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Asbestos Survey in Telscombe
Asbestos survey across Telscombe and nearby, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Community buildings and halls
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
Need an asbestos survey in Telscombe?
What it costs
What drives the price:
- Lofts, voids and outbuildings to include
- The size of the job
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- How easy it is to reach
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
Helping us quote
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them from a safe distance without touching the material:
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- A rough size or measurement
- The access route
- Street parking nearby
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: send them through our contact page.
About our asbestos survey in Telscombe
What you are planning in Telscombe decides the survey: normal use and maintenance, refurbishment, demolition or a purchase. We will match the survey to the plan. Whether it’s contractors’ requests for an asbestos report and the communal parts of blocks of flats, we deal with boiler cupboard panels, soffits and water tanks.
Telscombe has a mix of older and newer homes, and anything altered before 2000 may contain asbestos. We only recommend work that is needed.
- Area
- Telscombe (BN10, BN2, BN7)
- Area hub
- East Sussex
- Covers
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Paperwork
- Written survey report
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Questions from Telscombe
Is asbestos common in Telscombe homes?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Telscombe?
Yes, working with whoever is responsible for the building. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Should I check for asbestos before buying?
Yes, a pre-purchase survey can help, with the seller’s permission.
How can I get a price?
Start with the postcode and a description of the material, with photos if possible. To do that, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
Testing tells you about particular materials; a survey inspects the whole building or work area and records everything it finds.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
Never: it’s hazardous waste. We take it to a permitted site with paperwork.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For the shared areas of a block, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Can you help a business or landlord?
We do. We work for landlords, managing agents, employers and contractors as well as homeowners.
DIY and asbestos
If you do find something during DIY, stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Asbestos waste cannot go in household bins, recycling or skips. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
What happens
Each sample is sealed, labelled and recorded with its location, before going to an accredited laboratory. Before we start, we walk through the job with you and answer any questions.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We agree the survey type and scope, and send a quote
- We inspect and sample the areas in scope
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- We send the report and explain the findings
Getting ready
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Keep children and pets away on the day
Get a quote
Include any existing survey or test when you fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749; it helps us quote accurately.
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Options to consider in Telscombe
A management survey or a refurbishment and demolition survey? The first is for a building in normal use and involves minor intrusion; the second is fully intrusive and needed before work. See our guide to which survey you need. Our quotes are clear about VAT.
Why choose us
- Condition ratings, not just a list
- Accredited laboratory results
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
See how we quote or the cost guide.
Looking after things afterwards
Any areas not accessed are listed, and should be presumed to contain asbestos until they’re checked.
Once we’re done:
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
What to avoid
Book the survey before the builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know.
A closer look at the materials
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement was used for garage and shed roofs, gutters, downpipes, flues, soffits and water tanks. It contains a relatively low proportion of fibres bound in cement, but it releases fibres when broken, cut or abraded.
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, so a lab result is essential.
Surveys around Telscombe
Telscombe is about 6 miles east of Brighton, in East Sussex. Telscombe has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. We work in 289 places across East Sussex. Our nearest city page is Brighton, about 6 miles away.
Altering an older house in Telscombe, wherever it is? A refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first. Non-domestic buildings, Telscombe Cliffs Community Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos. Parts of the South Downs National Park are within about 5 miles of Telscombe, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey. The sea is within about 6 miles of Telscombe; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
Surveys anywhere in BN10, BN2 and BN7 start with the postcode and some photos. We can help with surveys on streets such as Tor Road, View Road and Firle Road, wherever it is in Telscombe. If your property is just outside Telscombe, we also cover East Saltdean (1 mile west), Saltdean (1 mile west), Piddinghoe (2 miles east), Rodmell (2 miles north-east) and Rottingdean (3 miles west). Further out, we also cover Eastbourne (13 miles east), Seaford (6 miles east), Lewes (5 miles north), Hailsham (12 miles east), Uckfield (12 miles north-east) and Newhaven (3 miles east).
Nearby you’ll also find Planet Earth Museum (2.8 miles east) and Lewes Castle (4.9 miles north). Open spaces near Telscombe include Itford Hill and Beacon Hill Local Nature Reserve.
- Nearby schools include Peacehaven Community School (0.7 miles south-east)
- Nearby, you will find Smugglers Rest pub (0.7 miles south-west)
What’s included, and what is not
Some limits to bear in mind:
- A survey identifies asbestos; it does not remove it, though we can quote for that too
- A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it will not do before building work
- 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.
Materials we see
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Garage and shed roofs
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Water tanks and flues
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Ceiling tiles
For landlords, agents and businesses
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
If your business premises in Telscombe were built before 2000, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site