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Independent asbestos surveys in Medway.

Independent asbestos surveys, testing and sampling across the Medway towns — Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester, Strood and Rainham. Instructions range from single-sample Artex testing for homeowners to refurbishment surveys for contractors and management surveys for commercial and communal premises.

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Asbestos survey quote for Medway

Management, Refurbishment, Demolition/R&D surveys and asbestos sampling across Medway. Tell us the property and we'll confirm the scope and a firm price by phone or email.

  • BOHS P402 qualified surveyors
  • HSG264 survey methodology
  • Fixed Prices. No Surprises.
  • UKAS-accredited laboratory analysis
  • Independent — we do not sell asbestos removal

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We'll confirm the scope and a firm price by phone or email before anything is booked.

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Independent asbestos surveying and testing — no asbestos removal sales

We survey and advise in Medway — we do not sell the removal work.

Elements Surveying Group specialises in asbestos surveying, sampling and independent advice. We do not sell asbestos removal services, so our survey recommendations remain focused on the condition, risk and appropriate management of the material identified.

Where removal or remedial work is genuinely required, we explain what that normally involves and what a licensed contractor would need — then leave you free to appoint whoever you choose.

How we work

Why Medway clients choose us

Independent asbestos surveys for Medway.

Medway holds one of the largest concentrations of pre-2000 stock in Kent: Victorian terraces across Chatham and Gillingham, dockyard-era and post-war housing, 1960s–80s system-built flats, and a heavy run of light-industrial units on the Medway City Estate. Each generation used asbestos differently, which is why scoping matters more than a standard checklist.

UKAS-accredited laboratory analysis

Surveys aligned to HSG264 by BOHS P402 qualified surveyors. Samples analysed in a UKAS-accredited laboratory to ISO/IEC 17025. Fixed Prices. No Surprises.

Fast turnaround

Fixed-price quotes. Contact us to discuss availability; reports typically inside a week.

Medway specialists

Surveyors attending Medway regularly. No call centres, no upsell.

Medway services

The full asbestos lifecycle for Medway property.

Management Asbestos Surveys Medway

HSG264-aligned management surveys for Medway commercial, residential and public-sector estates. Photographic register, drawings, material and priority risk scores.

Refurbishment & Demolition Surveys Medway

Fully intrusive R&D surveys ahead of any Medway refurbishment, fit-out or strip-out. Scoped to the Principal Designer's information requirements under CDM 2015.

Asbestos Sampling & Testing Medway

Sampling by qualified consultants, with samples analysed in a UKAS-accredited laboratory to ISO/IEC 17025. Laboratory analysis typically 24–48 hours after sample receipt; survey reports typically issued within 48–72 hours.

Re-inspections & Register Management

Annual condition re-inspections and live asbestos register management with digital registers issued after each visit — essential for Medway landlords and duty-holders under CAR 2012.

Coverage

The Medway towns.

All five towns plus the Hoo Peninsula and the surrounding villages.

Postcode districts covered: ME1, ME2, ME3, ME4, ME5, ME7, ME8.

Elements Surveying Group · service-area surveying practice based in Colchester, Essex · 020 8036 1099 · enquiries@asbestossurveyingandtesting.com · Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00, Saturday appointments by arrangement.

  • Chatham
  • Gillingham
  • Rochester
  • Strood
  • Rainham
  • Luton (Chatham)
  • Walderslade
  • Wayfield
  • Medway City Estate
  • Wainscott
  • Cuxton
  • Halling
  • Hoo St Werburgh
  • Cliffe
  • Grain
  • Rainham Mark
  • Twydall

Postcode coverage

Exact postcode districts we cover in Medway

We attend properties across the postcode districts shown below. If your postcode starts with one of these outward codes, we can quote and survey in Medway.

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ME1ME2ME3ME4ME5ME7ME8DA11DA12ME10ME6ME9

Covered postcode districts

ME1ME2ME3ME4ME5ME7ME8

Older terraced housing and conversions

A large share of Medway's rented stock is Victorian and Edwardian terraces converted into flats. Conversions typically added mid-century materials — insulating board to ceilings and risers, textured coatings, floor tiles and bitumen adhesive — which is where most positive results come from rather than the original Victorian fabric.

For a converted building the practical instruction is usually a management survey of the communal parts, with sampling inside individual flats only where a specific material is in question.

Industrial and commercial premises

Units on the Medway City Estate and the older industrial land around Strood commonly retain cement roof sheets, gutter linings, flue components and panel linings. Where a unit is being refurbished, re-roofed or stripped out, the survey has to cover everything the works will disturb, including roof voids and plant.

For premises remaining in occupation, a management survey and a maintained register is normally the proportionate route, with re-inspection at a sensible interval.

Medway FAQs

Questions Medway clients ask us most.

How much does an asbestos survey cost in Medway?

Published Management Survey prices start at £225 + VAT for communal areas serving one or two floors, £250 + VAT for a studio or one-bedroom flat and £300 + VAT for a one- or two-bedroom house. Whole-property Refurbishment Survey prices start at £350 + VAT for a flat and £400 + VAT for a house. Larger properties, commercial premises and portfolios receive an individually fixed quotation before booking.

How much is asbestos testing in Medway?

Targeted sampling is £85 + VAT for one sample, £115 for two, £145 for three, £175 for four, £205 for five and £235 for six; each further sample during the same attendance is £30 + VAT. Sampling is collection of specific materials only — it is not a full survey, and the rest of the property is not inspected. If building work is planned, a refurbishment and demolition survey scoped to those works is the right instruction.

Who analyses the samples?

Samples are analysed by a UKAS-accredited laboratory. Elements Surveying Group is an independent surveying consultancy — we do not operate the laboratory ourselves, and we do not sell asbestos removal, so nothing in a report is written to win removal work.

Can you collect keys from an agent?

Yes. Where it is arranged beforehand, our surveyor can collect keys from an estate or letting agent, carry out the survey and return them afterwards, so you do not have to attend. Key-safe access can also be accommodated. Weekday and Saturday appointments are available subject to surveyor schedules.

Which survey do I need before building work?

A refurbishment and demolition survey covering everything the works will disturb. A management survey is not sufficient for construction work, and most contractors will not start without the R&D report and register.

Also covering nearby boroughs

Asbestos surveys in boroughs neighbouring Medway.

We survey across the boroughs bordering Medway — the same qualified consultants and the same UKAS-accredited laboratory analysis.

Medway sits within our Kent coverage area. Asbestos survey services in Kent.

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Planning refurbishment work in Medway?

A few questions will point you to the survey most likely to apply to the work you're planning.

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