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Asbestos Testing for Northfleet Green
Asbestos testing in Northfleet Green: sampling and lab analysis of suspect materials, for homeowners, landlords and businesses. Planned to HSE guidance, with written results and paperwork.
- A material damaged during DIY
- Checks before maintenance in rented homes
- Garage and shed roofs before removal or repair
Asbestos help in Northfleet Green
About our asbestos testing in Northfleet Green
If you’ve got a ceiling, floor or roof in Northfleet Green you are not sure about, testing a sample settles the question. A clear result means you can carry on; a positive one means planning the work properly. Typical materials include garage roof sheets, flue pipes and soffit boards, and people typically contact us about soffits and porch canopies before replacement and corrugated roof sheets.
In a village like Northfleet Green, we test materials on barns, stables and outbuildings as well as homes, where cement sheet roofs and cladding were often used. If you are unsure what you need, ask: we will tell you honestly whether it’s a test, a survey or removal.
- Location
- Northfleet Green (DA13, DA11)
- County
- Kent
- What we do
- Samples analysed by an accredited lab
- Paperwork
- Written laboratory result
- Quote
- A written quote before work starts
- Call
- 07833 053 749
- Page updated
- 26 October 2026
Duty holders and landlords in Northfleet Green
If you are responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Northfleet Green, 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.
If you own a block of garages or outbuildings that you let should know what the roofs are made of, before repairs are arranged.
Your questions about asbestos testing in Northfleet Green
Do you cover Northfleet Green and the area around Ebbsfleet International station?
Yes, we cover Northfleet Green and the area towards Ebbsfleet International station, about 2 miles north.
How far is Northfleet Green from London?
We cover Northfleet Green, about 19 miles from central London.
How quickly can you come out?
It depends on the job and our diary. We will give you dates when we quote.
Do you give written quotes?
Yes, always.
Is damaged asbestos an emergency?
First, keep everyone away and do not clean it up. Then contact us and we’ll advise on the next step.
What happens if the test is positive?
We’ll explain your options, which depend on the material, its condition and your plans: leaving it, covering it or removing it.
What if asbestos is found during building work?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, then have the material identified before anything else happens.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
No. Asbestos is hazardous waste and must go to a site that accepts it. We take it to a permitted site with paperwork.
Afterwards
If asbestos is found, we will explain your options: leave and manage it, cover it, or remove it before work.
Keeping things safe:
- Leave the material undisturbed until we have sampled it
- Group several materials into one visit
- Ask us if you are unsure whether you need a test or a survey
- Keep the results for future work or a sale
Things not to do
Test before you book the builders, so there’s no delay later.
Test before you book the builders, so there’s no delay later.
Where asbestos turns up
Testing can show a material doesn’t contain asbestos at all, which saves time and money.
People typically contact us about one of these:
- Soffits and porch canopies before replacement
- Panels behind old heaters
- Single materials in rented homes between tenancies
- Floor tiles and black adhesive
For older homes anywhere in Northfleet Green, from near Church of St Nicholas outwards, a quick test before work is sensible.
Comparing quotes
- Whether they’re insured for asbestos work
- How many samples are included
- Whether VAT is included
- Which areas are covered, and which are not
How we price asbestos testing
Prices vary with:
- What the material is and its state
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- How many different materials need sampling
- The size and age of the building
Access makes a big difference to cost, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
What to photograph
Good photos help us plan and quote. Take them without disturbing anything:
- An idea of size
- Where we could park
- An overall view
- A clear close-up
If you have a survey or test result, include it when you send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749; it helps us quote accurately.
Which option is right?
Air tests aren’t the same as material tests. Clearance air testing after licensed removal must be carried out by an independent analyst accredited by UKAS. Every quote says whether VAT is included.
What you get
- Lab analysis by an accredited laboratory
- Condition ratings, not just a list
- Covering London and the South East
- Every main survey type
Read our prices page and published price ranges.
Can I do it myself?
Power tools, sanding and jet-washing release the most fibres, so avoid them completely.
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: leave the area, do not clean it up, and ask for advice.
Step by step
If we see anything else suspicious, we will tell you, in case you want them tested as well. We go over the plan with you first, so you know what’s happening.
- Tell us what you’d like tested
- You get a quote for the samples
- A surveyor visits and samples each material, sealing the sample points
- We send the samples to an accredited laboratory
- The written results come back to you, and we explain them
How to prepare
- Tell neighbours if the work is close to their property
- Let us know where we can park
- Ensure pets and children are elsewhere
Getting a price
Photos taken from a safe distance are fine: do not touch the material, just send them through our quote form.
Related guides
Testing around Northfleet Green
Northfleet Green is about 1 mile south of Northfleet, in Kent. We work across Northfleet Green and the surrounding area, on everything from houses and flats to workplaces and garages. We work in 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is London, about 19 miles away.
If you are a letting agent with homes near Ebbsfleet International station, a single material can be tested between tenancies. Parents and staff at schools such as Painters Ash Primary School can ask about the school’s asbestos management.
Anywhere in DA13 and DA11, we can help with asbestos testing, from busy streets to quiet lanes. Streets in the area include Downs Road and New Barn Road, and asbestos testing is available on all of them. Neighbouring places we cover include Southfleet (1 mile west), Painters Ash (1 mile north), Istead Rise (1 mile south-east), Hook Green (1 mile west) and Springhead (1 mile north). Within a short drive, we also work in Maidstone (13 miles south-east), Dartford (5 miles west), Sevenoaks (11 miles south-west), Tonbridge (15 miles south), Swanley (7 miles west) and Kings Hill (10 miles south).
Nearby you’ll also find Gravesham Museum (2.3 miles north-east) and Bluewater (3.3 miles north-west). The countryside around Northfleet Green includes Sawyers Lake.
- Local schools include Northfleet School for Girls (0.9 miles north) and Saint George's Church of England School (1.3 miles north-east)
- Nearby, you will find Black Lion pub (0.7 miles west)
Materials, one by one
Roof felt and mastics
Older bitumen felts and mastics sometimes contain asbestos.
Cement sheets
We sample from the edge of a sheet, without standing on the roof.
Towns and villages near Northfleet Green
Also in Northfleet Green
- 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
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site