Edgeworth Street

Edgeworth Street Chartered Building Surveyors is a commercial property building surveying practice based in Solihull, West Midlands, but able to work throughout England and Wales. We provide expert advice on everything from portfolio acquisition through to dilapidations claims. Our small team of experts is on hand to help advise on a wide variety of commercial property issues, offering a fast, friendly, and personal service that puts the client's needs first. All our building surveyors are not the same - unlike some larger building surveying firms, we can guarantee senior-level attention to your requirements, no matter how large or small your needs may be. We only deal with commercial property issues and have been doing so for over 30 years. We speak your language and ensure that your best interests are always represented, honestly and fairly.

Whether it's a dilapidations issue, a new lease or acquisition you are considering, or even if you are planning on refurbishing or building commercial premises, we have the knowledge, skills, and expertise to help. Remember, you won't be fobbed off with junior-level staff at every opportunity! So, if you'd like to deal with a company that engages with you and your own staff, call Edgeworth Street today on 0121 711 7110 and experience some real service for a change.

Our Services

We offer a range of services including Asbestos Surveys, Condition Surveys, Dilapidations Surveys, Project Management, Reinstatement, and Roof Surveys. Each of these services is designed to meet the specific needs of our clients, ensuring that their commercial property issues are addressed efficiently and effectively.

Asbestos Surveys

Since 2004, it has been a legal requirement for all commercial premises in the UK, built before 2000, to have and maintain an asbestos register. An asbestos survey will identify potential asbestos-containing materials within the building fabric and provide you with a register of all such materials. The register is a document containing photographs of suspected materials and a location plan to help building owners and users identify where the suspect materials are located. Suspect materials will be tested for the presence of asbestos, and the result of the test will be included in the asbestos register, identifying whether or not the sample contains asbestos and, if it does, what type of asbestos is present.

The asbestos register will also provide a risk management tool, allowing the building user to determine the level of risk posed by the material, taking into account the usage of the building in the location where the asbestos is present. The process of obtaining an asbestos register and organizing an asbestos survey is simple. Just call 0121 711 7110 and we'll provide you with an instant price indication without any obligation.

Type 1 Asbestos Survey - Management Asbestos Survey

The names of asbestos surveys have changed! The old type 1 asbestos survey is the simplest and most commonly requested of all asbestos surveys and will not usually involve sampling. This is now referred to as a management asbestos survey. This type of asbestos survey is a visual, rather than invasive, that involves the surveyor examining all accessible areas of a building looking for asbestos-containing materials (ACMs). All materials that could possibly contain asbestos have to be presumed to contain asbestos. Only testing can rule out the presence of asbestos in a material, so typically, a management asbestos survey would presume materials such as damp proof courses, vinyl floor tiles, suspended ceiling tiles, Artex, fireboard, stair nosings, and certain lavatory cisterns and seats. This list is by no means exhaustive and serves only to demonstrate a few of the places where you might expect to find asbestos, depending on the age of the building and/or the materials. It is not necessary to test any of the materials in order to comply with the CAW regulations, but in some cases, it is recommended that some materials are tested in order to rule out the presence of asbestos, especially where not to do so would result in increased building maintenance costs.