West Berkshire · England
Garage Roof Asbestos Removal in Newbury, West Berkshire
Asbestos garage roof removal in Newbury: asbestos garage roof removal, with the sheets wrapped and taken away. Tell us what you’ve found and we’ll explain your options.
- Broken sheets after high winds
- Single garages
- Garage conversions
Asbestos help in Newbury
Asbestos garage roof removal in Newbury
Many garages built before 2000, in Newbury and elsewhere, have corrugated asbestos cement roofs. We remove the sheets whole, damp and wrapped, and dispose of them at a permitted site, and give you the waste paperwork. From lean-tos and carports and sheet garages, we cover ridge pieces, downpipes and bargeboards.
In towns like Newbury, many garages from the post-war decades have cement roofs, and many are now brittle. Everything is explained in plain English, including when leaving a material alone is the sensible choice.
- Location
- Newbury (RG14, RG19, RG18, RG20)
- County
- West Berkshire
- Service
- Removal of asbestos cement garage roofs
- Paperwork
- Consignment note for the sheets
- Quotes
- Quoted individually, in writing
- Phone
- 07833 053 749
- Last updated
- 26 October 2026
Garage roofs in Newbury
Newbury is about 15 miles west of Reading, in West Berkshire. Homes, landlords and businesses in Newbury contact us for garage roof jobs about all kinds of jobs. Newbury is one of 155 places in West Berkshire where we work. We work right across the region, from Newbury to Reading (about 15 miles away).
If you let a house with a garage near Newbury station, it’s worth knowing what the roof is before anyone works on it. Garages on busy roads like the A4 and A339 need loading planned in advance.
Here we cover the RG14, RG19, RG18 and RG20 postcode area, and your garage roof job can be anywhere in it. That could mean a property on Market Street, London Road and Donnington Square. Newbury is on the A4 and A339, which makes it simple to get to. For properties just outside Newbury, we cover Greenham (1 mile south-east), Sandleford (1 mile south), Skinners Green (2 miles south-west), Wash Common (2 miles south-west) and Enborne (2 miles west). Larger places within reach include Thatcham (3 miles east), Burghfield Common (11 miles east), Hungerford (8 miles west), Spencers Wood (15 miles east), Calcot (12 miles east) and Lambourn (12 miles north-west). As one of the bigger places in West Berkshire, Newbury has a wide mix of older and newer buildings.
Nearby you will also find Donnington Castle (1.6 miles north-west) and West Berkshire Community Hospital (1.5 miles east). Within reach you will find Audrey's Meadow.
- Nearby schools include St Bartholomew's School (0.6 miles south-west) and St Bartholomew's School (0.6 miles south-west)
- Nearby, you will find The Diamond Tap (less than half a mile north-east)
What affects the price in Newbury
What drives the price:
- How easy it is to reach
- Whether the work is non-licensed, notifiable or licensed
- Travel and parking
- The number of samples or the size of the building
A price that looks too good to be true often is: proper controls, lab analysis and legal waste disposal cost money.
What to photograph
When you send photos, these help most:
- A rough size or measurement
- A closer photo of the material, without touching it
- The access route
- A picture of the whole area
Send us the address in Newbury, a description and some photos: fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749, and we will reply with a quote.
What it might be made of
Roof felt
You may find felt on the roof, which can contain asbestos in older products.
Wall panels
Prefabricated garages may have cement walls.
Towns and villages near Newbury
Other services in Newbury
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Schools, halls and community buildings are non-domestic premises, so the duty to manage applies.
If you manage or own a block in Newbury, the register for shared areas needs keeping current and sharing with trades, and condition checked regularly.
Questions from Newbury
My garage in Newbury has a grey corrugated roof. Is it asbestos?
Older garages often do, but not all. A sample test will tell you.
Is asbestos common in Newbury homes?
Older homes can, if they date from before 2000. The only way to know is to test suspect materials. Garage roofs, Artex, floor tiles, soffits and flues are typical examples.
Do you work for landlords and businesses?
Yes, as well as homeowners. Tell us about the property and what you need.
Where do the sheets go?
They’re wrapped in heavy polythene, labelled and taken to a permitted site.
Can you advise before I buy a property?
Yes, a pre-purchase survey can help, with the seller’s permission.
How long will the job take?
A single garage is generally a short job, though access and condition affect it.
Do you need a licence to remove an asbestos garage roof?
Generally not: asbestos cement sheet removal is normally non-licensed under HSE guidance, but it must still be done properly.
How quickly can you come out?
We agree a date when you accept the quote. Notifiable jobs cannot start until they’ve been notified.
Typical garage roof jobs in Newbury
Cracked or broken sheets let water in, and repairs on old sheets rarely last long.
These are the materials and situations that most often lead to garage roof jobs:
- Brittle, leaking roofs
- Garages in a row or block
- Single garages
- Sheet garages
Properties near Audrey's Meadow may have outbuildings as well as a garage, so it can make sense to do them at once.
What your quote should include
- VAT, clearly stated
- The method and controls
- That samples are analysed by an accredited laboratory
- Whether the job needs notifying
Afterwards
We clear up and check for fragments before we leave.
If asbestos stays in the building:
- Empty the garage, but leave the roof alone
- Measure or estimate the size of the roof
- Let neighbours know beforehand
- Keep the consignment note afterwards
What to avoid
Do not store anything on the roof or lean ladders against brittle sheets.
Do not drill, cut or break the sheets.
What we do and don’t cover
Every job has limits; these are the usual ones:
- Re-roofing is normally separate
- Shared garage blocks may need the owners’ agreement
- High winds can delay roof work
If in doubt, ask: we will recommend a test, a survey or removal before you book.
Common materials
- Ridge pieces
- Roof felt
- Fixings and bolts
- Bargeboards
- Cement wall panels
- Corrugated cement sheets
- Gutters and downpipes
How it works
We work from ladders, stepladders, towers or crawling boards, never standing on the sheets themselves, because asbestos cement roofs are fragile. Unexpected finds are discussed with you first before carrying on. We plan garage roof jobs in Newbury for daylight: in late December it’s dark by about 4:00pm, in June not until about 9:25pm.
- Tell us roughly how big the garage is and how we’d reach it
- We check the roof material first
- You get a written quote, and we agree a date that suits your new roof
- The sheets are damped, unfixed and lowered without breaking
- The sheets are wrapped and taken to a permitted site, and you get the paperwork
How to prepare
- Move belongings away from the area, without touching the material
- Let us know if something’s broken
- Make sure pets and children are elsewhere
Ask for a quote
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: just use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
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DIY and asbestos
Working on a fragile asbestos cement roof is dangerous in itself, quite apart from the asbestos, so never climb onto one.
Found something mid-DIY? Stop: keep people away, don’t sweep or vacuum it up, and get advice.
- Identify it first: we test or survey before planning removal
- Planned to HSE guidance and the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note