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Asbestos Survey for Stocks Green
Asbestos survey in Stocks Green: asbestos surveys for homes, landlords and businesses. Send us photos and we will tell you what you need.
- Pre-purchase checks on older properties
- Refurbishment, rewiring and new kitchens or bathrooms
- Demolition projects
Asbestos survey for Stocks Green
What we deal with in Stocks Green
Asbestos was used in British buildings for much of the 20th century, until it was fully banned in 1999. That’s why so many buildings in Kent can contain it, from garage roofs and soffits to textured ceilings and floor tiles.
Asbestos can be in plenty of places in buildings from before 2000. Common situations include:
- Shops, offices and industrial units
- The communal parts of blocks of flats
- Schools, halls and community buildings
- Demolition projects
If you manage lettings around Hildenborough station, a survey gives contractors the information they need.
Questions to ask before booking
- That the survey follows HSE’s guide HSG264
- The number of samples
- The scope of the job, in writing
- Which areas are covered, and which aren’t
Asbestos survey near Stocks Green
Our surveys in Stocks Green cover homes, rented property, shops, offices, schools and industrial units. Every report records the materials found, their location and condition, the lab results and our recommendations. People often contact us about purchases of older homes and buildings and demolition and strip-out, involving pipe lagging, garage roofs and flues.
Around a village like Stocks Green, a survey may need to cover a farmhouse, its extensions and several outbuildings. Every job ends with paperwork: a report, results or a consignment note, so you have a record.
- Area
- Stocks Green (TN11)
- Area hub
- Kent
- Covers
- Management, refurbishment and demolition, and pre-purchase surveys
- Paperwork
- Written survey report
- Price
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
Towns and villages near Stocks Green
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Step by step
A management survey involves minor intrusion: lifting ceiling tiles, opening service cupboards and taking small samples. Sample points are sealed afterwards. Nobody else needs to be in the work area, so please keep children and pets away.
- Send us the address and what you need the survey for
- We confirm whether you need a management, refurbishment and demolition or pre-purchase survey
- On the day we inspect, sample and photograph
- Samples go to the laboratory
- You receive a clear written report with recommendations
Getting ready
- Let us know if something’s broken
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
- Let us know where we can park
How to get a quote
We quote each job individually, because no two are the same. Ring 07833 053 749, or send the details through our contact page to get started.
Helpful guides
Doing it yourself?
Never put asbestos in a bin or skip. It has to go to a site that accepts it, and some councils accept small amounts from residents by arrangement.
DIY sampling means disturbing the material yourself. HSE recommends a competent person takes samples.
Duty holders and landlords in Stocks Green
Void periods are a good time for asbestos work, while the property is empty.
If your business premises in Stocks Green were built before 2000, you’re likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Common questions in Stocks Green
Do you cover Stocks Green from London?
Stocks Green is about 24 miles from central London, well within our area.
Do you cover Stocks Green and the area around Hildenborough station?
Yes. Hildenborough station is close to the centre of Stocks Green, and we cover the whole area.
My builder has found asbestos. What now?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, then have the material identified before anything else happens.
How do I get a quote?
Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749. Include the postcode, a description and photos.
How dangerous is asbestos?
Breathing in asbestos fibres can cause serious diseases, often decades later. The risk comes mainly from disturbing materials that contain it, so identifying it before work is important.
Can you help with a shop or office?
Yes. Tell us the size and use of the building and what you need, and any existing asbestos register.
Do you work in flats?
Yes. For the shared areas of a block, the managing agent or freeholder holds the asbestos information.
Is a home built after 2000 likely to contain asbestos?
Asbestos was banned in 1999, so a home built after 2000 shouldn’t contain it.
Looking after things afterwards
Material in good condition often doesn’t need removing. The report says what should be checked, and how often it might need looking at again.
To avoid problems in future:
- Ask for the report in a format you can share with contractors
- Keep pets and children out of the way on the day
- Survey first, then book the trades
- Let us know about locked rooms or unsafe areas
Avoid these
Please do not break off pieces for us to look at: sampling is part of the survey, done with controls to keep dust down.
If something has been damaged already, close the area off and let us know, rather than cleaning it up.
Which option is right?
Do you need a full survey, or just a test? Testing tells you about the materials you sample, and nothing else; a survey looks at the whole building or work area and finds materials you might not have noticed. Our quotes are clear about VAT, so you can compare like with like.
Why choose us
- Paperwork you can show your buyer, landlord or builder
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
- Work planned to HSE guidance and the regulations
See how we price jobs and our cost guide.
What we do and don’t cover
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- Inaccessible areas are recorded, and should be presumed to contain asbestos
- The rooms in a refurbishment survey need to be cleared, so timing needs planning
- A survey reflects the building on the day; materials can deteriorate, so condition should be checked again over time
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal.
Materials we see
- Pipe lagging
- Floor tiles and adhesive
- Boiler cupboards and panels
- Cement sheets and cladding
- Garage and shed roofs
- Ceiling tiles
- Roofing felt and bitumen
- Artex and textured coatings
- Water tanks and flues
- Soffits and porch canopies
Stocks Green buildings and asbestos surveys
Stocks Green is about 2 miles north-west of Tonbridge, in Kent. We work across Stocks Green and the surrounding area, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. We cover 922 places across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Crawley, about 19 miles away.
A school such as Hildenborough Church of England Primary School counts as non-domestic premises, where the law requires asbestos to be managed. Altering an older house in Stocks Green, wherever it is? Get the work areas surveyed before anything is opened up.
Here we cover the TN11 postcode area. Neighbouring places we cover include Hildenborough (1 mile north-east), Watt's Cross (1 mile north), Hilden Park (1 mile east), Coldharbour (2 miles north-east) and Underriver (3 miles north). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (13 miles east), Sevenoaks (5 miles north), Royal Tunbridge Wells (5 miles south), Swanley (13 miles north), Kings Hill (9 miles north-east) and Foley Park (14 miles east).
Other landmarks nearby include Tonbridge Cottage Hospital (2.9 miles south-east) and The Milne Museum (2 miles south-east). The countryside around Stocks Green includes Barden Lake and Tudeley Woods RSPB reserve.
- Local schools include The Judd School (2.1 miles south-east)
- Local pubs include The Flying Dutchman Public House (0.8 miles east)
What it might be made of
Textured coatings
Older textured ceilings can contain asbestos. Left alone they’re low risk; sanding or dry scraping is the problem.
Floor tiles and adhesive
Tiles and adhesive can be sampled separately, as results can differ.
- 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
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site