Kent · England
Asbestos Survey in Selling
Need an asbestos survey in Selling? We cover Selling and the surrounding area, with clear advice and a written quote.
- Community buildings and halls
- Surveys requested by builders before work
- Planned refurbishment work
Asbestos survey for Selling
What it costs
These are the main things that affect the price of an asbestos survey:
- How big the building is
- Travel and parking
- The size of the job
- The type of material and its condition
Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Sending photos
Photos often save us a visit:
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- The parking area
- An idea of size
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
For an accurate quote, tell us what you’ve found, where it is and what you are planning. Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
About our asbestos survey in Selling
HSE’s guidance describes two main survey types. 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 Selling. Typical materials include floor tiles, water tanks and flues, and typical jobs are pre-purchase checks on older properties and rented homes between tenancies.
Around a village like Selling, a survey may need to cover a farmhouse, its extensions and several outbuildings. Nothing is added to the job that you don’t need, and we’ll say when the right answer is to leave something alone.
- Where
- Selling (ME13)
- Region
- Kent
- What we do
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- Paperwork
- Survey report and lab results
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Selling: your questions answered
Can you survey a school or hall near Selling?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. Non-domestic buildings should have an asbestos register and management plan.
Is asbestos common in Selling homes?
Older homes can, if they date from before 2000. A sample test is the only reliable answer. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Can you quote from photos?
Photos are often enough to give a quote, but larger or unclear jobs may need a visit.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Leave the area, keep others out and close the door if you can. Do not try to clean up the debris yourself, then contact a professional; your GP can advise if you are worried about your health.
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 I get anything in writing afterwards?
A survey report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, depending on the job.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not always. If it’s in good condition and nobody will disturb it, leaving it in place and checking it can be the safer choice.
Do I need a test or a survey?
A test checks specific materials; a survey checks a whole building or work area. For building work, a survey is generally needed.
After we’ve finished in Selling
After the survey you get a written report: what was found, where, the laboratory results, the condition of each material and our recommendations.
Going forward:
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
Don’ts
Please do not break off pieces for us to look at: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
Book the survey before the builders, so there is time to deal with anything it finds.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Selling, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, while the property is empty.
A closer look at the materials
Floor tiles and adhesive
Older floor tiles and the black glue under them may contain asbestos. They’re often hidden under newer flooring.
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement turns up on roofs, flues and outbuildings. Its condition matters as much as its presence.
Nearby places to Selling
Can I do it myself?
With a professional job, you get a record: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
Home testing kits exist, but you have to disturb the material to use one. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
What we deal with in Selling
Older buildings have often been altered many times, so asbestos may be in later alterations as much as the original structure, which is why surveys look everywhere in scope, not just at the obvious places.
These come up again and again:
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Public and community buildings
- Demolition of garages, extensions and buildings
- Kitchen, bathroom and rewiring projects
Non-domestic buildings, Selling Church of England Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos; we survey non-domestic buildings by arrangement with the duty holder.
Before you book anyone
- The report contents
- How many samples are included
- If the price includes VAT
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
Limits to be aware of
What’s in and what’s out:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it is not enough before refurbishment
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job, though we can quote for that too
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so plan it around the building’s use
If you’re unsure, describe the job and send photos, and we’ll advise.
Materials in Selling
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Pipe lagging
- Garage and shed roofs
- Ceiling tiles
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Artex and textured coatings
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Water tanks and flues
- Soffits and porch canopies
How we work
For a management survey, we look into cupboards, voids and lofts that are reasonably accessible and take small samples. We seal up each sample point. We begin by confirming exactly what we are doing.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We set out the survey type, the areas covered and the price in writing
- We inspect the areas in scope and sample suspect materials
- An accredited laboratory analyses the samples
- You receive a written report with locations, results, condition and recommendations
Before we arrive
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Clear the way to the work area
Ask for a quote
Share the postcode, a short description and photos: send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
Surveying buildings in Selling
Selling is about 3 miles south-east of Faversham, in Kent. Properties in Selling range from older houses to newer estates and commercial buildings, and anything built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Selling is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we work. We work right across the region, from Selling to Canterbury (7 miles away).
For rented homes close to Selling station, asbestos information should be ready for contractors before maintenance. Got an older property in Selling, close to Church of St Mary or further out? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 7 miles of Selling, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common.
For surveys in ME13, just send the postcode and a few photos. We can help with surveys on streets such as Selling Road, Selling Court and Vicarage Lane, wherever it is in Selling. For properties just outside Selling, we cover Perrywood (1 mile south), Hogben's Hill (1 mile west), Gushmere (1 mile north), Neames Forstal (1 mile east) and Crouch (1 mile north-east). Larger places within reach include Ashford (9 miles south), Canterbury (7 miles east), Sittingbourne (10 miles north-west), Whitstable (7 miles north-east), Faversham (3 miles north-west) and Herne Bay (11 miles north-east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tower keep castle at Chilham (2.5 miles south-east).
- Nearby, you will find The White Lion Public House (less than half a mile west)
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- 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