Asbestos Refurbishment and Demolition Survey
Before anyone opens a wall, lifts a floor, or brings down a structure, you need to know what’s inside it. An asbestos refurbishment survey is intrusive by design it gets into the spaces a normal inspection never would, because that’s exactly where the risk is hiding.
Not planning building work? If your building’s staying occupied and you just need ongoing compliance, our management survey is the one you actually want.
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Why a Refurbishment & Demolition Survey Matters
Refurbishment or demolition work disturbs exactly the areas a management survey doesn’t touch behind walls, under floors, above ceilings, inside voids. If asbestos is sitting in one of those spaces and nobody’s checked, your contractors find out the hard way, usually mid-project.
That’s the expensive version. Work stops, the site’s evacuated, and you’re paying for the delay on top of the removal itself.
An r&d asbestos survey before work starts means your contractors know exactly what they’re dealing with, your programme stays on schedule, and nobody’s making a decision about asbestos risk in the middle of a demolition.
What Is an R&D Survey, and When Is It Required?
Where it applies:
Any building undergoing structural alteration, strip-out, refurbishment, or full demolition, regardless of whether it's domestic or commercial.
Why it's more thorough than a management survey
It's allowed and expected to be destructive where needed. Opening up voids, lifting floor sections, and accessing normally sealed areas is standard practice here, not an exception.
When it's required
before any refurbishment, strip-out, or demolition project on a pre-2000 building, this is sometimes referred to as a pre-demolition asbestos survey when it's specifically ahead of a full teardown.
Why the building usually needs to be empty:
Because the survey is intrusive, it's generally carried out while the building's unoccupied, both for practical access and to avoid disturbing anyone with the sampling process itself.
What a Type 3 Survey Actually Covers
- Full destructive access to voids, wall cavities, and floor/ceiling constructions
- Sampling of every material type that could be disturbed by the planned works
- A detailed report mapped against your specific project drawings, not just the building generally
- Clear sign-off confirming which areas are clear to work on
Our Refurbishment & Demolition Survey Services
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Full R&D Survey
Complete asbestos refurbishment and demolition survey across the full extent of planned works, mapped to your project drawings.
Pre-Demolition Survey
pre-demolition asbestos survey covering the entire structure ahead of a full teardown, including areas a partial refurbishment survey wouldn't need to reach.
Phased Refurbishment
Survey For projects running in stages, survey coverage is phased to match your construction programme rather than requiring one single site visit.
How Our Process Works
ree Site Inspection
We walk the site with you or your project team, review drawings and the scope of planned works, and confirm what the survey needs to cover. This visit's free, and it's how we scope an accurate quote.
Intrusive Survey & Sampling
Our surveyor accesses voids, cavities, and areas that will be disturbed by the works, sampling every relevant material type. This stage is genuinely destructive, where it needs to be; that's the whole point of an R&D survey.
Laboratory Analysis
Samples go to a UKAS-accredited laboratory for confirmation. Turnaround is prioritised where your project has a fixed start date, so results don't become the bottleneck holding your programme up.
Report & Sign-Off
You receive a detailed report mapped to your project drawings, clearly showing what was found, where, and what needs to happen before work starts in each area. Where asbestos is confirmed, we can quote removal directly, keeping your project moving with one point of contact.
Why Choose Us for Your R&D Survey?
| Criteria | Pro Asbestos Removal | General Surveyors |
|---|---|---|
| Intrusive/Destructive Access | ✅ Standard | ⚠️ Sometimes limited |
| Report Mapped to Drawings | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Not always |
| Fast-Track Turnaround for Fixed Start Dates | ✅ Available | ⚠️ Rarely offered |
| Follow-On Removal Coordinated | ✅ Yes | ❌ Separate contractor needed |
| UKAS-Accredited Analysis | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Varies |
How Much Does a Refurbishment Survey Cost?
Cost depends on the building’s size, the extent of the planned works, and how much intrusive access is required. A single-room strip-out is a very different job from a full pre-demolition survey across an entire structure. Your initial site inspection is always free, so you’ll get a written quote before anything’s confirmed.
What affects your quote: total floor area affected by the works, number of sample points, access complexity, and whether the survey needs phasing around a construction programme.
Areas We Cover
We carry out asbestos refurbishment and demolition surveys across London, Surrey, Kent, Essex, and the South East, working directly with contractors, architects, and project managers.
Got a fixed start date? Tell us early survey and lab turnaround can be prioritised where a project programme depends on it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does an asbestos refurbishment or demolition survey cost?
Is an asbestos survey required for demolition by law?
What does an R&D survey mean?
Does the building need to be empty for the survey?
Generally, yes, or at least the areas being surveyed do. Because the survey involves opening up voids, lifting floor sections, and accessing normally sealed spaces, it’s usually carried out while the relevant area is unoccupied, both for practical access reasons and to avoid disturbing anyone during sampling.
What's the difference between a management survey and a demolition asbestos survey?
How long does a refurbishment survey take?
Is a Type 3 survey the same as an R&D survey?
What happens if asbestos is found during a pre-demolition survey?
Can the survey be phased to match my construction programme?
Who typically commissions an R&D survey: the client or the contractor?
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