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Asbestos Surveys in Canterbury, Kent
Asbestos survey in Canterbury: asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Workplaces built before 2000
- Community buildings and halls
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
Asbestos help in Canterbury
Doing it yourself?
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
Asbestos survey for Canterbury properties
Plenty of older buildings, in Canterbury as anywhere, have little or no asbestos, and much of what’s found can stay. The survey shows which applies to yours. Typical materials include flues, soffits and pipe lagging, and people typically contact us about refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms and the communal parts of blocks of flats.
In Canterbury, a Victorian terrace can sit next to a 1970s block or a modern estate, so each building’s age and alterations shape the survey. Not sure what you need? Just ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal, whichever fits.
What happens next
If the survey finds asbestos in good condition, it can often be left and managed. The report tells you what to keep an eye on.
Keeping things safe:
- Describe the work you’re planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Survey first, then book the trades
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
Avoid these
Plan the survey early, before you book builders, so there’s time to deal with anything it finds.
Book the survey before the builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
How it works
Our surveyor inspects each area in scope and samples suspect materials, with each sample point damped and sealed afterwards. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Call or message us with the address and what’s prompting the survey
- We check whether a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey fits, and confirm the areas
- Our surveyor carries out the inspection and sampling
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- The written report arrives with the results, condition ratings and next steps
Before we arrive
- Mention any damage before we arrive
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
- Clear the way to the work area
Get a quote
Not sure what you need? Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749 and describe the problem, and we’ll advise.
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Where asbestos turns up
Duty holders for non-domestic premises must find out whether asbestos is present and assess its risk. Most duty holders commission a survey to meet that duty.
These come up again and again:
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Planned refurbishment work
- Demolition projects
Got an older property in Canterbury, close to Church of St Margaret or further out? A refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first.
What your quote should include
- What the report or result will contain
- VAT, clearly stated
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- Which areas and materials are covered
What affects the price in Canterbury
What drives the price:
- Travel and parking
- The number of materials to sample
- The type of material and its condition
- The type of survey you need
Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
Sending photos
The most useful photos are:
- The parking area
- Approximate dimensions
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
Photos and a postcode help us quote quickly: just send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Questions from Canterbury
Is asbestos common in Canterbury homes?
It depends on its age and history: asbestos was used until the 1999 ban, so older homes and older alterations in Canterbury can contain it. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Canterbury?
Yes, working with whoever is responsible for the building. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Do I need a management or a refurbishment survey?
It depends on your plans: managing a building in use means a management survey; building work means a refurbishment and demolition survey. Describe the work and we will recommend one.
Do I need a test or a survey?
A test answers the question for the materials sampled; a survey looks at everything in scope, including things you hadn’t spotted.
Does a survey leave holes?
Only minimally for a management survey: sample points are small and sealed. A refurbishment and demolition survey opens up the areas being worked on, by design.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
First, keep people away from the damaged material: shut the door if you can and do not sweep it up. Then contact us for advice on the next step.
What if asbestos is found during building work?
Work there should pause and the area be kept clear. We can test the material and, if needed, plan its removal.
How can I get a price?
Start with the postcode and a description of the material. Then send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Canterbury buildings and asbestos surveys
Canterbury is in Kent. Canterbury is within our Kent area, whatever the size of the job. Canterbury is one of 922 places in Kent where we work.
If you manage lettings around Canterbury East station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance. Schools such as St Peter's Methodist Primary 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.
We handle surveys in every part of CT1, CT2, CT4 and CT3. Local streets include Long Market, High Street and High Street St Gregorys; we cover every one. Canterbury sits on or near the A2 and A28; tell us about parking if you’re on a main road. Nearby, we also cover Wincheap (1 mile south-west), Harbledown (1 mile west), Hales Place (1 mile north), Thanington (1 mile south-west) and Stuppington (1 mile south). Larger places within reach include Ashford (13 miles south-west), Margate (15 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles south-east), Folkestone (14 miles south), Ramsgate (15 miles east) and Whitstable (6 miles north-west). As one of the bigger places in Kent, Canterbury has a wide mix of older and newer buildings.
Other landmarks nearby include Whitefriars Shopping Centre (under half a mile south-west) and Canterbury Roman Museum (less than half a mile south). Green spaces nearby include Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Local schools include Barton Court Grammar School (0.5 miles east) and Canterbury School of Architecture (0.5 miles south-east)
- Places of worship nearby include St Thomas of Canterbury Church (within half a mile south-east)
- Local pubs include The Old Buttermarket pub (within half a mile south-west)
What’s included, and what is not
A few things to be aware of:
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it won’t do before building work
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise before booking.
Materials we see
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Garage and shed roofs
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Ceiling tiles
- Pipe lagging
- Water tanks and flues
- Artex and textured coatings
- Roofing felt and bitumen
Materials we deal with
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.
Pipe lagging
Old lagging is one of the higher-risk materials. It’s licensed work.
For businesses and landlords in Canterbury
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
If you manage or own a block in Canterbury, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site