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Asbestos Surveys in Oversland, Kent
Asbestos survey in Oversland: surveys that find, sample and record asbestos. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- Checks on rental property
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Community buildings and halls
Asbestos help in Oversland
Afterwards
The survey ends with a written report: locations, results, condition and recommendations for every material in scope.
Keeping things safe:
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
- Make sure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
Avoid these
Plan the survey early, before you book builders, so there’s time to deal with anything it finds.
Please don’t break off pieces for us to look at: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
Asbestos survey near Oversland
There are two main types of survey, set out in HSE’s guide HSG264. A management survey covers a building in everyday use, while a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before work starts. We’ll tell you which suits your plans in Oversland. From managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises and schools, halls and community buildings, we cover soffits, floor tiles and textured ceilings.
Village properties around Oversland often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, since cement sheeting was common on outbuildings. If you’re unsure what you need, ask: we will tell you honestly whether it’s a test, a survey or removal.
- Where
- Oversland (ME13)
- County
- Kent
- What we do
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Afterwards
- A written report with lab results
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
For landlords, agents and businesses
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should know what the roofs are made of, before repairs are arranged.
Can I do it myself?
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
HSE advises the public not to repair or remove asbestos themselves. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
Towns and villages near Oversland
What else we do in Oversland
Oversland: your questions answered
Do you work near Selling station?
Yes, we cover Oversland and the area towards Selling station, about 0.6 miles west.
Do you cover small places like Oversland?
We do: small villages are covered too. Just tell us how to reach the property.
What will I get after the survey?
Locations, results, condition, photos and what we recommend for each material. Any areas we couldn’t access are listed.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For shared areas, ask the managing agent about the asbestos register.
Which asbestos survey do I need in Oversland?
If the building is in normal use and you need to manage what’s there, a management survey. If you’re about to refurbish or demolish, a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected. We will recommend one when you tell us what you are planning.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
First, keep everyone away and don’t clean it up. Then contact us for advice.
Do you work on commercial premises?
Yes. Send us the details of the premises.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to every area involved in the job.
Surveys around Oversland
Oversland is about 4 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Oversland is within our Kent area, for surveys of every size. Oversland is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover.
If you have an older property in Oversland, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or anywhere else, survey the areas you’re working on before work starts. For a school like Boughton-under-Blean and Dunkirk Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 7 miles of Oversland, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
Anywhere in ME13, we can help with an asbestos survey. That could mean a property on Dunkirk Road and South Street. Other places close to Oversland we cover include Winterbourne (1 mile north-east), South Street (1 mile west), Hickmans Green (1 mile north), Neames Forstal (1 mile south-west) and Crouch (1 mile north-west). Further out, we also cover Ashford (10 miles south), Canterbury (5 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (6 miles north-east), Faversham (4 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (10 miles north-east).
Well-known places in the area include Eastbridge Hospital of St Thomas the Martyr (5.3 miles east) and Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.6 miles south). Within reach you’ll find Blean Woods RSPB Reserve.
- Nearby, you will find The Sondes Arms (0.7 miles west)
Materials, one by one
Textured coatings
Older textured ceilings can contain asbestos. They’re low risk left alone, but shouldn’t be sanded or scraped dry.
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement was used for garage and shed roofs, gutters, downpipes, flues, soffits and water tanks. The fibres are bound in cement, but it releases fibres when broken, cut or abraded.
Step by step
We photograph and assess the condition of everything we find, which goes into the report. It helps if we can park nearby.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We check whether a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey fits, and confirm the areas
- The surveyor visits, inspects and takes small samples with controls
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
Preparing for the visit
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Tell us about parking and access
- Dig out previous surveys
How to get a quote
Each job is priced individually. Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749 to get started.
Related guides
What we deal with in Oversland
Materials age: something in good condition when it was fitted may now be damaged, and the survey assesses condition.
These are some of the things we deal with in Oversland:
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Demolition and strip-out
- Checks on rental property
If you manage lettings around Selling station, share asbestos information with trades before work.
What your quote should include
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- The number of samples
- The scope, in writing
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
Prices and what affects them
When we quote, we look at:
- The survey scope
- How easy it is to reach
- The building’s size and layout
- The type of material and its condition
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
What to photograph
For a quick quote, include:
- Damaged areas
- Street parking nearby
- How we’d reach it
- A clear close-up
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page; it helps us quote accurately.
Limits to be aware of
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it will not do before building work
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before booking.
Materials we see
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Garage and shed roofs
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Water tanks and flues
- Artex and textured coatings
- Ceiling tiles
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site