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Asbestos Surveys in New Barn, Kent
Worried about asbestos in New Barn? We provide surveys that find, sample and record asbestos, explained in plain English.
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Contractors’ requests for an asbestos report
- Demolition projects
Need an asbestos survey in New Barn?
Common reasons for surveys in New Barn
Contractors working on buildings need to know where asbestos is before they start. HSE’s campaigns aimed at tradespeople make this point repeatedly, and a survey report gives them that information.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Rented homes due for maintenance
- Demolition and strip-out
- Public and community buildings
- Managing asbestos in workplaces and non-domestic premises
If you are a landlord near Longfield station, it helps to know what’s in the building before repairs.
What to look for in a quote
- VAT, clearly stated
- What the report or result will contain
- Survey methods in line with HSG264
- Laboratory analysis by an accredited lab
Asbestos survey in New Barn
HSE’s guidance describes two main survey types. A management survey is for a building in normal use; a refurbishment and demolition survey is for before building work. We will tell you which suits your plans in New Barn. Typical materials include garage roofs, water tanks and flues, and people generally contact us about common parts of flats and HMOs and rented homes between tenancies.
New Barn has a mix of older and newer homes, and any built or altered before 2000 can contain asbestos, so a survey before work is sensible. We identify materials before planning removal, because the method depends on what the material is.
- Location
- New Barn (DA3, DA13)
- Region
- Kent
- Covers
- Surveys for homes, landlords and businesses
- Afterwards
- Written survey report
- Quotes
- Written quote for your job
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
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FAQs for New Barn
Do you work near Longfield station?
Yes. Longfield station is about 1.2 miles west of New Barn, and we cover both.
Do you cover New Barn from London?
New Barn is about 20 miles from central London, well within our area.
How quickly can you come out?
It depends on the job and our diary. We’ll give you dates when we quote.
How do I know if my property contains asbestos?
If it was built or refurbished before 2000, it may. Only laboratory analysis of a sample can confirm it.
Can you quote from photos?
Many jobs can be quoted from photos, but larger or unclear jobs may need a visit.
What if my house is newer?
Buildings from after 2000 shouldn’t, because of the 1999 ban, but older parts and reused materials can still contain it.
What will I get after the survey?
Every suspect material in the agreed scope: where it is, whether it contains asbestos, its condition, photos and what to do.
Do you survey commercial buildings in New Barn?
Yes: offices, shops, warehouses, industrial units, schools and halls as well as homes. Send us the details of the building.
What affects the price in New Barn
Every quote reflects:
- Location, parking and any London charges
- The building’s size and layout
- Material and condition
- Which survey type fits your plans
Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Sending photos
What to photograph:
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- Labels, if any
- Cracks or breaks
- Where we could park
Include any existing survey or test when you ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page; it helps us quote accurately.
Can I do it myself?
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE advises that samples are best taken by a competent person.
With a professional job, you get a record: results, a report or a consignment note, which buyers and builders may ask for.
What’s included, and what isn’t
Some limits to bear in mind:
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so plan it around the building’s use
- The report describes the building when surveyed; condition can change, so recheck it
- A survey identifies asbestos; it doesn’t remove it, though we can quote for that too
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before booking.
Materials we see
- Water tanks and flues
- Garage and shed roofs
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Pipe lagging
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Soffits and porch canopies
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Ceiling tiles
- Artex and textured coatings
New Barn buildings and asbestos surveys
New Barn is about 3 miles south of Northfleet, in Kent. Anywhere in New Barn, just send the postcode. We work in 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. We work right across the region, from New Barn to London (20 miles away).
Got an older property in New Barn, close to Church of Saint Mary Magdalene or further out? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up. Non-domestic buildings, Longfield Academy among them, come under the duty to manage asbestos. Parts of the Kent Downs National Landscape are within about 8 miles of New Barn, and rural properties there often have outbuildings worth including in a survey.
Wherever your property is in DA3 and DA13, we can help with an asbestos survey. That could mean a property on The Maples, Kenwood Avenue and Merileys Close, wherever it is in New Barn. We also carry out surveys in 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).
Well-known places in the area include Gravesham Museum (3.6 miles north-east) and Stone Castle (3.9 miles north-west). The countryside around New Barn includes Sawyers Lake.
- Schools near New Barn include Istead Rise Primary School (1 mile north-east)
Step by step
A refurbishment and demolition survey is fully intrusive: we check behind, under and inside the parts being worked on, so those areas need to be empty. When we’re done, we explain what happens next and what paperwork follows.
- Describe the property, its age and the work you have in mind
- We agree the type of survey and the areas it covers, and send a quote
- Our surveyor inspects and takes small samples of suspect materials
- An accredited laboratory analyses the samples
- We send the report with results and recommendations
How to prepare
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Tell us about parking and access
- Leave the suspect material alone until we arrive
Get a quote
Every job is quoted in writing. Just fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 with the details.
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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. We don’t publish a price list, because jobs vary so much. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
Why choose us
- Practical recommendations
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
- Condition assessed for every material
- Clear written quotes
Read how we quote and published price ranges.
Responsibilities for owners
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
If your business premises in New Barn were built before 2000, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Materials we deal with
Asbestos cement
Asbestos cement was used for garage and shed roofs, gutters, downpipes, flues, soffits and water tanks. It contains a relatively low proportion of fibres bound in cement, and breaking or cutting it releases them.
Roofing felt and bitumen
Roof felts are checked where they fall within the survey.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note