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Asbestos Surveys in Bobbing, Kent
Asbestos survey in Bobbing: asbestos surveys before work, sale or management. Send us photos and we’ll tell you what you need.
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
Asbestos survey near Bobbing
After the job
Any areas not accessed are listed, so they’re treated as if they contain asbestos until checked.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
Things not to do
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone.
Plan the survey early, before you book builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
Asbestos survey near Bobbing
Before you buy, build or let in Bobbing, it helps to know what’s in the building. We look, sample and record, and an accredited laboratory analyses the samples. People often contact us about purchases of older homes and buildings and community buildings and halls, involving pipe lagging, soffits and flues.
In a village like Bobbing, surveys often include barns, stables, garages and outbuildings as well as the house, as cement sheet roofs and cladding were widely used on farm and garden buildings. Paperwork is part of every job, because buyers, landlords and builders often ask for it.
- Location
- Bobbing (ME9)
- County
- Kent
- What we do
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Paperwork
- Survey report and lab results
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
What happens
On the day, the surveyor walks through the areas in scope, checks every suspect material and takes small samples, wetting and sealing each sample point to keep dust down. Our team uses the right protective equipment, and use controls to keep dust down.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- You get a written quote for the agreed scope
- The surveyor inspects and takes samples
- The samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
How to prepare
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
- Let us know where we can park
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
How to get a quote
For an accurate quote, tell us what you’ve found, where it is and what you’re planning. Then use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before anyone carries out repairs.
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
FAQs for Bobbing
Do you come out to small villages like Bobbing?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
Do you work near Newington station?
Yes, we cover Bobbing and the area towards Newington station, about 1.4 miles west.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
It covers the higher-risk materials: lagging, sprayed coatings and most asbestos insulating board. Only a contractor holding an HSE licence can do it.
Can you survey offices and warehouses?
Yes: offices, shops, warehouses, industrial units, schools and halls as well as homes. Tell us the size and use of the building.
Do you cover Bobbing?
Yes. We cover Bobbing and the surrounding area as part of Kent. Tell us the postcode and what you need.
Is asbestos dangerous?
It can be, if fibres are released and breathed in. The related diseases often take decades to develop, which is why it’s identified before work.
Does asbestos always have to come out?
Not always: sound material that won’t be disturbed can often stay. Keep a record and check its condition.
Who needs a management survey?
Duty holders for non-domestic buildings and the common parts of flats typically do. Private landlords and homeowners often commission one too.
Places near Bobbing
Which option is right?
Management or refurbishment and demolition? The first is for a building in normal use and involves minor intrusion; the second is fully intrusive and needed before work. Our guide explains which you need. Every quote says whether VAT is included.
Why people choose us
- The right survey for your plans
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
- Practical recommendations
- Accredited laboratory results
Materials, one by one
Insulating board
Asbestos insulating board was used for panels, partitions, soffits, ceiling tiles and around heaters. Most work on insulating board is licensed, so it’s important to know if it’s there.
Floor tiles and adhesive
Tiles and adhesive can be sampled separately, as results can differ.
Can I do it myself?
If you do find something during DIY, stop: leave the area, don’t clean it up, and ask for advice.
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
What we deal with in Bobbing
Asbestos was used in British buildings for much of the 20th century, until it was fully banned in 1999. That is why so many buildings in Kent can contain it, from garage roofs and soffits to textured ceilings and floor tiles.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Public and community buildings
- Demolition projects
- Surveys requested by builders before work
Planning work on an older building in Bobbing, whether near Church of St Bartholomew or elsewhere? Survey the areas you’re working on before work starts.
Questions to ask before booking
- What the report or result will contain
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- The number of samples
- Which areas are covered, and which aren’t
Good to know
The usual limits are:
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it, though we can quote for that too
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so timing needs planning
- Areas we can’t safely reach are listed in the report, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
Common materials
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Water tanks and flues
- Pipe lagging
- Ceiling tiles
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Garage and shed roofs
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Artex and textured coatings
Surveys around Bobbing
Bobbing is about 2 miles west of Sittingbourne, in Kent. If your survey is in Bobbing, let us know about access when you get in touch. Bobbing is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. We work right across the region, from Bobbing to Canterbury (17 miles away).
For a school like Grove Park Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register, and a management survey is normally where that starts. Public buildings around Bobbing, such as leisure centres and halls, are non-domestic premises, so their owners must manage any asbestos. Bobbing is within about 7 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common.
We handle surveys in every part of ME9 and the streets around it. Local streets include Bobbing Hill, Cold Harbour Lane and Ladyfields Close; we cover every one. If your property is just outside Bobbing, we also cover Keycol (1 mile west), Chestnut Street (1 mile south-west), Danaway (1 mile south-west), Newington (1 mile west) and Oad Street (2 miles south-west). Within a short drive, we also work in Maidstone (9 miles south-west), Gravesend (15 miles west), Whitstable (14 miles east), Faversham (8 miles east), Minster (7 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (14 miles south-west).
Nearby you will also find Bayford Court (1.9 miles east) and Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (1.4 miles east).
- Nearby schools include Westlands School (0.7 miles south-east)
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note