Asbestos Surveys Wirral
Licensed Experts in Testing for Asbestos
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Our Surveys
Fibre Safe conducts asbestos surveys for a diverse range of residential and commercial properties, both large and small, across the Wirral and throughout Merseyside. These surveys typically include sampling and analysis to determine whether asbestos or Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) are present.
Our Expertise
Our expertise and knowledge ensures you meet all relevant legislations, laws, and safety measures necessary for safe management of asbestos. We provide guidance on asbestos surveys, removal, monitoring, and even training, in addition to performing inspections on both commercial and residential properties.
Our Knowledge
Asbestos began to be widely used in construction during the 1920s, hitting its highest levels of use in the 1960s and 1970s. Unfortunately, Merseyside is one of the areas most affected by asbestos-related deaths due to the significant amounts of asbestos used in the city, with asbestos Containing Materials still found in many properties across the region.
Fibre Safe provides Asbestos Survey services to businesses and homeowners in many areas across the Wirral, Merseyside and Northwest of England and North Wales. It’s our mission to improve not just the understanding of asbestos but also how best to handle it.
It cannot be understated just how essential an Asbestos Survey is to conduct before any building work is carried out by a contractor or yourself.
These surveys are required for soft strips, demolition work and refurbishment works. We also provide host of different surveys that may be required on different buildings or structures.
Across the Wirral, Fibre Safe provides a comprehensive range of asbestos surveys, catering to commercial and residential property owners. We adhere to UKAS standards (United Kingdom Accreditation Service). All our team members, from asbestos surveyors to office staff and directors, possess the necessary UKATA or BOHS certifications.
Asbestos Surveys and Reports
Our surveys adhere to the standards and guidelines set by the HSE document HSG264 and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. It’s now mandatory to manage asbestos-containing materials in all commercial properties in the UK, with certain domestic properties, like communal areas in flats, also falling under this requirement.
Our reports are easy to understand and pinpoint all asbestos locations in a building, detailing crucial information like the type of asbestos, its location, extent, and condition. Each report consolidates our findings, laboratory test results of all examined materials, and an asbestos register for the property. After issuing the report, if needed, our asbestos surveyor can meet with you on-site or discuss over the phone the identified materials, their implications and to agree an asbestos removal plan if required.
Asbestos surveys have become standard for home buyers, leaseholders, or freeholders involved in property transactions. Both parties’ solicitors often request an asbestos inspection before finalising the deal. Whether you need an asbestos survey for a single property, a portfolio, or just testing a suspicious material, Fibre Safe is here to help, no matter the scale of the concern.
Get In Touch
For expert guidance on Asbestos Surveys Wirral, contact us on 0151 538 3084 or email us at sales@fibresafe.com
Asbestos
can be found in any property built before the year 2000
Most Common Asbestos Containing Materials
Here are some of the most common ACMs found in our asbestos surveys
for residential properties and commercial.
- Bakelite components
- Toilet cisterns
- Vinyl floor tiles
- Linoleum flooring
- Bitumen Sink Pad
- Bitumen Roofing
- Floor Screeds
- Textured Coatings
- Out Buildings
- Cement Soffit / Fascia
- Cement Balcony
- Cement Window Cill
- Bath Panel
- Window Panels
- Ceiling Tiles
- Chimney Lining
- Cement Board
- Flue Pipe & Cowls
- Porch Canopy
- Garage Roof
- Roof Tiles
- Cement Gutters
- Cement Water Tank
- Bakelite components
- Panel under Boiler
- Garage Lining
- Fire Boards
- Gaskets
- Fuse Boards
- Pipe Lagging
- Vermiculite
- Loose Fill Insulation
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Types of Asbestos Surveys
Our surveys cover all property types regardless of size or class of use: residential, commercial, industrial or mixed. Our experienced team are able to determine the type of survey required to meet your specific needs of the property concerned.
