Kent · England
Asbestos removal and surveys in TN8
We work across all of the TN8 postcode district, which takes in Edenbridge, Marlpit Hill and Crockham Hill. We survey, test and remove asbestos, with written paperwork.
Asbestos removal in TN8
Towns and villages in TN8
- Edenbridge
- Marlpit Hill
- Crockham Hill
- Cowden
- Four Elms
- Bough Beech
- Hever
- How Green
- Markbeech
- Marsh Green
- Newtown
- Stick Hill
- Goodley Stock
- Mowshurst
- Pootings
- Troy Town
- Chiddingstone Hoath
- Sevenoaks
Asbestos services in TN8
Tell us what you’ve found and the postcode and we’ll reply with a quote: ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page.
Neighbouring districts
Across Kent
Towns and villages in Kent
Areas we cover
How asbestos survey works in TN8
Any building in TN8 built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. The way to know for sure is a survey: a surveyor inspects the building, takes small samples of suspect materials and records the results in a report. Typical materials include water tanks, pipe lagging and soffits, and typical jobs are shared halls, stairs and plant rooms and managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises.
We photograph and assess the condition of everything we find, which goes into the report.
- Call or message us with the address and what’s prompting the survey
- We check whether a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey fits, and confirm the areas
- On the agreed day, the surveyor inspects, photographs and samples
- An accredited laboratory analyses each sample
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that isn’t clear
What it costs in TN8
Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
What you get
- Practical recommendations
- Written quotes that say what’s included
- Inaccessible areas listed clearly
- Reports and results you can share
Ask for a quote
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.
Near you in Edenbridge
Jobs here are often close to The White Horse Inn, Church of St Peter and St Paul and Edenbridge Primary School, among other places. There’s a railway station close to the centre of Edenbridge: Edenbridge Town station. A little further out are Haxted Watermill Museum (1.6 miles south-west) and Hever Castle (2.4 miles south-east).
Where we survey in TN8
Across TN8, we survey houses, flats, workplaces and buildings before demolition, in Sevenoaks, Edenbridge and Marlpit Hill and in the 16 smaller villages and hamlets.
Edenbridge: If you have an older property in Edenbridge, near Church of St Peter and St Paul or anywhere else, a refurbishment and demolition survey of the areas affected should come first. Non-domestic buildings, Edenbridge Primary School among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos, and a management survey is generally where that starts.
Responsibilities for owners
If your business premises in TN8 were built before 2000, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
For managing agents and freeholders in TN8, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades, and condition checked regularly.
Where asbestos turns up
Asbestos materials often look exactly like ones without asbestos. A sample analysed in a laboratory is the only reliable way to know.
You can’t tell by looking, but these are common reasons people contact us:
- Buying a property built before 2000
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
- Pre-work surveys for trades
The scope of an asbestos survey
What’s in and what’s out:
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so plan it around the building’s use
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it
Materials, one by one
Textured coatings
Textured ceilings are sampled where they’re in scope, so you know before plastering or rewiring.
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement turns up on roofs, flues and outbuildings. How weathered and damaged it is affects what to do.
Choosing the right option
Do you need a full survey, or just a test? A test answers the question for one or two specific materials; a survey looks at the whole building or work area and finds materials you might not have noticed.
What to look for in a quote
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
- Whether VAT is included
- The scope, in writing
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
Questions from TN8
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
It covers the higher-risk materials: lagging, sprayed coatings and most asbestos insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
Will the survey damage the property?
Only minimally for a management survey: sample points are small and sealed. A refurbishment and demolition survey opens up the areas being worked on, by design.
Do I need a management or a refurbishment survey?
A management survey for a building in normal use; a refurbishment and demolition survey before building work. We will recommend one when you tell us what you’re planning.
Can you help a business or landlord?
Yes, as well as homeowners. Tell us about the property and what you need.
Do you work in TN8?
We do: TN8 is within the area we cover in Kent. Send the postcode and a few photos for a quote.
Should all asbestos be removed?
Not always: sound material that will not be disturbed can often stay. Keep a record and check its condition.
Do you survey commercial buildings in TN8?
Yes: offices, shops, warehouses, industrial units, schools and halls as well as homes. Tell us the size and use of the building.
- 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
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site