Hodge Demolition Ltd

Soft strip and strip-out in London and Kent

Internal strip-out before refurbishment or demolition.

Call us 01322 22 66 48

What a strip-out covers

  • Internal walls, ceilings and finishes
  • Materials separated into skips as they come out
  • Waste transfer notes for every load
  • Work starts after the asbestos survey

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Four details and we call you back.

The first part, such as SE15, is fine.

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What happens after you call

  1. You call or send the form

    We talk through the building, the site, access and your programme.

  2. Site visit and written quote

    We walk the site, check the neighbouring buildings and services, and quote in writing.

  3. Asbestos survey

    Before a strip-out the building needs an asbestos survey that opens up walls, floors and ceilings.

  4. Method statement

    Written before work begins, as CDM 2015 regulation 20 requires, and shared with you.

  5. Strip-out and waste

    Materials are separated into skips as they come out and removed with waste transfer notes.

What clients say

BWA has had the pleasure in working with Hodge Demolition on several demolition and soft strip out projects since 2016. We were greatly impressed with their communication skills, workmanship, and commitment to maintaining a safe working environment for all.

J PhilipsAssociate, BWA Limited

Questions before you start

The guide explains the rules on council notices, asbestos surveys and waste.

Read the guide

Do you need an asbestos survey before a strip-out?

Yes. HSE guidance says asbestos must be removed, as far as is reasonably practicable, before major refurbishment or demolition. A refurbishment and demolition survey finds it first, and it involves opening up the parts of the building that the strip-out will disturb.

Source: HSE: asbestos surveys

What happens to the materials?

Materials are separated into skips as they come out, so that metal, timber, plasterboard and general waste go to the right sites. Each load leaves with a waste transfer note under our Environment Agency registration, CBDU447191.

Source: Waste duty of care: code of practice

Do you need a Section 80 notice for internal work?

Not when the work is an internal part of a building that is in use and will stay in use: the Act exempts it. If the building is empty and the strip-out is the first stage of a full demolition, the notice is needed before the demolition starts.

Source: Building Act 1984, section 80

Excavator with a sorting grab lifting a tangle of metal framing on a cleared plot, with site containers and a skip to the right

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Call us or send four details. We visit the site, then quote in writing.

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