Asbestos Roof Replacement in Porirua

Some established Porirua homes have older fibre-cement roofing or garages. We arrange testing before any work and replace it with metal specified for the exposure.

Asbestos Roof Replacement on Porirua roofs

Re-roofing near the coast in Titahi Bay, Plimmerton or Pukerua Bay means choosing a coating rated for the exposure; BRANZ advises against zinc and aluminium coated steel within 200 metres of breaking surf. Up the hill in Whitby the bigger concern is fixing for wind.

Some homes built before about 1960 have corrugated asbestos-cement roofing, sometimes hidden under a later roof. It is generally stable when left alone, but it must not be cut, drilled, broken or water-blasted.

The housing ranges from older long-run and tile roofs in the established suburbs to newer homes in Whitby and Aotea, so the right answer for a roof here depends very much on the street.

BRANZ flags that houses built before about 1960 can have roofing containing asbestos cement. (BRANZ, Replacing a profiled metal roof)

What to look for

• The house was built before about 1960
• The roof is grey corrugated fibre-cement sheeting
• There is an older roof under the current one

Every job follows the same steps: we look at the roof, photograph what we find, send a written quote, then send photos of the finished work. More about asbestos Roof Replacement.

Where we work in Porirua

Titahi Bay, Plimmerton, Pukerua Bay, Paremata, Mana, Camborne, Whitby, Papakowhai, Aotea, Ascot Park, Cannons Creek and Waitangirua. See everything we do in Porirua.