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Asbestos Surveys in St Michaels, Kent
Asbestos survey in St Michaels: surveys that find, sample and record asbestos, for homes, rented property and workplaces. Done to HSE guidance, with paperwork for your records.
- Demolition projects
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
Asbestos help in St Michaels
Asbestos survey for St Michaels properties
A survey is not just a list of what’s there. It records the condition of each material, so you know what can be left and managed and what needs dealing with. We often deal with flues, boiler cupboard panels and water tanks, and people typically contact us about demolition projects and pre-purchase checks on older properties.
Village properties around St Michaels often come with outbuildings, which a survey can include, since cement sheeting was common on outbuildings. Everything is explained in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
- Location
- St Michaels (TN30)
- Region
- Kent
- What we do
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Paperwork
- Survey report and lab results
- Quote
- Written quote for your job
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
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.
A few practical points:
- Ensure you can pass the report to your builder
- Tell us exactly what work you are planning, so the scope matches
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Have any old surveys or plans ready
Things not to do
Please do not break off pieces for us to look at: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
If a material is damaged before the survey, keep people away from it and tell us, rather than cleaning it up.
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Your questions about an asbestos survey in St Michaels
Is asbestos common in St Michaels homes?
Any home in St Michaels built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos, but you can’t tell by looking. Look at garage roofs, textured ceilings, old floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you come out to small villages like St Michaels?
Yes. We cover villages and hamlets as well as towns. Just tell us how to reach the property.
Could my home contain asbestos?
Looking will not tell you. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, especially in buildings from before 2000.
What paperwork will I get?
It depends on what we do: a report for a survey, a lab result for a test, or waste paperwork for removal.
Do landlords need an asbestos survey?
Anyone with a duty to manage asbestos in non-domestic premises or the common parts of domestic buildings typically starts with one. Landlords of single homes often use one too, so they know what’s there before work.
Do you cover St Michaels?
We do: St Michaels is within the area we cover in Kent. Send the postcode and a few photos for a quote.
Is a homebuyer survey the same as an asbestos survey?
No. It may flag possible asbestos, but it does not usually take samples for analysis. That’s what a pre-purchase asbestos survey is for.
Will the survey damage the property?
Very little, in a management survey: sample points are small and sealed. A refurbishment and demolition survey opens up the areas being worked on, by design.
Your options compared
An existing survey might not cover your plans. A management survey does not open up walls, floors or ceilings, so planned refurbishment generally needs a refurbishment and demolition survey of those areas. The cost of an asbestos survey depends on the job: the materials involved, how much there is, access and paperwork. We quote each job individually.
What you get
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Recommendations in plain English
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Samples analysed by an accredited laboratory
Read how we price jobs or published price ranges.
Good to know
The usual limits are:
- A management survey is only minimally intrusive, so it isn’t enough before refurbishment
- 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 should be presumed to contain asbestos
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before booking.
Common materials
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Ceiling tiles
- Artex and textured coatings
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Pipe lagging
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Water tanks and flues
- Garage and shed roofs
Doing it yourself?
If you do find something during DIY, stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, as well as an asbestos risk, so never climb onto one.
St Michaels buildings and asbestos surveys
St Michaels is about 8 miles south-west of Ashford, in Kent. Anywhere in St Michaels, just send the postcode. St Michaels is one of 922 places in Kent where we work. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 21 miles away.
A school such as St Michael's 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. St Michaels is within about 8 miles of the High Weald National Landscape, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
Surveys anywhere in TN30 start with the postcode and some photos. We can help with surveys on streets such as Ox Lane, Swain Road and Grange Road or the roads around them, wherever it is in St Michaels. Main roads around St Michaels include the A28, so mention parking if the property is on one. For properties just outside St Michaels, we cover London Beach (1 mile north), Tenterden (1 mile south), Broad Tenterden (2 miles south), Parkgate (2 miles west) and Clapper Hill (3 miles west). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (14 miles north-west), Ashford (8 miles north-east), Foley Park (15 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (15 miles north-west), Bearsted (14 miles north-west) and Park Wood (12 miles north-west).
Nearby you will also find Tenterden and District Museum (1.3 miles south) and Romden Castle (4.3 miles north).
- Local schools include Homewood School (0.5 miles south)
The process
On the day, the surveyor walks through the areas in scope, checks every suspect material and takes small samples, with each sample point damped and sealed afterwards. Nobody else needs to be in the work area, so please keep children and pets away.
- Start by telling us about the property and your plans
- We recommend a survey type and quote for the agreed scope
- 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
How to prepare
- Make sure we can get to the area
- Warn neighbours if needed
- Keep children and pets away on the day
How to get a quote
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: do not touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
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Why people call us in St Michaels
Over time, materials deteriorate: something in good condition when it was fitted may now be damaged, and the survey assesses condition.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to surveys:
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Checks on rental property
- Workplaces built before 2000
If you have an older property in St Michaels, near Church of St Michael or anywhere else, the rooms being worked on need surveying before the builders arrive.
What to look for in a quote
- What you will receive in writing
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- Whether VAT is included
Prices and what affects them
When we quote, we look at:
- How easy it is to reach
- Material and condition
- How many outbuildings are included
- The size and age of the building
Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
Photos that help
When you send photos, these help most:
- Cracks or breaks
- Approximate dimensions
- The parking area
- A wide shot showing where the material is
To get a quote, use our quote form or call 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
Responsibilities for owners
The duty to manage applies to non-domestic premises and common parts, not to single private homes, but anyone working on the property still needs to know about asbestos.
If you manage or own a block in St Michaels, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades, and condition checked regularly.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- 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