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Asbestos Survey in Rodmersham
Asbestos survey in Rodmersham and across Kent: asbestos surveys before work, sale or management, with written paperwork.
- Demolition and strip-out
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
Asbestos survey in Rodmersham
Common reasons for surveys in Rodmersham
Until the 1999 ban, asbestos went into hundreds of building products. That is why so many buildings in Kent can contain it, from garage roofs and soffits to textured ceilings and floor tiles.
Asbestos can be in plenty of places in buildings from before 2000. Common situations include:
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Purchases of older homes and buildings
- Public and community buildings
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
Leisure centres, halls and other public buildings around Rodmersham are non-domestic premises, so their owners must manage any asbestos.
Before you book anyone
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- Suitable insurance for the work
- What the report or result will contain
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
Asbestos survey for Rodmersham properties
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building in Rodmersham, 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. Whether it’s community buildings and halls and shared halls, stairs and plant rooms, we deal with floor tiles, soffits and pipe lagging and more.
Around a village like Rodmersham, a survey may need to cover a farmhouse, its extensions and several outbuildings, each scoped separately if needed. Every job comes with paperwork, which is useful when you sell, let or build.
- Location
- Rodmersham (ME9)
- Region
- Kent
- Service
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- You receive
- A written report with lab results
- Quotes
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What we do and don’t cover
We are upfront about what’s included:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it will not do before building work
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so timing needs planning
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
Materials we see
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Pipe lagging
- Artex and textured coatings
- Garage and shed roofs
- Ceiling tiles
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Water tanks and flues
What affects the price in Rodmersham
The price of an asbestos survey depends mainly on:
- What the material is and its state
- The building’s size and layout
- The quantity or area
- How many outbuildings are included
Every quote says whether VAT is included, so you can compare like with like.
Helping us quote
Photos often save us a visit:
- Cracks or breaks
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- How we’d reach it
- Labels, if any
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749, and we will reply with a quote.
Towns and villages near Rodmersham
DIY and asbestos
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials, so avoid them completely.
Asbestos waste can’t go in household bins, recycling or skips. It must go to a permitted site; check with your council about small amounts.
Your options compared
The cheapest survey isn’t always the best value. Compare the areas covered, the sampling and the report, not just the price, before deciding. Dealing with asbestos before building work is usually cheaper than finding it mid-job, when everything has to stop.
Why choose us
- Recommendations in plain English
- Plain-English advice, including when to leave things alone
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Quotes that spell out the scope
Take a look at our prices page and published price ranges.
Rodmersham: your questions answered
Do you cover small places like Rodmersham?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Could my house in Rodmersham contain asbestos?
That depends on when it was built and altered: asbestos products were used until 1999, so pre-2000 homes and extensions in Rodmersham may have it. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
How do I get a quote?
Just ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page. Include the postcode, a description and photos.
Is a survey needed before building work in Rodmersham?
HSE’s guidance is that a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before refurbishment or demolition work, for the areas affected.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
Make the area safe first: close it off and don’t clean it up yourself. Then contact us for advice on the next step.
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. Describe the work and we’ll recommend one.
Do you give written quotes?
Always: the quote is in writing and sets out what’s included, and whether VAT is included.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. For the shared areas of a block, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Surveying buildings in Rodmersham
Rodmersham is about 2 miles south-east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. Rodmersham has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Rodmersham is one of 922 places in Kent we cover. We work right across the region, from Rodmersham to Canterbury (about 14 miles away).
Schools such as Rodmersham School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register. Altering an older house in Rodmersham, wherever it is? The rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 7 miles of Rodmersham, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
For surveys in ME9, just send the postcode and a few photos. For properties just outside Rodmersham, we cover Bapchild (1 mile south), Rodmersham Green (1 mile west), Highsted (1 mile west), Radfield (1 mile north-east) and Newbury (1 mile south). We also cover nearby towns such as Maidstone (11 miles west), Ashford (13 miles south), Canterbury (14 miles east), Whitstable (12 miles east), Faversham (5 miles east) and Minster (7 miles north).
Nearby you’ll also find Sittingbourne Heritage Museum (1.4 miles north-west) and Bayford Court (1.6 miles north-west).
- Schools near Rodmersham include The Sittingbourne School (0.8 miles north)
- Other local spots include Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (2.3 miles north-west)
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Schools, halls and community buildings are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
If your business premises in Rodmersham were built before 2000, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
How it works
A refurbishment and demolition survey is fully intrusive: we check behind, under and inside the parts being worked on, so those areas need to be empty. Before we leave, we explain what we did and what comes next.
- Tell us about the building, its age and why you need a survey
- We recommend a survey type and quote for the agreed scope
- Our surveyor inspects and takes small samples of suspect materials
- Samples go to an accredited laboratory for analysis
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
Preparing for the visit
- Tell us about anything that’s already damaged
- Mention any parking restrictions
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
Get a quote
Each job is priced individually. To start, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
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After the job
If it finds asbestos that work would disturb, the report explains what needs removing before work starts, and what kind of work that is.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
- Survey first, then book the trades
- Describe the work you’re planning, so the scope matches
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
Don’ts
Tell the surveyor everything you are planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
Until the survey is done, do not drill, sand, cut or break suspect materials.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site