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Asbestos removal and surveys in W5
Asbestos surveys, testing and removal across W5, covering Ealing, Northfields and South Ealing. For homes, landlords and businesses.
Asbestos removal in W5
Towns and villages in W5
- Ealing
- Northfields
- South Ealing
- Brentham Garden Suburb
- Pitshanger
- Brentford
- Hanger Hill
- West Twyford
- South Acton
- Park Royal
- Perivale
Services in W5
Send us photos and the postcode for a quote: call 07833 053 749 or use our quote form.
How asbestos garage roof removal works in W5
Once the roof is off, the garage is open, so plan the new roof before the removal date. Tell us your plans when you ask for a quote. Typical jobs include lean-tos and carports and block garages, involving downpipes, cement wall panels and corrugated roof sheets.
On the day, we set up barrier tape around the garage and damp down the sheets, then unbolt each sheet and lower it without breaking it.
- Get in touch with photos
- We confirm the material, testing a sample if needed
- We quote for the removal and disposal
- On the day we wet, unfix and lower the sheets whole
- The waste goes to a permitted site with paperwork
Cost
Sometimes a test shows removal is not needed, because the material is clear.
How we work in W5
- Quotes that spell out the scope
- Across London and the South East
- No removal until we know what it is
- Domestic and commercial work
Get a quote
Tell us about the material, its location and your plans. Then use our quote form or call 07833 053 749.
Around Ealing
Locally, our jobs take us close to Library for Iranian Studies, Great Ealing School and Christ the Saviour Church of England Primary School. Also close by are Ealing Independent College (within half a mile north), St Saviour's Church (within half a mile east), Walpole Park (within half a mile north-east) and The Red Lion pub (less than half a mile south-east). The nearest railway station is Ealing Broadway station, roughly 0.5 miles north-east. Well-known places in the area include Municipal Borough of Ealing (within half a mile north) and Gunnersbury Park House - Large Mansion (1.2 miles south-east). Green spaces within easy reach include Castlebar Hill and Middle Lake.
W5: garages, outbuildings and roofs
From Ealing, Brentford and Northfields to its villages, W5 has many older garages with cement roofs. Town garages are often in blocks, village ones among outbuildings.
Ealing: If the garage opens onto a main road such as the A40 and B452, tell us about parking and access. Near open spaces such as Castlebar Hill, some larger plots have more than one outbuilding, which can be dealt with together. In December, it’s dark in Ealing by about 3:55pm, so we start early on winter roof jobs.
For landlords, agents and businesses
Community buildings count as non-domestic premises, so whoever runs them has a duty to manage asbestos.
If your business premises in W5 were built before 2000, you should have an asbestos register and management plan, and you must tell contractors what’s there.
Prices and what affects them
Our quotes take into account:
- The quantity or area
- Disposal costs
- Access: height, lofts, steps and space
- The survey scope
How easy the material is to reach affects the price, so photos of the area and the way in help us quote accurately.
Sending photos
What to photograph:
- Street parking nearby
- The route in: gates, steps, stairs or the loft hatch
- A wide shot showing where the material is
- Visible markings
Not sure what you need? Fill in the enquiry form or give us a call on 07833 053 749 and describe the problem, and we’ll advise.
Your options compared
Removing the roof sheets or the whole garage? Cement wall panels can be removed in the same way as the roof sheets; other parts of the structure may need a demolition contractor.
Before booking anyone
- The scope of the job, in writing
- Insurance appropriate to asbestos work
- Which laboratory analyses samples
- That licensed work will be done by an HSE-licensed contractor
What we deal with in W5
Converting or rebuilding a garage means removing the roof first.
If any of these sound familiar, it’s worth getting advice:
- Prefab garages with cement walls
- Single and double garage roofs
- Block garages
- Broken sheets after high winds
After the job
Without the roof, the garage is exposed, so plan your replacement roof in advance.
- Send photos of the whole garage and the access
- Give us a rough size
- Keep children and pets indoors during the work
- Clear the garage before the day, without touching the roof
Do not store anything on the roof or lean ladders against brittle sheets.
Don’t jet-wash, scrub or wire-brush the sheets.
W5 questions
Does asbestos always have to come out?
Not necessarily. If it’s in good condition and nobody will disturb it, leaving it in place and checking it can be the safer choice.
Could my home contain asbestos?
Looking will not tell you. Laboratory analysis of a sample gives the answer, especially in buildings from before 2000.
Do you cover W5?
We do: our area includes W5 and the places around it. Send the postcode and a few photos and we will quote.
Can asbestos go in my bin?
No: skips and household bins can’t take asbestos. It must go to a permitted site.
Do you give written quotes?
Every time: the quote is in writing and sets out what’s included.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Work on higher-risk materials, such as lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board, is licensed and must be done by an HSE-licensed contractor. Most asbestos cement and textured coatings are non-licensed or notifiable non-licensed.
What should I do if I’ve disturbed asbestos?
Stop work, leave the area and don’t try to clean up. Then ask for advice.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Written paperwork: reports, results and waste consignment notes
- Legal disposal at a permitted site, with a consignment note