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Asbestos Surveys in Tonge, Kent
Buildings in Tonge built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. We offer management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase asbestos surveys.
- Pre-work surveys for trades
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- Checks on rental property
Get a quote for Tonge
FAQs for Tonge
Do you cover small places like Tonge?
We do: small villages are covered too. Tell us about access and parking.
Do you cover Tonge from London?
We cover Tonge, about 39 miles from central London.
Do I need to be at home?
We need access to every area in the job.
What will I get after the survey?
Every suspect material in the agreed scope: location, laboratory result, condition, photographs and our recommendation, plus any areas we couldn’t reach.
Do you work in Tonge?
Yes, we do: our area includes Tonge and the places around it. Share the postcode and a short description for a quote.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The main risk is from disturbing it, so identifying it before work is important.
What if the weather’s bad?
It depends on the job: indoor work carries on, while outdoor roof work may be postponed in strong wind or heavy rain.
Will the survey damage the property?
Sampling leaves small, sealed sample points. A refurbishment survey opens up the areas being worked on, which is why they need to be empty.
How asbestos survey works in Tonge
Plenty of older buildings, in Tonge as anywhere, have little or no asbestos, and much of what’s found can stay. A survey tells you which situation you are in. We often deal with flues, floor tiles and garage roofs, and typical jobs are buying a property built before 2000 and demolition projects.
Rural homes near Tonge have often been extended over generations, so we survey each part the work will disturb. We follow HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
- Where
- Tonge (ME9)
- Area hub
- Kent
- Covers
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- You receive
- Survey report and lab results
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Can I do it myself?
HSE advises the public not to repair or remove asbestos themselves. Higher-risk materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must only be dealt with by an HSE-licensed contractor.
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, as well as an asbestos risk, so stay off it.
Materials, one by one
Textured coatings
Older textured ceilings can contain asbestos. They’re low risk left alone, but shouldn’t be sanded or scraped dry.
Insulating board
Insulating board turns up in panels, ceilings, soffits and boiler cupboards. Most work on it is licensed, so identifying it matters.
Surveying buildings in Tonge
Tonge is about 2 miles east of Sittingbourne, in Kent. For surveys in Tonge, tell us about parking and access. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 14 miles away.
A school such as Sittingbourne Community College counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed. Halls and leisure centres near Tonge fall into the non-domestic category, where the duty to manage asbestos applies.
We handle surveys in every part of the ME9 postcode area. For properties just outside Tonge, we cover Tonge Corner (1 mile south), Milton Regis (1 mile west), Murston (1 mile south-west), Radfield (1 mile south) and Kemsley (2 miles west). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles south-west), Ashford (15 miles south), Canterbury (14 miles east), Whitstable (11 miles east), Faversham (5 miles south-east) and Herne Bay (15 miles east).
A little further out are Sittingbourne and Milton Urban District (2.1 miles west) and Castle Rough (1.3 miles north-west).
Typical surveys in Tonge
Materials age: a board or coating that was sound years ago may now be cracked or crumbling, and the survey assesses condition.
People usually contact us about one of these:
- Planned refurbishment work
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Community buildings and halls
- Demolition projects
If you let flats or houses near Teynham station, a survey gives contractors the information they need.
Before you book anyone
- The number of samples
- Which areas are covered, and which are not
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
- Which laboratory analyses samples
Responsibilities for owners
If you run a business from older premises in Tonge, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Tonge, 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.
The process
A management survey involves minor intrusion: lifting ceiling tiles, opening service cupboards and taking small samples. We seal up each sample point. Unexpected finds are discussed with you first before carrying on.
- 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
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- An accredited laboratory analyses the samples
- We send the report with results and recommendations
Getting ready
- Ensure we can get to the area
- Mention any parking restrictions
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
How to get a quote
Send us the address in Tonge, a description and some photos: fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749, and we’ll reply with a quote.
Helpful guides
Afterwards
If there are areas we couldn’t reach, the report lists them clearly, so they’re treated as if they contain asbestos until checked.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Clear access to lofts, garages, cupboards and outbuildings
- Keep children and pets away from the areas being surveyed
- For flats, ask the managing agent for the asbestos register for the common parts
- Describe the work you are planning, so the scope matches
Things not to do
Be clear about the work you are planning, so the survey covers every area that will be disturbed.
If a material is damaged before the survey, keep people away from it and tell us.
Weighing up your options
An existing survey might not cover your plans. If it was a management survey, it won’t have looked inside the fabric of the building where you’re about to work, so refurbishment needs a fresh, intrusive survey of the work areas. How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so tell us about access.
What you get
- Clear next steps
- Accredited laboratory results
- Across London and the South East
- The right survey for your plans
See how we quote or published price ranges.
What’s included, and what isn’t
We’re upfront about what’s included:
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so plan it around the building’s use
- 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
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal before you book.
Materials we see
- Ceiling tiles
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Artex and textured coatings
- Pipe lagging
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Garage and shed roofs
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Water tanks and flues
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Work planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site