plans
- Clear next steps
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
Read how we quote or published price ranges.
Good to know
Worth knowing before booking:
- A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it is not enough before refurbishment
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before booking.
Common materials
- Water tanks and flues
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Garage and shed roofs
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Ceiling tiles
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Pipe lagging
- Artex and textured coatings
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Roofing felt and bitumen
What it costs
The cost depends on:
- Roof spaces and outbuildings in scope
- How easy it is to reach
- The quantity or area
- The type of survey you need
Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Helping us quote
To help us quote quickly, send:
- Damaged areas
- A clear close-up
- Visible markings
- How we’d reach it
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form, and we will recommend the right option.
Silverhill buildings and asbestos surveys
Silverhill is about 1 mile west of Hastings, in East Sussex. Wherever your property is in Silverhill, tell us the postcode and what you need, and we’ll quote. Silverhill is one of 289 towns and villages in East Sussex where we work. Our area stretches from Silverhill to Brighton (about 30 miles away).
Non-domestic buildings, Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. If you let flats or houses near St Leonards Warrior Square station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs. The sea is within about 2 miles of Silverhill; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
Wherever your property is in TN38, TN37 and TN34, we can help with an asbestos survey. Your property could be on Duke Road, Vale Road and Drury Lane or the roads around them, wherever it is in Silverhill. For properties just outside Silverhill, we cover Hastings (1 mile east), Hollington (1 mile north-west), St Leonards (1 mile south), Blacklands (1 mile east) and St Helen's (1 mile north-east). Within a short drive, we also work in Eastbourne (13 miles south-west), Bexhill-on-Sea (4 miles west), Hailsham (13 miles west), Polegate (14 miles west), Old Town (14 miles south-west) and Heathfield (15 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Priory Meadow Shopping Centre (1.3 miles south-east) and The True Crime Museum (1.2 miles south-east). Open spaces near Silverhill include Church Wood and Robsack Wood and Senlac Hill.
- Nearby schools include William Parker Sports College (0.9 miles north-east) and University School (1 mile south-east)
- Nearby, you’ll find The Duke pub (within half a mile north)
What we deal with in Silverhill
Most of the risk from asbestos comes from disturbing it without knowing it’s there. A survey removes the guesswork before work starts.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to surveys:
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Rented homes between tenancies
- Pre-work surveys for trades
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
Altering an older house in Silverhill, wherever it is? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up.
Questions to ask before you book
- Which areas and materials are covered
- Suitable insurance for the work
- Which areas are covered, and which are not
- Whether extra samples cost more
DIY and asbestos
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
Materials, one by one
Floor tiles and adhesive
We can sample tiles and adhesive separately, as results can differ.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Roof felts are checked where they fall within the survey.
How we work
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, then sent to an accredited laboratory. We keep the work area clear of other people while we work, so children and pets should be kept elsewhere.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- 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
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
How to prepare
- Tell us about anything that is already damaged
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
- Mention any parking restrictions
How to get a quote
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749; it helps us quote accurately.
Related guides
Places near Silverhill
For businesses and landlords in Silverhill
Letting agents often ask about asbestos before maintenance work. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Silverhill, you have a duty to 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.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note