Refurbishment and Demolition Survey

The Refurbishment and Demolition Asbestos survey includes a room-by-room inspection of each building included in the Scope of Work, in conjunction with the collection and analysis of representative samples for the presence of asbestos. This survey is a destructive survey. Walls, ceiling voids, floor cavities and all other non-accessible areas of the building shall be accessed by destructive means. The purpose of this survey is to identify all asbestos containing materials; in the building as far as reasonably practicable.

The sampling and inspections procedures will involve the use of intrusive equipment to gain access to areas, which would be otherwise difficult to inspect. In addition to the identification of all ACMs, the survey will include estimates of the volume and surface area of these materials found. This type of survey is intended for use as an aid to tendering for the removal of asbestos materials prior to demolition or major refurbishment of a building and therefore, the material risk assessment criteria provided within the report may be ignored In premises where a partial staged refurbishment is planned, a Refurbishment and Demolition survey would be required to include material risk assessments, the recommendations of which should be adopted for those areas of the building not immediately subject to major refurbishment or demolition.