Asbestos Surveys in Merseyside

HSG Surveys Provide Asbestos Surveys Across Merseyside

Asbestos Survey Services Across Merseyside

We carry out all types of asbestos surveys for residential, commercial and industrial properties throughout Merseyside. Whether you are a homeowner planning a renovation, a landlord with a legal duty to manage asbestos, or a contractor preparing for demolition, we can help. Because we only survey – we do not remove asbestos – we have no vested interest in finding it. You receive a completely independent assessment.

Asbestos Management Surveys

A management survey is carried out on an occupied building to identify any asbestos-containing materials (ACMs) that are present and could be disturbed during normal use or routine maintenance. It produces a written asbestos register and management plan, which is a legal requirement for most non-domestic premises under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012). Read our full guide to how these surveys work. We carry out management surveys across all of Merseyside – from Liverpool city centre offices and Bootle dockside warehouses through to St Helens industrial units, Southport seafront hotels and Wirral peninsula homes and businesses.

Asbestos Refurbishment & Demolition Surveys

Before any refurbishment, extension, or demolition work begins on a building constructed before the year 2000, a refurbishment and demolition survey is a legal requirement. This is a more intrusive survey designed to locate all ACMs in the areas to be disturbed, including those concealed within floors, walls, ceilings and roof spaces. Merseyside has a significant stock of Victorian dockside, industrial and residential buildings where asbestos is commonly found – an asbestos survey in Merseyside is not something to skip before work begins.

Asbestos Sampling & Testing

If you have a material you suspect may contain asbestos but are not certain, we can take a bulk sample and have it analysed at a UKAS-accredited laboratory. Results are typically ready within 3 working days of sample collection. As all of Merseyside is some distance from our base, we don’t quote a fixed price for an asbestos survey in Merseyside – call us for a free, no-obligation quote and we will come back to you the same day.

Areas We Cover in Merseyside

We provide asbestos surveys across all of Merseyside. Click on any town below to find out more about our service in that area.

Don’t see your town listed? We cover all of Merseyside – call us and we will confirm coverage for your area.

Our Asbestos Survey Services

Not sure which type of survey you need? The table below explains each service and links through to the full information page.

Why Merseyside Properties Carry a Higher Asbestos Risk

Merseyside grew into one of Britain’s great industrial and maritime centres around the Port of Liverpool, and the county’s towns developed rapidly to support the docks, shipbuilding and manufacturing that once dominated the region. Liverpool’s dockside warehouses, Birkenhead’s shipyards at Cammell Laird, Bootle’s docklands, and St Helens’ glass and chemical works at Pilkington all left a huge stock of older industrial and residential buildings behind them. Southport developed separately as a Victorian seaside resort, while the Wirral peninsula’s coastal towns grew as commuter and holiday destinations, built largely during the same decades when asbestos was standard construction material across the UK.

Asbestos was used extensively across Merseyside’s building stock for insulation, fireproofing and as a component in a huge range of construction products. Common locations where asbestos-containing materials are still found in Merseyside properties include:

• Asbestos cement roof sheets and guttering on dockside warehouses and industrial units
• Pipe and boiler lagging in older commercial, industrial and residential properties
• Floor tiles in pre-1980 offices, schools and public buildings
• Ceiling tiles and partition boards in buildings from the 1960s and 1970s
• Artex and textured coatings on ceilings and walls in domestic properties
• Soffit boards, window surrounds and external cladding panels
• Asbestos insulation in older seafront hotels and boarding houses in Southport
• Rope seals and gaskets in older heating and industrial plant systems

If you own, manage or are planning work on any Merseyside property built before 2000, you need to take asbestos seriously. The legal duty is clear – and the health consequences of getting it wrong are severe.

Who We Work With Across Merseyside

Our Merseyside clients include property owners, landlords, housing associations, construction contractors, local authorities, schools and colleges, hotels and hospitality businesses, industrial and warehouse operators, estate agents and individual homeowners. We work with clients of all sizes across the county – from a homeowner needing a single sampling visit before a kitchen renovation, to a contractor managing a large commercial or industrial project requiring a full pre-demolition survey.

Asbestos Surveys Merseyside – Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need an asbestos survey before refurbishing a Merseyside property?

Yes. Under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, a refurbishment and demolition survey is required before any work that disturbs the fabric of a building constructed before the year 2000. This applies to domestic, commercial and industrial properties throughout Merseyside. Starting refurbishment work without a survey is not only illegal but puts workers and occupants at serious risk.

What qualifications do your surveyors hold?

Our surveyors hold BOHS P402 (Buildings Surveys and Assessment of Asbestos-Containing Materials) and BOHS P405 (Management of Asbestos in Buildings). All surveys are carried out in accordance with HSG264: Asbestos – The Survey Guide. Our principal surveyor has been working in the asbestos industry since the early 1990s.

How quickly can you carry out a survey in Merseyside?

We can typically arrange surveys within a few days of enquiry. A 24 to 48-hour emergency service is available for urgent situations – call us and we will do our best to fit around your timescale. An asbestos survey in Merseyside can usually be booked in quickly even at short notice.

What does an asbestos survey cost in Merseyside?

As all of Merseyside is some distance from our base, we don’t quote a fixed price for an asbestos survey in Merseyside – call us for a free, no-obligation quote and we will come back to you the same day. Pricing depends on the size and type of property.

Do you survey residential properties as well as commercial ones?

Yes. We survey all property types including houses, flats, bungalows, commercial offices, retail units, industrial buildings, schools, churches and community buildings across all of Merseyside. Whether it’s a dockside warehouse or a seafront guesthouse, no job is too small for an asbestos survey in Merseyside.