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Garage Roof Asbestos Removal in Ashford, Kent
Asbestos garage roof removal across Ashford, for houses, flats and commercial buildings. You get a written quote before anything starts.
- Concrete-panel garages
- Brittle, leaking roofs
- Lean-to roofs
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Asbestos garage roof removal near Ashford
Old cement garage roofs crack, grow moss and leak. Taking it off is usually the start of a new roof or conversion. Typical materials include cement wall panels, cement gutters and downpipes, and people generally contact us about garages before a new roof or conversion and block garages.
A large place like Ashford has garages of every era, and plenty of older ones have cement roofs. You get written paperwork for every job: a report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, for your records.
Ashford: your questions answered
My garage in Ashford has a grey corrugated roof. Is it asbestos?
Many garages built before 2000 have asbestos cement roofs, but not all. A sample test will tell you.
Can you deal with asbestos on rural buildings in the Kent Downs National Landscape?
Yes, the same rules apply there, but access to farm and rural buildings can take planning.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
It covers the higher-risk materials: lagging, sprayed coatings and most asbestos insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
What paperwork will I get?
A survey report, laboratory results or a waste consignment note, depending on the job.
Do you work in flats?
Yes, of course. For shared areas, ask the managing agent about the asbestos register.
Do I need a test or a survey?
A test answers the question for the materials sampled; a survey inspects the whole building or work area and records everything it finds.
How do I know if my garage roof is asbestos?
If it’s grey corrugated sheeting on a garage built before 2000, it may be, but you cannot be sure by looking. We can test a sample.
Does someone need to be there?
Someone needs to give us access to the areas involved.
What happens next
If the garage has other asbestos, such as cement wall panels or a flue, it should be recorded, or removed together.
After the job, keep these in mind:
- Keep the consignment note afterwards
- Let neighbours know beforehand
- Measure or estimate the size of the roof
- Send photos of the whole garage and the access
Things not to do
Do not jet-wash, scrub or wire-brush the sheets.
Do not jet-wash, scrub or wire-brush the sheets.
For landlords, agents and businesses
If your business premises in Ashford were built before 2000, you are likely to need an asbestos register and a management plan, and contractors must be told what’s there.
If you’re responsible for a non-domestic building or the common parts of flats in Ashford, you have a duty to manage asbestos under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012. That means finding it, assessing it, recording it and planning how to manage it.
Which option is right?
Removal first, then the new roof, so your roofer works on a structure with the asbestos roof removed. How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Why us?
- Honest advice, even when the answer is to leave it
- Waste taken to a permitted site with a consignment note
- Reports and results you can share
- Clear written quotes
Take a look at our prices page and the cost guide.
Materials we deal with
Roof felt
We’ll say if it should be tested.
Fixings
Hook bolts and fixings hold the sheets to the frame. We release them carefully so the sheets do not crack.
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What we deal with in Ashford
Wind can break sheets and scatter pieces, which need careful clearing.
Get advice if you’re dealing with any of these:
- Single and double garage roofs
- Cracked, mossy or leaking roofs
- Storm-damaged sheets
- Prefab garages with cement walls
Properties near Hatch Park may have outbuildings as well as a garage.
What your quote should include
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- Any exclusions
- For licensed work, a valid HSE licence
- The documents you will receive
What it costs
We base our quote on:
- The category of work
- Travel and parking
- The survey scope
- Waste quantity and disposal
What you pay depends on the job itself: the materials, the amount, access and what paperwork is needed. Every quote is individual.
Helping us quote
Before you send photos, a few tips:
- Visible markings
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- Cracks or breaks
- A rough size or measurement
Not sure what you need? Use our quote form or call 07833 053 749 and describe the problem, and we’ll advise.
Step by step
Access is by ladders, towers or crawling boards, not the fragile sheets, because asbestos cement roofs are fragile. When we are done, we explain what happens next and what paperwork follows. Garage roof removal in Ashford is planned around daylight: in late December it’s dark by about 3:50pm, in June not until about 9:15pm.
- Send photos of the garage and the roof
- We confirm the material, testing a sample if needed
- You get a written quote
- On the day we wet, unfix and lower the sheets whole
- The waste goes to a permitted site with paperwork
Preparing for the visit
- Keep away from the material in the meantime
- Make sure we can get to the area
- Mention any parking restrictions
How to get a quote
Each job is priced individually. To start, send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Helpful guides
Garage roofs in Ashford
Ashford is in Kent. We cover Ashford as part of Kent, for garage roof jobs of every size. We work in 922 places in Kent, from the larger towns to small villages. Our nearest city page is Canterbury, about 13 miles away.
For rented homes with garages close to Ashford International station, check what the roof is made of before arranging repairs. Older houses in Ashford, near Christ Church or elsewhere, may have garages or outbuildings added before 2000. Ashford is within about 5 miles of the Kent Downs National Landscape, and garages on rural plots there often have neighbouring outbuildings roofed the same way.
Wherever your property is in TN23, TN24, TN25 and TN26, garage roof removal is available, from busy streets to quiet lanes. That could mean a property on Market Lane, Church Road and Station Road or the roads around them. Ashford is on the A20 and A28, so it’s easy for us to reach. Other places close to Ashford we cover include Stanhope (1 mile south-west), Newtown (1 mile south-east), South Willesborough (1 mile south-east), Godinton (1 mile north-west) and Willesborough (1 mile east). Further out, we also cover Canterbury (13 miles north-east), Sittingbourne (15 miles north), Folkestone (14 miles east), Faversham (12 miles north), Hythe (10 miles south-east) and Davington (12 miles north). Ashford is among the bigger towns we cover in Kent, with homes, rented property and workplaces of every age.
Nearby you will also find William Harvey Hospital (2.1 miles east) and Ashford Designer Outlet (0.6 miles south-east). The countryside around Ashford includes Hatch Park.
- Local schools include Ashford School (0.8 miles north-east)
- Local pubs include The Locomotive pub (under half a mile east)
What we do and don’t cover
What’s in and what’s out:
- Shared garage blocks may need the owners’ agreement
- Other parts of the garage may need a builder or demolition contractor
- If the roof turns out not to be asbestos cement, the method may change
Not sure what you need? Send us photos and we will tell you honestly before you book.
Materials in Ashford
- Fixings and bolts
- Gutters and downpipes
- Corrugated cement sheets
- Roof felt
- Cement wall panels
- Ridge pieces
- Bargeboards
- Nothing removed blind: unknown materials are tested first
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Waste sealed and labelled, then taken to a permitted site