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Asbestos Survey for Bilting
Asbestos survey for Bilting: surveys that find, sample and record asbestos. Send us photos and we will tell you what you need.
- Demolition projects
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
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Asbestos survey near Bilting
What you’re planning in Bilting decides the survey: managing the building, refurbishing it, knocking it down or buying it. We will match the survey to the plan. People often contact us about schools, halls and community buildings and managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises, including water tanks, textured ceilings and flues.
Around a village like Bilting, a survey may need to cover a farmhouse, its extensions and several outbuildings, each scoped separately if needed. Paperwork is part of every job, which is useful when you sell, let or build.
- Area
- Bilting (TN25)
- Area hub
- Kent
- Service
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Paperwork
- A written report with lab results
- Quotes
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What it might be made of
Insulating board
Insulating board turns up in panels, ceilings, soffits and boiler cupboards. Most work on it is licensed, so it’s important to know if it’s there.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Felt on flat roofs and outbuildings is sampled where it’s in scope.
FAQs for Bilting
Do you cover Bilting and the area around Wye station?
Yes, we cover Bilting and the area towards Wye station, about 1.7 miles south.
Do you come out to small villages like Bilting?
We do: small villages are covered too. Tell us about access and parking.
Do you give written quotes?
Every time: you get the scope and price in writing, and whether VAT is included.
Could my home contain asbestos?
If it was built or refurbished before 2000, it may. Only laboratory analysis of a sample can confirm it.
Is a homebuyer survey the same as an asbestos survey?
Not really: homebuyer reports may mention possible asbestos without testing anything. A pre-purchase asbestos survey does.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
We do. We work for landlords, managing agents, employers and contractors as well as homeowners.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Work on higher-risk materials, such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board, is licensed and must be done by an HSE-licensed contractor. Cement and textured coatings generally are not licensed.
Who needs a management survey?
Anyone with a duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises or the common parts of domestic buildings usually starts with one. Many landlords of private homes find one useful before maintenance.
Weighing up your options
Management or refurbishment and demolition? A management survey suits a building in use; a refurbishment and demolition survey looks behind and under surfaces before building work. See our guide to which survey you need. How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
How we work in Bilting
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
- Recommendations in plain English
See our prices page or our cost guide.
Step by step
On the day, the surveyor walks through the areas in scope, checks every suspect material and takes small samples, with each sample point damped and sealed afterwards. We go over the plan with you first, so you know what’s happening.
- Tell us about the building, its age and why you need a survey
- We agree the type of survey and the areas it covers, and send a quote
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
Before we arrive
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
How to get a quote
Photos from a safe distance help: do not touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
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What affects the price in Bilting
When we quote, we look at:
- Location, parking and any London charges
- How many different materials need sampling
- How easy it is to reach
- The size of the job
We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
Photos that help
What to photograph:
- The parking area
- Visible markings
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- A rough size or measurement
Every job is quoted in writing. Just fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 with the details.
Can I do it myself?
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials.
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It has to go to a site that accepts it, and some councils accept small amounts from residents by arrangement.
Surveying buildings in Bilting
Bilting is about 6 miles north-east of Ashford, in Kent. Properties in Bilting range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 8 miles away.
Schools such as Wye School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. If you manage lettings around Wye station, a survey gives contractors the information they need. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 2 miles of Bilting, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
This part of Kent takes in TN25, and your survey can be anywhere in it. We can help with surveys on streets such as Canterbury Road and Bilting Lane or the roads around them. Other places close to Bilting we cover include Godmersham (1 mile north-east), Mountain Street (2 miles north), Molash (2 miles north-west), Chilham (3 miles north-east) and Shottenden (3 miles north). Further out, we also cover Ashford (6 miles south-west), Canterbury (8 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (13 miles north-west), Folkestone (13 miles south-east), Whitstable (11 miles north) and Faversham (8 miles north).
A little further out are Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.5 miles north) and William Harvey Hospital (4.8 miles south).
Limits to be aware of
Some limits to bear in mind:
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job
- A survey reflects the building on the day; condition can change, so recheck it
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Common materials
- Water tanks and flues
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Garage and shed roofs
- Pipe lagging
- Ceiling tiles
- Floor tiles and adhesive
Typical surveys in Bilting
Asbestos-containing materials were made for decades in many forms, so they can turn up almost anywhere in an older building, which is why surveys are systematic.
People normally contact us about one of these:
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Demolition projects
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
- Community buildings and halls
If you have an older property in Bilting, near Church of St Lawrence or anywhere else, survey the areas you are working on before work starts.
What to look for in a quote
- What you’ll receive in writing
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
- If the price includes VAT
Looking after things afterwards
After the survey you get a written report: locations, results, condition and recommendations for every material in scope.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
- Describe the work you’re planning, so the survey covers the right areas
Avoid these
Plan the survey early, before you book builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
Book the survey before the builders, so there is time to deal with anything it finds.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site