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Asbestos Survey for Cooling Street
Asbestos survey in Cooling Street and across Medway: surveys that find, sample and record asbestos.
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Planned refurbishment work
Asbestos help in Cooling Street
What happens next
For duty holders, the survey feeds the asbestos register and management plan, which need reviewing regularly.
Looking after any asbestos that remains:
- Tell us exactly what work you’re planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Book the survey before booking builders
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
Things not to do
Please do not break off pieces for us to look at: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know, rather than cleaning it up.
Asbestos survey for Cooling Street properties
Planning building work in Cooling Street? Before refurbishment or demolition, HSE’s guidance is that the areas affected need a refurbishment and demolition survey, so any asbestos can be dealt with before the builders arrive. Whether it’s pre-work surveys for trades and purchases of older homes and buildings, we deal with flues, garage roofs and pipe lagging.
Village properties around Cooling Street often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, since cement sheeting was common on outbuildings. Every job comes with paperwork, which is useful when you sell, let or build.
- Where
- Cooling Street (ME3)
- Region
- Medway
- What we do
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Afterwards
- Survey report and lab results
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the price in Cooling Street
When we quote, we look at:
- The number of materials to sample
- The building’s size and layout
- Access to the area
- The type of material and its condition
Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Sending photos
Photos often save us a visit:
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Damaged areas
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
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. Every quote says whether VAT is included.
What you get
- Reports and results you can share
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Covering London and the South East
- Every main survey type
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
Cooling Street buildings and asbestos surveys
Cooling Street is about 4 miles north of Rochester, in Medway. Cooling Street has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. We work in 68 places in Medway, from the larger towns to small villages. Our area stretches from Cooling Street to London (26 miles away).
If you are a landlord near Higham station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance. Schools such as Cliffe Woods 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.
Surveys anywhere in ME3 start with the postcode and some photos. For properties just outside Cooling Street, we cover Cooling (1 mile north-east), Chattenden (2 miles south-east), Wainscott (2 miles south), Lower Upnor (2 miles south) and High Halstow (2 miles east). We also cover nearby towns such as Gillingham (6 miles south-east), Chatham (6 miles south), Rochester (4 miles south), Rainham (7 miles south-east), Strood (4 miles south) and Luton (5 miles south).
Well-known places in the area include Huguenot Museum (3.7 miles south) and French Hospital (3.8 miles south). Open spaces near Cooling Street include Gad's Hill and Rede Common.
- Local schools include The Hundred of Hoo Academy (2.2 miles south-east)
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Cooling Street questions
Do you come out to small villages like Cooling Street?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Just tell us how to reach the property.
How far is Cooling Street from London?
We cover Cooling Street, about 26 miles from central London.
What if the weather’s bad?
It depends on the job: indoor work carries on, while outdoor roof work may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain.
Do I need a test or a survey?
A test checks specific materials; a survey checks a whole building or work area. For building work, a survey is normally needed.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes: shops, offices, industrial units and community buildings as well as homes. The duty holder should be able to share the asbestos register.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so buildings built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it, but older parts and reused materials can still contain it.
Do you need to see it before quoting?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, but larger or unclear jobs may need a visit.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Work there should pause and the area be kept clear. We can test the material and, if needed, plan its removal.
Responsibilities for owners
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, when rooms are empty and work can be done without disruption.
Common reasons for surveys in Cooling Street
Older buildings have often been altered many times, so asbestos can turn up in later additions as well as original features, so a survey checks the whole scope, not just obvious spots.
Get advice if you’re dealing with any of these:
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Checks on rental property
- Community buildings and halls
If you have an older property in Cooling Street, near St James' Church or anywhere else, survey the areas you are working on before work starts.
Questions to ask before you book
- Whether extra samples cost more
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- The scope, in writing
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
DIY and asbestos
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
How it works
Our surveyor inspects each area in scope and samples suspect materials, with each sample point damped and sealed afterwards. Nobody else needs to be in the work area, so children and pets should be kept elsewhere.
- Get in touch with the address and your plans
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- We carry out the survey on site
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You receive a clear written report with recommendations
How to prepare
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
Getting a price
To get a quote, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
Related guides
Materials we deal with
Pipe lagging
Old lagging is one of the higher-risk materials. It’s licensed work.
Floor tiles and adhesive
Tiles and adhesive can be sampled separately, as results can differ.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note