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Asbestos Survey in Hollingbourne
Worried about asbestos in Hollingbourne? We provide asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses, explained in plain English.
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
Asbestos survey near Hollingbourne
Doing 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.
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
Asbestos survey in Hollingbourne
Buying an older property in Hollingbourne? A pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, so you can plan renovations with your eyes open. Typical materials include garage roofs, pipe lagging and floor tiles, and typical jobs are demolition projects and pre-work surveys for trades.
Village properties around Hollingbourne often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, since cement sheeting was common on outbuildings. Every quote is in writing and spells out what’s covered, so you know where you stand.
- Area
- Hollingbourne (ME17)
- Area hub
- Kent
- Covers
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Afterwards
- Survey report and lab results
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
FAQs for Hollingbourne
Do you work on properties in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, the same rules apply there, though access to rural buildings may need planning.
Do you cover small places like Hollingbourne?
We do: small villages are covered too. Tell us about access and parking.
Is a survey needed before building work in Hollingbourne?
Yes, for the areas affected: HSE’s guidance (HSG264) is that refurbishment and demolition work needs a refurbishment and demolition survey first.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes. With the seller’s agreement, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you commit.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes: homeowners, landlords, managing agents, businesses and contractors. Tell us about the property and what you need.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Get everyone out of the area and keep it closed. Don’t try to clean up the debris yourself, then contact a professional; your GP can advise if you are worried about your health.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The main risk is from disturbing it, so identifying it before work is important.
Will my homebuyer report check for asbestos?
Not really: a homebuyer report can flag suspected asbestos without testing it. A pre-purchase asbestos survey gives you that answer.
Materials, one by one
Pipe lagging
If a survey finds asbestos lagging, the report will say so and recommend what to do, and must be left alone in the meantime.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Roof felts are checked where they fall within the survey.
The process
A management survey involves minor intrusion: lifting ceiling tiles, opening service cupboards and taking small samples. We seal up each sample point. We’ll tell you when we’ve finished and what you’ll receive afterwards.
- Get in touch with the address and your plans
- We recommend the right type of survey
- On the day we inspect, sample and photograph
- The lab analyses the samples
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
How to prepare
- Keep children and pets away on the day
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Clear the way to the work area
Get a quote
Every job is quoted in writing. Just use our quote form or call 07833 053 749 with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
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What we deal with in Hollingbourne
Asbestos was used in British buildings for much of the 20th century, until it was fully banned in 1999. That is why so many buildings in Kent can contain it, from garage roofs and soffits to textured ceilings and floor tiles.
Buildings from before 2000 can hide asbestos in many places. Common situations include:
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Public and community buildings
If you have an older property in Hollingbourne, near All Saints Church or anywhere else, a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first.
Comparing quotes
- The scope, in writing
- Whether VAT is included
- How many samples are included
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
What affects the price in Hollingbourne
The cost depends on:
- The building’s size and layout
- Roof spaces and outbuildings in scope
- The survey scope
- The type of material and its condition
Dealing with asbestos before building work is normally cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
What to photograph
Before you send photos, a few tips:
- Labels, if any
- The parking area
- Damaged areas
- Approximate dimensions
For an accurate quote, tell us what you’ve found, where it is and what you are planning. Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Good to know
So you know what to expect:
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so plan it around the building’s use
- A management survey doesn’t open up walls, floors or ceilings, so it will not do before building work
If you are unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we will advise before booking.
What we deal with
- Artex and textured coatings
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Garage and shed roofs
- Ceiling tiles
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Water tanks and flues
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Cement sheets and cladding
Choosing the right option
A building survey for a purchase is not the same as an asbestos survey. It may flag possible asbestos, but it doesn’t generally take samples, which is where a pre-purchase asbestos survey comes in. There is no one-size price, as every job differs. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
Why us?
- The right survey for your plans
- Jobs planned to HSE guidance
- Condition assessed for every material
- London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and beyond
See our prices page and our cost guide.
After we have finished in Hollingbourne
Duty holders use the survey to build an asbestos register and management plan, which should be kept up to date.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Share any previous surveys or drawings
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
- Survey first, then book the trades
Avoid these
Don’t take samples yourself before the survey: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
Before the survey, leave suspect materials alone.
Asbestos surveys in Hollingbourne: local notes
Hollingbourne is about 5 miles east of Maidstone, in Kent. Hollingbourne is within our Kent area, for surveys of every size. We work in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 19 miles away.
If you let flats or houses near Hollingbourne station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance. A school such as Hollingbourne Primary School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. Hollingbourne is within about a mile of the Kent Downs National Landscape, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common.
Here we cover the ME17 postcode area. That could mean a property on Upper Street, Pilgrims Way and Hollingbourne Hill. Close by, we cover Eyhorne Street (1 mile south-west), Broad Street (1 mile north-west), Chegworth (2 miles south), Ashbank (2 miles south-west) and Broomfield (2 miles south). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (5 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south-east), Sittingbourne (7 miles north-east), Faversham (11 miles east), Minster (13 miles north-east) and Kings Hill (10 miles west).
A little further out are Laundry Museum (0.9 miles south-west) and Leeds Castle (1.3 miles south-west). Within reach you’ll find Detling Hill.
- Pubs nearby include Glyder House Sugar Loaves Public House (0.7 miles south-west)
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site