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Asbestos Survey in Five Wents
Asbestos survey in Five Wents: asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses. Tell us what you’ve found and we will explain your options.
- Community buildings and halls
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Pre-work surveys for trades
Get a quote for Five Wents
What it costs
Prices vary with:
- The quantity or area
- Lofts, voids and outbuildings to include
- Access to the area
- How many samples are needed
Access makes a big difference to cost, so tell us about access.
What to photograph
Photos often save us a visit:
- Where we could park
- Visible markings
- A rough size or measurement
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
Include any existing survey or test when you send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749; it helps us quote accurately.
How asbestos survey works in Five Wents
Plenty of older buildings, in Five Wents as anywhere, have little or no asbestos, and much of what’s found can stay. The survey shows which applies to yours. We often deal with flues, pipe lagging and garage roofs, and people normally contact us about demolition projects and purchases of older homes and buildings.
Village surveys around Five Wents can include extensions, stores and stables as well as the house, each scoped separately if needed. Nothing is removed until it’s been identified, as the right approach depends on the material.
- Location
- Five Wents (ME17)
- Area hub
- Kent
- What we do
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Paperwork
- A written report with lab results
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Limits to be aware of
To be clear about the scope:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it won’t do before building work
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so plan it around the building’s use
- A survey reflects the building on the day; condition can change, so recheck it
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly.
What we deal with
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Garage and shed roofs
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Water tanks and flues
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Ceiling tiles
- Pipe lagging
Weighing up your options
A building survey for a purchase is not the same as an asbestos survey. It might mention possible asbestos without testing anything, so a pre-purchase asbestos survey fills that gap. Dealing with asbestos before building work is typically cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
What you get
- Clear advice on your options
- Every main survey type
- Clear next steps
- Condition assessed for every material
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
What it might be made of
Pipe lagging
Old lagging is one of the higher-risk materials. It’s licensed work.
Asbestos cement
Cement roofs, flues, gutters and tanks are among the most common finds. It contains a relatively low proportion of fibres bound in cement, and breaking or cutting it releases them.
Surveying buildings in Five Wents
Five Wents is about 4 miles south-east of Maidstone, in Kent. Properties in Five Wents range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything from before 2000 may contain asbestos. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our area stretches from Five Wents to Canterbury (22 miles away).
For a school like Sutton Valence Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. Got an older property in Five Wents, close to Church of St Mary or further out? Survey the areas you are working on before work starts. Five Wents is within about 4 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common.
Wherever your property is in ME17, an asbestos survey is available, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Whether your property is on Leeds Road and Sutton Road or anywhere nearby, we can help. Neighbouring places we cover include Warmlake (1 mile south), Langley Heath (1 mile north-east), Langley (1 mile north-west), Chart Sutton (1 mile west) and Sutton Valence (1 mile south). We also cover nearby towns such as Maidstone (4 miles north-west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-east), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south-west), Tonbridge (14 miles west) and Faversham (14 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include KIMS hospital (4.2 miles north) and Sutton Valence Castle (1.2 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Detling Hill.
- Pubs nearby include The Plough Inn (less than half a mile west)
Common questions in Five Wents
Do you work near Hollingbourne station?
Yes. Hollingbourne station is about 3 miles north-east of Five Wents, and we cover both.
Do you cover small places like Five Wents?
We do: small villages are covered too. Tell us about access and parking.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
No. Asbestos is hazardous waste and must go to a site that accepts it. When we remove it, it’s taken to a permitted site with a consignment note.
What does licensed work mean?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Cement and textured coatings normally aren’t licensed.
How do I get a quote?
Send us the details: the postcode, what you’ve found and where it is. To do that, call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
What if the weather’s bad?
Indoor jobs go ahead in any weather. Outdoor roof work can be delayed by strong wind or heavy rain.
Does someone need to be there?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved.
Do I need a management or a refurbishment survey?
That depends on what you’re planning: managing a building in use means a management survey; building work means a refurbishment and demolition survey. Tell us more and we’ll advise.
Should you do it yourself?
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.
Asbestos waste cannot go in household bins, recycling or skips. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
The process
Samples are bagged, labelled and logged against their location, then sent to an accredited laboratory. We begin by confirming exactly what we are doing.
- 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
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- You receive the report, with results and what to do next
How to prepare
- Warn neighbours if needed
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Let us know if something’s broken
Getting a price
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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What we deal with in Five Wents
You cannot tell whether a material contains asbestos by looking at it. A sample analysed in a laboratory is the only reliable way to know.
These are some of the things we deal with in Five Wents:
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Checks on rental property
- Public and community buildings
If you manage lettings around Hollingbourne station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance.
What your quote should include
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
- The report contents
- Which areas are covered, and which aren’t
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
Duty holders and landlords in Five Wents
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
If your business premises in Five Wents were built before 2000, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Towns and villages near Five Wents
Also in Five Wents
- 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
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site