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Asbestos Surveys in Northbourne, Kent
Buildings in Northbourne built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Our asbestos survey service covers asbestos surveys before work, sale or management.
- Demolition and strip-out
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Common parts of flats and HMOs
Asbestos survey for Northbourne
Prices and what affects them
When we quote, we look at:
- What the material is and its state
- Parking and access charges
- How many samples are needed
- The quantity or area
Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Sending photos
The most useful photos are:
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- Street parking nearby
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749, and we’ll recommend the right option.
Asbestos survey for Northbourne properties
Plenty of older buildings, in Northbourne as anywhere, have little or no asbestos, and much of what’s found can stay. A survey tells you which situation you are in. Whether it’s pre-work surveys for trades and demolition projects, we cover floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Around a village like Northbourne, a survey may need to cover a farmhouse, its extensions and several outbuildings. You get written paperwork for every job: a report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, for your records.
- Area
- Northbourne (CT14)
- County
- Kent
- What we do
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Afterwards
- Written survey report
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Nearby places to Northbourne
Other services in Northbourne
Good to know
The usual limits are:
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so plan it around the building’s use
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it, though we can quote for that too
- Areas we can’t safely reach are listed in the report, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly.
Materials we see
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Water tanks and flues
- Garage and shed roofs
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Pipe lagging
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Ceiling tiles
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Artex and textured coatings
Northbourne: your questions answered
Do you work near Walmer station?
Yes, we cover Northbourne and the area towards Walmer station, about 2.2 miles south-east.
Could my house in Northbourne contain asbestos?
If your home in Northbourne was built or refurbished before 2000, it may, but you can’t tell by looking. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
What paperwork will I get?
A survey report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, depending on the job.
Who needs a management survey?
Anyone with a duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises or the common parts of domestic buildings usually starts with one. Landlords of single homes often use one too, so they know what’s there before work.
How do I get a quote?
Start with the postcode and a description of the material, with photos if possible. Then send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: it’s hazardous waste. We take it to a permitted site with paperwork.
Can you help with a flat?
We do. In a block, the shared areas are the responsibility of the managing agent or freeholder, who should hold the asbestos register.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes, as well as homeowners. Tell us about the property and what you need.
For businesses and landlords in Northbourne
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before repairs are arranged.
If you run a business from older premises in Northbourne, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
What happens next
The survey ends with a written report: what was found, where, the laboratory results, the condition of each material and our recommendations.
Going forward:
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- Book the survey before booking builders
- Describe the work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
Don’ts
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so nothing in the work area is left out of scope.
Please don’t break off pieces for us to look at: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
How we work
If we find something that’s damaged and could be releasing fibres, we tell you on the day, rather than waiting for the report. When we’re done, we explain what happens next and what paperwork follows.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We agree the type of survey and the areas it covers, and send a quote
- We inspect the areas in scope and sample suspect materials
- Samples go to an accredited laboratory for analysis
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
Before we arrive
- Have any previous surveys or test results ready
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
- Let us know where we can park
How to get a quote
For a quote, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
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Asbestos surveys in Northbourne: local notes
Northbourne is about 2 miles west of Deal, in Kent. In Northbourne, we hear from homeowners, landlords and businesses about all kinds of jobs. We work in 922 places in Kent. We work right across the region, from Northbourne to Canterbury (about 12 miles away).
A school such as Northbourne Church of England 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. If you are a landlord near Walmer station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs. The sea is within about 3 miles of Northbourne, and coastal properties often have porches, canopies and outbuildings that a survey can include.
Wherever your property is in CT14, we can help with an asbestos survey, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Deal Road, Coulson Grove and Mill Lane, and an asbestos survey is available on all of them. Other places close to Northbourne we cover include Marley (1 mile north), Great Mongeham (1 mile south-east), Finglesham (1 mile north), Sholden Meadows (1 mile east) and Sholden (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (12 miles west), Margate (11 miles north), Dover (6 miles south), Folkestone (12 miles south-west), Ramsgate (9 miles north) and Broadstairs (11 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Deal Castle (2.8 miles east) and Kent Museum of the Moving Image (2.7 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Monk's Wall nature reserve.
- Local schools include Castle Community College (2.3 miles east)
- Pubs nearby include Hare & Hounds pub (under half a mile east)
Which option is right?
A management survey or a refurbishment and demolition survey? The first is for a building in normal use and involves minor intrusion; the second is fully intrusive and needed before work. Our guide explains which you need. Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
What you get
- Every main survey type
- Each material’s condition recorded
- Covering London and the South East
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
Materials we deal with
Pipe lagging
Lagging on older pipes and boilers can contain asbestos and releases fibres easily. Work on it is licensed.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Felt on flat roofs and outbuildings is sampled where it’s in scope.
Common reasons for surveys in Northbourne
You cannot tell whether a material contains asbestos by looking at it. Only laboratory analysis of a sample gives a reliable answer.
These are some of the things we deal with in Northbourne:
- Workplaces built before 2000
- Demolition projects
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Buying a property built before 2000
Altering an older house in Northbourne, wherever it is? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive.
What to look for in a quote
- The report contents
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- VAT, clearly stated
- The scope of the job, in writing
- 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