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Asbestos removal and surveys in WD3
Found something that might be asbestos in WD3? We cover Holywell and Moor Park and the rest of the district, planned to HSE guidance.
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Asbestos garage roof removal across WD3
Each sheet is unfixed and lowered whole, since broken cement releases fibres. Typical jobs include garages due a new roof and old, cracked sheets, including cement wall panels, bargeboards and downpipes.
After removal, we clean up and check for debris, then take the waste away.
- Describe the garage
- We plan the access and the waste
- We agree a date that fits your new roof
- We remove the roof with controls to keep fibres down
- You get the waste paperwork
Prices in WD3
There is no one-size price, as every job differs. Our cost guides show published ranges, with dates and sources.
What you get
- Written quotes that say what’s included
- Work done to the regulations
- Lab analysis by an accredited laboratory
- Houses, flats and business premises
Get a quote
For a quote, use our quote form or call 07833 053 749. Tell us the postcode, what the material is and where, and send photos if you can.
Local landmarks in Holywell
Our work in Holywell takes us near The Red House, St Oswald's Parish Church and King George V Playing Fields. Other local landmarks include Croxley Danes School (0.6 miles north-west), Westfield Academy (less than half a mile east) and Ascot Road Community Free School (within half a mile north). For anyone coming by rail, the closest station is Watford High Street station, roughly 1.4 miles east of the centre. Other landmarks nearby include Hertfordshire Fire Brigade Museum (1.5 miles east) and Watford General Hospital (0.9 miles east). Green spaces nearby include Tumbling Bay and Chorleywood Common.
Garages we deal with in WD3
Garages across WD3, from Holywell and Moor Park to 1 villages and hamlets, often have corrugated cement roofs from before 2000. Town garages are often in blocks, village ones among outbuildings.
Holywell: Properties near Chorleywood Common may have outbuildings as well as a garage, so it can make sense to do them at once. If the garage opens onto a main road such as the A4145, tell us about parking and access. In December, it’s dark in Holywell by about 3:55pm, so winter roof jobs start early and finish in daylight.
Landlords, managing agents and employers
Before maintenance in a rented home, agents may ask about asbestos. A test or a survey gives everyone a clear answer.
The duty to manage applies to non-domestic premises and common parts, not to single private homes, but contractors still need to know about asbestos before they work.
Your options compared
Paint or overclad instead? It can work on a sound roof, but preparing it without disturbing the surface is the hard part. See our guide to repair, paint or replace.
What your quote should include
- How fibres will be kept down
- Whether VAT is included
- What exactly is included: the areas, materials or samples
- Whether the job needs notifying
Limits to be aware of
Here’s what garage roof removal covers, and what it does not:
- Block garages may involve several owners or a landlord
- Other parts of the garage may need a builder or demolition contractor
- High winds can delay roof work
What we deal with in WD3
Corrugated asbestos cement was widely used for garage roofs until asbestos was banned in 1999, so many garages across Greater London still have them.
These are some of the things we deal with in WD3:
- Double garages
- Old, cracked sheets
- Carport roofs
- Garages before a new roof or conversion
What affects the price in WD3
When we quote, we look at:
- The size of the job
- Licensed or non-licensed
- How much waste there is
- What the material is and its state
Our quotes are clear about VAT.
Helping us quote
Photos often save us a visit:
- A photo of the whole area
- A rough size or measurement
- A close-up from a safe distance
- Where we could park
The quickest way to a quote is to send photos and the postcode: send photos through our quote form, or phone 07833 053 749.
Questions from WD3
Do you give written quotes?
Yes, always, including whether VAT is included.
What if asbestos is found during building work?
Stop work in that area and keep people out, and the material needs identifying before work resumes.
Can I put asbestos in a skip?
Never: it’s hazardous waste. When we remove it, it’s taken to a permitted site with a consignment note.
Do you take down the walls too?
We can remove cement wall panels as well as the roof; brickwork and slabs need a builder.
Which asbestos work needs a licence?
Licensed work is work on the materials most likely to release fibres: pipe lagging, sprayed coatings and most insulating board. It needs a contractor with an HSE licence.
Can you remove one roof in a block of garages?
Often, yes, if the work area can be separated safely from the neighbouring garages. Send photos and we’ll advise.
Could my home contain asbestos?
You can’t tell by eye. A sample analysed in a laboratory is the reliable way to find out, especially in buildings from before 2000.
- Survey or test first when it isn’t clear what a material is
- Done to the regulations: HSE guidance and CAR 2012
- Paperwork for your records: reports, lab results and consignment notes
- Asbestos waste double-bagged or wrapped and taken to a permitted site