Domestic Asbestos Survey Wirral
A domestic asbestos survey is an integral part of the house buying process. An asbestos survey conducted on a property, pre-purchase, lets you gather info on any potential costs to remove the asbestos or manage the asbestos. It also makes sure your future home is safe to work on, with knowledge of any Asbestos Containing Materials (ACMs) in the property.
There are always examples in house purchases without an asbestos survey, where buyers are landed with tens of thousands of pounds of remedial works which were needed. In many cases, the ACMs can stop essential building works such as rewires, roofing tasks and plumbing.
The intrusiveness of a domestic asbestos survey is often incredibly minor, and the finished report will contain all the information you need. How to deal with asbestos found, risk assessments, floorplans with affected areas highlighted and much more.
Asbestos Management Survey
This type of survey replaced the old ‘Type 2’ survey and is a legal requirement for non-domestic buildings built before 2000. HSE has handed out numerous fines to companies that haven’t had this survey conducted.
The purpose of this survey is to locate the presence and potential impact of asbestos on a building that could be potentially disturbed during normal occupancy. The survey will contribute towards a report that will provide an asbestos management plan.
Pre-Demolition and Refurbishment Survey
A refurbishment survey is conducted before any demolition or refurbishment work to locate any asbestos containing materials and help the owner control or remove them before any work can be conducted for the safety of the contractors conducting the refurbishment.
Land Contamination Survey
A unique yet vital survey, especially for certain businesses. Asbestos isn’t restricted to building materials; it can also be present in the soil surrounding a structure. Our ‘Asbestos in Soil’ initiative detects asbestos fibres in your property’s environment, subsequently crafting a management blueprint. Read our guide on contaminated land surveys here.
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Wirral Asbestos Surveys
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Asbestos Management on the Wirral
Asbestos Survey & Removal Wirral
West Kirby, Wirral
October 2023. Fibre Safe conducted an abestos demolition asbestos survey in West Kirby Fire Station on the Wirral to help facilitate the demolition of a disused fire station.
By conducting an asbestos survey prior to demolition, potential risks can be identified and managed effectively, ensuring the protection of everyone involved and preventing the spread of asbestos fibres.
Project Details
- Fully intrusive asbestos survey throughout the building structure
- Production of asbestos report for use by principal contractor and project consultants.
- Minor demolition works and removal of asbestos containing materials under semi controlled conditions.
- Asbestos consultancy for the client.
Asbestos Survey Wirral
North Wirral.
February 2023. Fibre Safe conducted an intrusive asbestos survey on the Wirral for a previously derelict block of flats ahead of the upcoming scheme of refurbishment works.
Our surveying team worked methodically through the whole proposed work site, using their expertise to locate and identify possible ACMs.
Project Details
- Fully intrusive asbestos survey
- Risk assessments of all ACMs
- Advice on remedial works needed
Asbestos Removal Wirral
Bidston, Wirral
Nov 2022.We were called in to conduct an asbestos removal project in a commercial premises in Bidston. A soft strip and an enviro clean, over a two week period.
Project Details
- Full containment & negative pressure
- Removal of contaminated ceiling tiles & soft strip works at height
- Environmental clean of ceiling void & associated office tiles
- Cut back metalwork, flush off asbestos, encapsulate & label
- Transit of ceiling tiles to clean area ready for disposal
Asbestos Survey wirral
Hooton Park, Ellesmere Port
August 2023. Fibre Safe were lucky enough to be asked to undertake asbestos inspections and testing at the former WW1 air base in Hooton Park, on one of their aircraft which was undergoing restoration by the volunteers.
The Gloster Meteor had been stripped down to allow our technicians to check for possible ACMs within the timber frame construction.
The Meteor was the RAF’s first jet fighter, bringing Britain into the Jet Age. At the same time, engineers of the German Luftwaffe had been working on developing their own operational jet fighter, and the Messerschmitt Me 262 entered service a few months before the Meteor.
