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Asbestos Survey in Tankerton
Buildings in Tankerton built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. Our asbestos survey service covers management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys.
- Demolition projects
- Community buildings and halls
- Planned refurbishment work
Get a quote for Tankerton
Choosing the right option
Management or refurbishment and demolition? The first is for a building in normal use and involves minor intrusion; the second is fully intrusive and needed before work. Our guide explains which you need. Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Why us?
- Accredited laboratory results
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
About our asbestos survey in Tankerton
What you are planning in Tankerton decides the survey: managing the building, refurbishing it, knocking it down or buying it. We will recommend the right one. Common materials are boiler cupboard panels, pipe lagging and garage roofs, and typical jobs are purchases of older homes and buildings and planned refurbishment work.
A survey in Tankerton typically covers the house and its outbuildings, as outbuildings often have cement roofs. Nothing is removed until it’s been identified, because the method depends on what the material is.
- Area
- Tankerton (CT5)
- County
- Kent
- Service
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- A written report with lab results
- Price
- Written quote for your job
- Telephone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
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Surveying buildings in Tankerton
Tankerton is about 1 mile north-east of Whitstable, in Kent. Homes, landlords and businesses in Tankerton contact us for surveys. Tankerton is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent we cover. You can also see our page for Canterbury, about 6 miles away.
Schools such as St Mary's Catholic Primary School are non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos and keep a register, and a management survey is usually where that starts. Planning work on an older building in Tankerton, whether near Church of All Saints or elsewhere? A refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first. Tankerton is within about a mile of the coast; porch canopies and soffits on coastal homes can be included in a survey.
Wherever your property is in CT5, we can help with an asbestos survey. That could mean a property on Gann Road, Clare Road and Athol Road or the roads around them, wherever it is in Tankerton. Neighbouring places we cover include Swalecliffe (1 mile east), Chestfield (1 mile south-east), Whitstable (1 mile south-west), Radfall (2 miles south-east) and West End (2 miles south-east). Within a short drive, we also work in Canterbury (6 miles south), Margate (15 miles east), Sittingbourne (14 miles west), Faversham (8 miles south-west), Herne Bay (4 miles east) and Minster (11 miles west).
Well-known places in the area include Whitstable and Tankerton Hospital (less than half a mile south-east) and Tankerton Castle (0.5 miles west). Within reach you will find West Blean and Thornden Woods.
- Schools near Tankerton include The Whitstable School (1 mile south-west)
- Local pubs include Monument Public House (0.6 miles south-west)
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. Before anything starts, we confirm the areas and materials with you, so there’s no confusion.
- Call or message us with the address and what’s prompting the survey
- We confirm the survey type and which rooms and outbuildings it covers
- The surveyor visits, inspects and takes small samples with controls
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The written report arrives with the results, condition ratings and next steps
How to prepare
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Do not disturb the material before we get there
Get a quote
Send us the address in Tankerton, a description and some photos: call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Related guides
What it might be made of
Roofing felt and bitumen
Bitumen felts and mastics can contain asbestos, typically bound in the bitumen.
Floor tiles and adhesive
Vinyl and thermoplastic floor tiles and black bitumen adhesive can contain asbestos. They’re often hidden under newer flooring.
Looking after things afterwards
If there are areas we couldn’t reach, the report lists them clearly, and should be presumed to contain asbestos until they’re checked.
Staying safe afterwards:
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- Tell us about any areas that are locked or unsafe
- Describe the work you’re planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Make sure you can pass the report to your builder
Avoid these
Please don’t break off pieces for us to look at: we take samples with wetting and sealing to limit any release.
Do not take samples yourself before the survey: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
Why people call us in Tankerton
The danger typically comes from drilling, cutting or sanding a material nobody knew contained asbestos. Surveying first means nobody disturbs it by accident.
You can’t tell by looking, but these are common reasons people contact us:
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Workplaces built before 2000
- Demolition projects
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
If you’re a landlord near Whitstable station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
Questions to ask before booking
- The scope, in writing
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- The report contents
- The survey type, as defined in HSG264
Tankerton: your questions answered
Could my house in Tankerton contain asbestos?
Homes built or refitted before 2000 can. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Can you survey a school or hall near Tankerton?
Yes, by arrangement with the duty holder. The duty holder should hold an asbestos register.
Do you work in Tankerton?
Yes, Tankerton is in our area. Tell us the postcode and what you need.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not always. Sound material that won’t be touched can often stay, as long as it’s recorded.
What if my house is newer?
Buildings from after 2000 shouldn’t, because of the 1999 ban, but older parts and reused materials can still contain it.
Can you come if the asbestos is damaged?
First, keep everyone away and do not clean it up. Then contact us for advice.
Can you help with a flat?
Yes. In a block, the shared areas are the responsibility of the managing agent or freeholder, who should hold the asbestos register.
Do you survey commercial buildings in Tankerton?
We do: shops, offices, warehouses, industrial units, schools and halls. Tell us about the building and what you need.
Responsibilities for owners
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
For managing agents and freeholders in Tankerton, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades.
The scope of an asbestos survey
What’s in and what’s out:
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- The report describes the building when surveyed; condition can change, so recheck it
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it, though we can quote for that too
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
What we deal with
- Artex and textured coatings
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Garage and shed roofs
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Ceiling tiles
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Pipe lagging
- Water tanks and flues
Can I do it myself?
HSE’s advice to the public is not to try to repair or remove asbestos yourself. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
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.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note