Kent · England
Asbestos Surveys in Densole, Kent
Asbestos survey for Densole: management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys. Send us photos and we’ll tell you what you need.
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Checks on rental property
Need an asbestos survey in Densole?
Materials we deal with
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement turns up on roofs, flues and outbuildings. How weathered and damaged it is affects what to do.
Insulating board
Insulating board can look like ordinary plasterboard or cement board, so a lab result is essential.
How asbestos survey works in Densole
HSE’s guidance describes two main survey types. A management survey covers a building in everyday use, while a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before work starts. We will tell you which suits your plans in Densole. From pre-work surveys for trades and demolition of garages, extensions and buildings, we deal with boiler cupboard panels, textured ceilings and water tanks.
Around a village like Densole, a survey may need to cover a farmhouse, its extensions and several outbuildings, each scoped separately if needed. Nothing is removed until it’s been identified, because the method depends on what the material is.
- Area
- Densole (CT18)
- Area hub
- Kent
- What we do
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- You receive
- Survey report and lab results
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Should you do it yourself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, as well as an asbestos risk, so never climb onto one.
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
What happens
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 arrive at the agreed time, check the area and explain what we’ll do before we start.
- Tell us about the building, its age and why you need a survey
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- Our surveyor inspects and takes small samples of suspect materials
- Each sample is analysed by an accredited laboratory
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
Getting ready
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
How to get a quote
Send us the address in Densole, a description and some photos: use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
Towns and villages near Densole
Surveying buildings in Densole
Densole is about 3 miles north of Folkestone, in Kent. If your survey is in Densole, let us know about access. Densole is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we work. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 11 miles away.
Schools such as Hawkinge 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. If you have an older property in Densole, near St Luke's or anywhere else, get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 3 miles of Densole, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common. Densole is within about 4 miles of the coast; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
This part of Kent takes in CT18, and your survey can be anywhere in it. Streets in the area include St John's Close, St John's Way and Canterbury Road, and an asbestos survey is available on all of them. We also carry out surveys in Hawkinge (1 mile south), Swingfield Minnis (1 mile north), Old Hawkinge (2 miles south-east), Arpinge (2 miles south-west) and Selsted (2 miles north). Larger places within reach include Ashford (13 miles west), Canterbury (11 miles north), Dover (6 miles east), Folkestone (3 miles south), Deal (12 miles north-east) and Hythe (5 miles south-west).
Nearby you’ll also find Elham Valley Countryside Centre And Railway Museum (2.7 miles south-west) and Folkestone Castle (2.1 miles south). Within reach you will find Cheriton Hill.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you run a business from older premises in Densole, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
The duty to manage applies to non-domestic premises and common parts, not to single private homes, but contractors still need to know about asbestos before they work.
Options to consider in Densole
Do you need a full survey, or just a test? A test answers the question for one or two specific materials; a survey looks at the whole building or work area and finds materials you might not have noticed. We do not publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
How we work in Densole
- Work done to the regulations
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
- Plain-English advice, including when to leave things alone
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
See how we price jobs or the cost guide.
What we deal with in Densole
For workplaces and common parts, the law requires asbestos to be identified and its risk assessed. Most duty holders commission a survey to meet that duty.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Checks on rental property
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
If you let flats or houses near Folkestone West station, share asbestos information with trades before work.
Before you book anyone
- If the price includes VAT
- The report contents
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- Whether extra samples cost more
Looking after things afterwards
If the survey finds asbestos in good condition, it can often be left and managed. The report says what should be checked, and how often it might need looking at again.
Some practical advice:
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Ensure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
Avoid these
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone, and keep trades away from them.
Until the survey is done, don’t drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials, and keep trades away from them.
What affects the price in Densole
These are the main things that affect the price of an asbestos survey:
- How big the building is
- How much sampling is needed
- Travel and parking
- Lofts, voids and outbuildings to include
The cost of an asbestos survey depends on the job: the materials, the amount, access and what paperwork is needed. We quote each job individually.
Sending photos
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them without disturbing anything:
- A close-up from a safe distance
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- Where we could park
Photos and a postcode help us quote quickly: send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Densole questions
Do you come out to small villages like Densole?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Do you work on properties in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes. The asbestos rules are the same in protected landscapes, though access to rural buildings may need planning.
Will the survey damage the property?
Sampling leaves small, sealed sample points. A refurbishment and demolition survey is intrusive by design, because it has to look inside the fabric of the building.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
Testing tells you about particular materials; a survey looks at everything in scope, including things you hadn’t spotted.
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.
Will I get the price in writing?
Every time: you get the scope and price in writing, and whether VAT is included.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
Never: asbestos waste is hazardous and can’t go in skips, bins or recycling. It has to go to a site that accepts it, with the right paperwork.
What if my house is newer?
Homes built after 2000 shouldn’t contain asbestos, as it was banned in 1999, though older parts, reused materials or earlier outbuildings can.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note