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Asbestos Testing in New Street
Asbestos testing across New Street, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. Every job is quoted in writing.
- Something broken during building work
- One-off checks in rented property
- Artex before downlights or rewiring
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Asbestos testing for New Street properties
A test answers one question: is this material asbestos? In New Street, we take samples of suspect materials and send them to an accredited laboratory, so you know before you drill, sand or remove anything. We often deal with garage roof sheets, soffit boards and flue pipes, and people usually contact us about Artex ceilings before plastering, sanding or drilling and answers trades need before starting.
Rural properties near New Street may have materials of very different ages, so testing each one is the only way to be sure. Work is planned to the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and HSE guidance, whatever the size of the job.
- Area
- New Street (TN15)
- County
- Kent
- Covers
- Testing of suspect materials
- Paperwork
- A written result for each sample
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
What affects the price in New Street
Prices vary with:
- The size of the job
- The type of material and its condition
- How much sampling is needed
- Lofts, voids and outbuildings to include
There is no one-size price, as every job differs. Our guides list published price ranges from other companies, with sources.
Photos that help
A few photos can save a site visit:
- A clear close-up
- Labels, if any
- How we’d reach it
- An overall view
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Then fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749.
Weighing up your options
No one can confirm asbestos from a photo. Photos help us plan, but the lab gives the answer. What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials, the amount, access and what paperwork is needed. We quote each job individually.
Why choose us
- Condition ratings, not just a list
- Reports that say what wasn’t accessed
- Accredited laboratory results
- Covering London and the South East
Take a look at how we quote and our cost guide.
How it works
If we spot other materials that might contain asbestos, we will mention them, in case you want them tested as well. While we work, the area stays out of bounds, so arrange for pets and children to be elsewhere.
- Describe the material and send a picture
- We agree how many samples are needed and send a quote
- Each sample is taken carefully and sealed
- An accredited laboratory carries out the analysis
- We send the result and explain your options
Before we arrive
- Warn neighbours if needed
- Let us know where we can park
- Clear belongings, but leave the material alone
How to get a quote
To get a quote, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749. Include the postcode, the material and some photos.
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Questions from New Street
Do older homes in New Street 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 work near Meopham station?
Yes, we cover New Street and the area towards Meopham station, about 2.4 miles north.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
Keep people away from damaged material and do not clean it up yourself. Then contact us and we will advise on the next step.
Can you tell if it’s asbestos by looking?
Not by looking: a sample has to be analysed in a laboratory. We sample it with controls and send it to an accredited laboratory.
Do you test textured ceilings?
We do: we take a small sample of the coating for the lab. Older textured coatings can contain a small amount of asbestos.
My sample contains asbestos. What now?
We’ll explain your options, which depend on the material, its condition and your plans: leaving it, covering it or removing it.
Do you cover New Street?
Yes. We cover New Street and the surrounding area as part of Kent. Send us the postcode for a quote.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: skips and household bins cannot take asbestos. It must go to a permitted site.
Afterwards
A positive result is not a reason to panic: it may be left, covered or removed, depending on your plans.
Once you know what’s there, a few simple habits help:
- Keep the results for future work or a sale
- Test everything you’re worried about at once
- Send photos of the material and where it is
- Let us know what you want to do next
Avoid these
Photos are helpful, as long as you do not disturb anything.
Test before you book the builders, so there’s no delay later.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should find out whether the roofs are asbestos cement, before repairs are arranged.
If your business premises in New Street were built before 2000, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
Towns and villages near New Street
Other services in New Street
Can I do it myself?
Fragile roofs are a serious falls risk, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
A professional job comes with paperwork: a record that buyers, insurers and builders may want to see.
New Street properties and asbestos testing
New Street is about 6 miles south of Northfleet, in Kent. We work across New Street and the surrounding area, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. We work in all 922 towns and villages across Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our area stretches from New Street to London (21 miles away).
Schools such as Culverstone Green Primary School should have an asbestos management plan, and staff can ask to see how it works. If you live in an older house in New Street, a quick test before work is sensible. The Kent Downs National Landscape is within about 7 miles, where cement sheeting on outbuildings is common.
Here we cover the TN15 postcode area. If your property is just outside New Street, we also cover Ridley (1 mile west), South Street (1 mile east), Hodsoll Street (1 mile south-west), Culverstone Green (1 mile south-east) and Priestwood Green (1 mile east). Larger places within reach include Maidstone (10 miles south-east), Dartford (8 miles north-west), Sevenoaks (8 miles south-west), Royal Tunbridge Wells (15 miles south), Gravesend (6 miles north) and Tonbridge (11 miles south).
A little further out are Ightham Court (4.6 miles south-west) and Coldrum Long Barrow (2.7 miles south-east).
- Nearby schools include Meopham School (1.3 miles north-east)
Materials, one by one
Cement sheets
Roof sheets are sampled safely from the edge.
Boards and panels
Boards in boiler cupboards, behind heaters or as soffits can be asbestos insulating board. Testing identifies them.
What we do and don’t cover
What’s in and what’s out:
- If the material is in a hard-to-reach place, access may need planning
- A result tells you what the material is, not how to remove it
- Clearance testing is a separate, independent job
If in doubt, ask: we’ll recommend a test, a survey or removal before you book.
Materials we see
- Pipe lagging
- Garage roof sheets
- Bitumen adhesive
- Artex and textured ceilings
- Water tanks
- Panels behind heaters
- Soffit boards
- Roof felt
- Floor tiles
- Flue pipes
- 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
- Everything in writing: quotes, reports, results and waste notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site