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Asbestos Survey in Folly Town
Looking for an asbestos survey in Folly Town? We cover Folly Town and the surrounding area, with plain-English advice and a written quote.
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Community buildings and halls
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About our asbestos survey in Folly Town
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building in Folly Town, or the shared parts of a block of flats, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. The usual first step is a management survey. Common materials are pipe lagging, flues and water tanks, and people usually contact us about checks on rental property and contractors’ requests for an asbestos report.
In a village like Folly Town, surveys often include barns, stables, garages and outbuildings as well as the house, since cement sheeting was common on outbuildings. If you are unsure what you need, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal, whichever fits.
- Location
- Folly Town (TN25)
- Region
- Kent
- Covers
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- You receive
- Survey report and lab results
- Quote
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Quotes vary because of:
- Roof spaces and outbuildings in scope
- The number of materials to sample
- Parking and access charges
- How many samples are needed
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Photos that help
A few photos can save a site visit:
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- A rough size or measurement
- Damaged areas
- Labels, if any
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Common questions in Folly Town
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.
Do you come out to small villages like Folly Town?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Tell us about access and parking.
Do you work in Folly Town?
Yes, Folly Town is in our area. Tell us the postcode and what you need.
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.
What’s the difference between a test and a survey?
A test checks specific materials; a survey checks a whole building or work area. Before building work, you normally need a survey.
How can I get a price?
Send us the details: the postcode, what you’ve found and where it is. To do that, fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
What paperwork will I get?
Depending on the job, a report, results or a consignment note.
Do I need a management or a refurbishment survey?
A management survey for a building in normal use; a refurbishment and demolition survey before building work. Tell us your plans and we will advise.
Options to consider in Folly Town
It can be tempting to start work without a survey. If asbestos is then found mid-job, work stops, costs rise and people may have been exposed, so surveying first is generally cheaper in the end. Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
How we work in Folly Town
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Practical recommendations
- Reports and results you can share
- Condition assessed for every material
Read how we price jobs and our cost guide.
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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. When we are done, we explain what happens next and what paperwork follows.
- Send us the address and what you need the survey for
- We confirm whether you need a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- The lab analyses the samples
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
How to prepare
- Move things out of the way carefully
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
Getting a price
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749; it helps us quote accurately.
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Why people call us in Folly Town
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.
These are some of the things we deal with in Folly Town:
- Checks on rental property
- Public and community buildings
- Buying a property built before 2000
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
If you manage lettings around Wye station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
Before you book anyone
- What the report or result will contain
- The scope of the job, in writing
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
What’s included, and what isn’t
Worth knowing before booking:
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it is not enough before refurbishment
- The report describes the building when surveyed; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Materials in Folly Town
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Garage and shed roofs
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Artex and textured coatings
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Pipe lagging
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Water tanks and flues
- Ceiling tiles
DIY and asbestos
A professional job comes with paperwork: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, do not sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
Surveys around Folly Town
Folly Town is about 5 miles east of Ashford, in Kent. For surveys in Folly Town, tell us about parking and access. We work in 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our area stretches from Folly Town to Canterbury (about 9 miles away).
For a school like Wye School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register. Got an older property in Folly Town, close to Church of St Mary or further out? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 3 miles of Folly Town, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
Here we cover the TN25 postcode area, and your survey can be anywhere in it. Neighbouring places we cover include Hastingleigh (1 mile east), Hassell Street (1 mile north), Brook (1 mile west), Brabourne (2 miles south) and Wye (2 miles north-west). We also cover nearby towns such as Ashford (5 miles west), Canterbury (9 miles north-east), Dover (14 miles east), Folkestone (10 miles south-east), Whitstable (13 miles north) and Faversham (11 miles north-west).
A little further out are William Harvey Hospital (3.6 miles south-west). Green spaces nearby include Hatch Park.
- Local pubs include The Bowl Inn (0.5 miles south-east)
For businesses and landlords in Folly Town
If you run a business from older premises in Folly Town, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Before contractors start, they need to know about any asbestos. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
Materials, one by one
Roofing felt and bitumen
Roof felts are checked where they fall within the survey.
Pipe lagging
Lagging on older pipes and boilers can contain asbestos and releases fibres easily. Work on it is licensed.
- 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
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note