Why Is It Necessary?
A refurbishment survey should always be carried out where a property or part of a property is having work undertaken to upgrade, refurbish or carry out intrusive maintenance or repair works. In some instances, this type of survey may also be required prior to dismantling, removal or repair of plant and equipment. The duty holder has a legal obligation to commission a survey prior to any work to as far as reasonably practicable, identify where asbestos is. This in turn mitigates the risk of potential damage being caused and people being exposed to asbestos materials.
A refurbishment survey may not be limited to only commercial or industrial properties. If a domestic homeowner instructs a contractor to carry out refurbishment work such as removing walls, replacing window, door, soffits etc, it would be the responsibility of the contractor to ensure a refurbishment survey has been completed prior to work commencement to protect the home occupiers and his employees from exposure to asbestos.
Access Damage
A refurbishment survey can be intrusive, and damage may be caused to materials and décor to enable access to all areas of a building. To fully gain access to all parts of the property to ascertain if asbestos is present, our surveyor may break through walls and ceiling, lift coverings and floorboards etc.
Refurbishment Survey
A refurbishment survey should always be carried out where a property or part of a property is having work undertaken to upgrade, refurbish or carry out intrusive maintenance or repair works.
Demolition Survey
An asbestos demolition survey is used to find the location and provide a description of all asbestos containing materials within part or all areas of a property, depending on the extent of demolition work being carried out.
Residential Survey
In 1999 it was finally illegal to use asbestos the UK. If your property was constructed or refurbished prior to 2000, there is the possibility you may have asbestos materials internal and external of the building.
Re-inspection Survey
You have a legal duty to have the condition of all the asbestos inspected to ensure no damage or deterioration of the material has occurred since the last re-inspection or survey (asbestos management survey).
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