Kent · England
Asbestos Surveys in Sellindge, Kent
Asbestos survey across Sellindge, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Community buildings and halls
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Demolition and strip-out
Asbestos survey in Sellindge
For businesses and landlords in Sellindge
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE regularly reminds owners and trades of it.
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Sellindge, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
About our asbestos survey in Sellindge
Plenty of older buildings, in Sellindge as anywhere, have little or no asbestos, and much of what’s found can stay. The survey shows which applies to yours, so you can plan sensibly. Common materials are boiler cupboard panels, garage roofs and textured ceilings, and typical jobs are planned refurbishment work and schools, halls and community buildings.
Rural homes near Sellindge have often been extended over generations, so a refurbishment survey before work checks every part being touched. Everything is explained in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
- Area
- Sellindge (TN25)
- Area hub
- Kent
- Service
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Paperwork
- A written report with lab results
- Quotes
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Prices and what affects them
Every quote reflects:
- How much sampling is needed
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- The size of the job
- The size and age of the building
Our quotes are clear about VAT.
Helping us quote
Photos often save us a visit:
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- Any damage, cracks or broken pieces
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- Any labels or markings, if you can see them safely
Every job is quoted in writing. Just ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page with the details, including any survey or test you already have.
Where asbestos turns up
Until the 1999 ban, asbestos went into hundreds of building products. So buildings across Kent can contain it in roofs, soffits, ceilings, floors and boiler cupboards.
Asbestos can be in plenty of places in buildings from before 2000. Typical situations are:
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
For rented homes close to Westenhanger station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance.
What to look for in a quote
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- Which areas and materials are covered
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- VAT, clearly stated
More for properties in Sellindge
Your options compared
Some people skip the survey and hope for the best. If asbestos is then found mid-job, work stops, costs rise and people may have been exposed, which is why surveying first tends to save money. Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when everything has to stop.
Why us?
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
- Written quotes that say what’s included
- Condition assessed for every material
- Clear advice on your options
Take a look at our prices page or the cost guide.
FAQs for Sellindge
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, the same rules apply there, though access to rural buildings may need planning.
Do you survey schools and community buildings around Sellindge?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Which asbestos survey do I need in Sellindge?
That depends on what you are planning: managing a building in use means a management survey; building work means a refurbishment and demolition survey. Describe the work and we will recommend one.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
It’s typically needed by whoever manages a workplace or the shared parts of a block. Homeowners and landlords use them as well, to know what’s there before work.
Will my homebuyer report check for asbestos?
No. It may flag possible asbestos, but it doesn’t generally take samples for analysis. A pre-purchase asbestos survey does.
Does a survey leave holes?
Only minimally for a management survey: small samples are taken and the points sealed. A refurbishment and demolition survey opens up the areas being worked on, by design.
Do I need an asbestos survey before renovating?
HSE’s guidance is that a refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before refurbishment or demolition work, for the areas affected.
Does someone need to be there?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved, and to be available for questions.
What happens
Our surveyor inspects each area in scope and samples suspect materials, wetting and sealing each sample point to keep dust down. We begin by confirming exactly what we’re doing, so there is no confusion.
- Send us the address and what you need the survey for
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- Samples go to the laboratory
- The report sets out what was found and what to do next
Getting ready
- Warn neighbours if needed
- Keep the area clear of children and pets
- Tell us about parking and access
Get a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Read more
Asbestos surveys in Sellindge: local notes
Sellindge is about 4 miles north-west of Hythe, in Kent. Sellindge has a mix of older and newer buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Sellindge is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we work. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
For a school like Sellindge Primary School, the duty holder must manage asbestos and keep an asbestos register; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder. If you have an older property in Sellindge, near Church of St Mary or anywhere else, survey the areas you’re working on before work starts. Sellindge is within about 6 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey. The sea is within about 5 miles of Sellindge; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
This part of Kent takes in TN25. From Downs Way, Woodlees Close and Swan Green or anywhere nearby, we can help. If your property is just outside Sellindge, we also cover Moorstock (1 mile north), Stanford (2 miles east), Postling (3 miles east), Stowting (3 miles north-east) and Skeete (3 miles north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (6 miles north-west), Canterbury (13 miles north), Dover (13 miles east), Folkestone (7 miles east), Faversham (15 miles north) and Hythe (4 miles south-east).
Well-known places in the area include William Harvey Hospital (4.7 miles north-west) and Lympne Castle (2.4 miles south). Green spaces nearby include Tolsford Hill and Hatch Park.
Should you do it yourself?
If you do find something during DIY, stop: keep people away, don’t sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Afterwards
For duty holders, the survey feeds the asbestos register and management plan, which need reviewing regularly.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
- Make sure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
Avoid these
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know, rather than cleaning it up.
Please don’t break off pieces for us to look at: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
The scope of an asbestos survey
A few things to be aware of:
- The report describes the building when surveyed; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal before booking.
Materials we see
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Artex and textured coatings
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Water tanks and flues
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Garage and shed roofs
- Ceiling tiles
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site