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Asbestos removal and surveys in TN19
We work across all of the TN19 postcode district, including Burwash, Hurst Green and Burwash Common. We survey, test and remove asbestos, with written paperwork.
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Areas within TN19
- Burwash
- Hurst Green
- Burwash Common
- Etchingham
- Burgh Hill
- Burwash Weald
- Witherenden Hill
- Cooper's Corner
- Holton Hill
- Silver Hill
Services in TN19
Tell us what you’ve found and the postcode and we’ll reply with a quote: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
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Asbestos survey in TN19: what to expect
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building in TN19, or the shared parts of a block of flats, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. A management survey is generally the starting point. People often contact us about planned refurbishment work and shared halls, stairs and plant rooms, involving garage roofs, boiler cupboard panels and flues.
A refurbishment and demolition survey is fully intrusive: we check behind, under and inside the parts being worked on, so those areas need to be empty.
- Get in touch with the address and your plans
- We confirm whether you need a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey
- We carry out the survey on site
- Samples go to the laboratory
- The report sets out what was found and what to do next
What it costs in TN19
We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
Why choose us
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
- Covering London and the South East
- Practical recommendations
How to get a quote
For an accurate quote, tell us what you’ve found, where it is and what you’re planning. Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Local landmarks in Burwash
Locally, our jobs take us close to The Parish Church of St Bartholomew, The Admiral Vernon Public House and Burwash CofE School and the streets around them. Burwash’s nearest station is Stonegate station, roughly 1.8 miles north-west. Nearby you’ll also find Ticehurst House Hospital (3.5 miles north) and Old Castle (3.9 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Bewl Water.
Where we survey in TN19
TN19 covers everything from Burwash, Hurst Green and Burwash Common to 10 small villages and hamlets, and any built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Town surveys are often for homes and businesses; rural surveys often include outbuildings. Parts of TN19 are within a few miles of the High Weald National Landscape, where rural and farm buildings with cement roofs are common.
Burwash: If you let flats or houses near Stonegate station, a survey gives contractors the information they need. Planning work on an older building in Burwash, whether near The Parish Church of St Bartholomew or elsewhere? Survey the areas you are working on before work starts.
What it costs
The biggest factors in the price are:
- The number of samples or the size of the building
- Lofts, voids and outbuildings to include
- The type of survey you need
- How easy it is to reach
The cost of an asbestos survey depends on the job: the materials, the amount, access and what paperwork is needed. Every quote is individual.
Photos that help
Before you send photos, a few tips:
- An overall view
- How we’d reach it
- Where we could park
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: don’t touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
Can I do it myself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It has to go to a site that accepts it, and some councils accept small amounts from residents by arrangement.
Your options compared
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, so surveying first is normally cheaper in the end.
Before booking anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- Areas included and excluded
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
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.
- Survey first, then book the trades
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the scope matches
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
Plan the survey early, before you book 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.
Responsibilities for owners
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, while the property is empty.
Questions from TN19
Will the survey damage the property?
Only minimally for a management survey: small samples are taken and the points sealed. A refurbishment survey is intrusive, which is why the rooms must be empty.
Can you help with a shop or office?
We do, alongside homes. Non-domestic premises have a duty holder who should hold an asbestos register.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes. A pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, with the seller’s permission.
Do you cover TN19?
Yes, we do: TN19 is within the area we cover in East Sussex. Share the postcode and a short description for a quote.
Do I need a management or a refurbishment survey?
It depends on your plans: normal use and management calls for a management survey, while refurbishment or demolition needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected. Describe the work and we will recommend one.
Does asbestos always have to come out?
Not necessarily. If it’s in good condition and nobody will disturb it, leaving it in place and checking it can be the safer choice.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The risk comes mainly from disturbing materials that contain it, which is why identifying it first matters.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site