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Asbestos Removal for New Barn
Buildings in New Barn built or refurbished before 2000 can contain asbestos. We offer planned asbestos removal and legal disposal.
- Cement water tanks in lofts
- Vinyl and thermoplastic tiles
- Finds during refurbishment
Asbestos removal near New Barn
Asbestos removal for New Barn properties
After removal, the work area is cleaned and the waste is double-bagged or wrapped, labelled and taken away, and you get the waste paperwork. We often deal with flue pipes, textured coatings and gutters and downpipes, and typical jobs are floor tiles before a new floor and garage roof sheets.
Properties in places like New Barn with larger plots can have more than one cement-roofed building. Every job ends with paperwork: a report, results or a consignment note, for your records.
- Location
- New Barn (DA3, DA13)
- County
- Kent
- What we do
- Removal of cement, coatings, tiles, flues and tanks
- You receive
- Waste paperwork
- Price
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
After we’ve finished in New Barn
File the waste paperwork safely: it proves legal disposal.
Staying safe afterwards:
- Plan any replacement work before the removal date
- Move belongings away, but leave the asbestos alone
- Keep the waste paperwork safe afterwards
- Keep children and pets away on the day
Don’ts
Ask any contractor how they’ll dispose of the waste, and ask for the consignment note.
Don’t sweep, vacuum or brush up broken asbestos debris; keep people away and ask for advice.
Choosing the right option
Remove, or leave and manage? Sound material that won’t be disturbed can often stay; if it’s damaged or the work will disturb it, removal makes sense. Identifying asbestos early is cheaper than stopping work later, when the whole project can be held up.
Why us?
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Homes, rented property and workplaces
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- No removal until we know what it is
What it might be made of
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement releases fibres when broken or cut, so it’s unbolted and lowered, not smashed.
Bitumen and felt
They’re removed by hand.
How it works
We unfix materials and take them out in whole pieces where we can, without breaking, dropping or power tools. It helps if we can park nearby, so let us know about any restrictions. We plan outdoor jobs in New Barn to finish before dark: that means by about 3:50pm in December, or about 9:20pm in June.
- Describe the material and send pictures
- If it hasn’t been identified, we sample it first
- We plan the method, controls, waste and any notification, and send a quote
- On the day we set up, keep the material damp and remove it whole where we can
- The area is cleaned and the waste goes to a permitted site, with paperwork
How to prepare
- Find any old asbestos reports
- Tell us about parking and access
- Clear the way to the work area
Get a quote
Unsure whether you need a test, a survey or removal? Send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749, and we’ll advise.
Helpful guides
Removal jobs in New Barn
New Barn is about 3 miles south of Northfleet, in Kent. New Barn is within our Kent area, whatever the size of the job. We cover all 922 towns and villages in Kent. Our area stretches from New Barn to London (20 miles away).
Older buildings in New Barn, near Church of Saint Mary Magdalene or elsewhere, may have asbestos in later alterations rather than the original fabric, so we test before we plan. In a school like Longfield Academy, any removal is agreed with the duty holder and done while the area is out of use. New Barn is within about 8 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape. Rural removal jobs nearby often mean planning access across yards and fields.
Wherever your property is in DA3 and DA13, asbestos removal is available, from busy streets to quiet lanes. From The Maples, Kenwood Avenue and Merileys Close or a nearby road, the process is the same. For properties just outside New Barn, we cover Longfield Hill (1 mile south-east), Longfield (1 mile west), Hartley (1 mile south-west), Nash Street (1 mile east) and Meopham (2 miles south-east). Further out, we also cover Maidstone (12 miles south-east), Dartford (6 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (10 miles south-west), Gravesend (3 miles north-east), Tonbridge (14 miles south) and Northfleet (3 miles north).
Other landmarks nearby include Gravesham Museum (3.6 miles north-east) and Stone Castle (3.9 miles north-west). Green spaces nearby include Sawyers Lake.
- Schools near New Barn include Istead Rise Primary School (1 mile north-east)
Can I do it myself?
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
Sanding, drilling, cutting and jet-washing are the worst things you can do to asbestos materials.
Common reasons for removal jobs in New Barn
Damage from DIY, storms or accidents can make removal necessary, especially if broken material is lying around.
People usually contact us about one of these:
- Artex ceilings before renovation
- Sheds, outbuildings and lean-tos
- Debris left from a previous job
- Finds during refurbishment
For rentals close to Longfield station, removal fits neatly between tenancies.
Before booking anyone
- Which areas and materials are covered
- Proof of an HSE licence where it’s needed
- If the price includes VAT
- What paperwork you get
Good to know
We are upfront about what’s included:
- Some jobs must be notified first, which affects the start date
- Making good is normally a separate job
- Licensed materials such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board must be removed by an HSE-licensed contractor
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we’ll tell you honestly before booking.
Common materials
- Garage and shed roofs
- Gutters and downpipes
- Artex and textured coatings
- Panels and boards
- Soffits (cement)
- Asbestos cement sheets
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Flue pipes
- Bitumen roof felt
- Water tanks
Also near New Barn
Also in New Barn
Questions from New Barn
Is asbestos common in New Barn homes?
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.
Do you work near Longfield station?
Yes. Longfield station is about 1.2 miles west of New Barn, and we cover both.
Is asbestos dangerous?
Asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases years after exposure. The risk comes mainly from disturbing materials that contain it, so identifying it before work is important.
Do I get anything in writing afterwards?
Depending on the job, a report, results or a consignment note.
Do I need to move out?
For outdoor jobs, you can normally stay put. Indoor work areas are kept closed off until finished.
Do you cover New Barn?
Yes, we do: New Barn is within the area we cover in Kent. Share the postcode and a short description and we’ll quote.
Do I need to be at home?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved, and to be available for questions.
What does licensed work mean?
It covers the higher-risk materials: pipe lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board. Only a contractor holding an HSE licence can do it.
Responsibilities for owners
Contractors working for you need asbestos information before they start. HSE’s campaigns stress this point to building owners and trades alike.
If you run a business from older premises in New Barn, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site