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Asbestos Survey for Kevington
Need an asbestos survey in Kevington? We cover Kevington and the surrounding area, with plain-English advice and a written quote.
- Rented homes between tenancies
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Shared halls, stairs and plant rooms
Need an asbestos survey in Kevington?
Asbestos survey in Kevington
If you are buying a home or building in Kevington from before 2000, a pre-purchase survey tells you what’s there before you exchange, so you can plan renovations with your eyes open. Typical jobs include purchases of older homes and buildings and community buildings and halls, involving pipe lagging, garage roofs and soffits.
For London properties like those in Kevington, the scope matters most: a whole building, one flat, or just the rooms being refitted. Every quote is in writing and spells out what’s covered, so you know where you stand.
- Location
- Kevington (BR5)
- Region
- Greater London
- What we do
- Asbestos surveys with lab-analysed samples
- You receive
- Written survey report
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Surveying buildings in Kevington
Kevington is about 1 mile east of Orpington, in Greater London. We cover Kevington as part of Greater London, whatever the size of the job. Kevington is one of 764 places in Greater London where we work. You can also see our page for London, about 13 miles away.
For rented homes close to St Mary Cray station, share asbestos information with trades before work. Got an older property in Kevington, close to Unity Church or further out? Survey the areas you are working on before work starts. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 5 miles of Kevington, where farm buildings, barns and stables with cement roofs are common.
This part of Greater London takes in BR5, and your survey can be anywhere in it. From Crockenhill Road and Sheepcote Lane or anywhere nearby, the process is the same. Other places close to Kevington we cover include Derry Downs (1 mile west), Crockenhill (1 mile east), St Mary Cray (1 mile west), Orpington (1 mile west) and Poverest (2 miles west). Within a short drive, we also work in London (13 miles north-west), City of Westminster (15 miles north-west), Marylebone (15 miles north-west), St Pancras (15 miles north-west), Shoreditch (13 miles north-west) and Walthamstow (15 miles north-west).
As a London location, Kevington is inside the ULEZ, and parking and loading need planning: tell us about parking, permits and access when you ask for a quote.
A little further out are Lullingstone Castle (3.2 miles south-east) and London Borough of Bromley Museum (1.5 miles west). The countryside around Kevington includes Summer Hill and The Warren.
- Schools near Kevington include Harris Academy Orpington (1.2 miles south-west) and The Priory School (1.2 miles south-west)
Questions from Kevington
Do older homes in Kevington have asbestos?
Older homes can, if they date from before 2000. A sample test is the only reliable answer. Common places include garage roofs, textured ceilings, floor tiles, soffits and flues.
Do you cover Kevington and the area around St Mary Cray station?
Yes, we cover Kevington and the area towards St Mary Cray station, about 1.4 miles north-west.
Can you survey offices and warehouses?
Yes, we do: shops, offices, warehouses, industrial units, schools and halls. Tell us about the building and what you need.
What does the survey report include?
A record of every suspect material in scope: location, laboratory result, condition, photographs and our recommendation.
What if asbestos is found during building work?
Work in that area should stop, and the material needs identifying before work resumes.
Will my homebuyer report check for asbestos?
Not really: a homebuyer or building survey may note possible asbestos, but it doesn’t generally sample anything. For an answer, you need a pre-purchase asbestos survey.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
We do. Landlords, agents, businesses and builders all use our services.
What does licensed work mean?
Higher-risk materials need an HSE-licensed contractor. Cement and textured coatings generally are not licensed.
Step by step
We photograph and assess the condition of everything we find, for the report. It helps if we can park nearby, so let us know about any restrictions.
- Get in touch with the address and your plans
- We recommend the right type of survey
- We carry out the survey on site
- Samples go to the laboratory
- The report comes to you, and we explain anything that is not clear
Getting ready
- Clear access to the area, loft or garage
- Let neighbours know if the work is near them
- Keep children and pets away on the day
How to get a quote
Send us the address in Kevington, a description and some photos: send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749, and we will reply with a quote.
Helpful guides
Duty holders and landlords in Kevington
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, when rooms are empty and work can be done without disruption.
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Kevington, you have a duty to manage asbestos under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. In practice: find it, assess it, record it and manage it.
Nearby places to Kevington
What else we do in Kevington
Doing it yourself?
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
What it costs
What drives the price:
- The type of material and its condition
- Access to the area
- The survey scope
- Travel and parking
Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
What to photograph
What to photograph:
- An idea of size
- Visible markings
- The access route
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
Include any existing survey or test when you call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
Afterwards
For duty holders, the survey feeds the asbestos register and management plan, which should be kept up to date.
A few practical points:
- Describe the work you are planning, so the survey covers the right areas
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
- Make sure we can get into the loft, garage and cupboards
- In a block of flats, ask for the register of the shared areas
Things not to do
If a material is damaged before the survey, keep people away from it and tell us.
Book the survey before the builders, so the results can shape your plans and your budget.
Good to know
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- The survey tells you what’s there; removal is a separate job
- A refurbishment and demolition survey needs the areas to be empty, so timing needs planning
- Areas we cannot safely reach are listed in the report, and must be treated as containing asbestos until checked
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Common materials
- Water tanks and flues
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Ceiling tiles
- Garage and shed roofs
- Pipe lagging
- Artex and textured coatings
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Floor tiles and adhesive
Materials, one by one
Roofing felt and bitumen
Some older roofing felts, bitumen products and mastics contain asbestos, generally well bound in.
Floor tiles and adhesive
Tiles and adhesive can be sampled separately, as results can differ.
Your options compared
A management survey or a refurbishment and demolition survey? A management survey suits a building in use; a refurbishment and demolition survey looks behind and under surfaces before building work. Our guide explains which you need. Every quote says whether VAT is included, so you can compare like with like.
How we work in Kevington
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Houses, flats and business premises
- Work done to the regulations
- Condition assessed for every material
See how we price jobs and published price ranges.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note