Asbestos roof replacement in Wellington

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.

If your roof might contain asbestos, we arrange testing first. If it does, removal is carried out under the required controls by appropriately licensed people, and we replace it with a new metal roof.

Your roof may contain asbestos if

• The house was built before about 1960
• The roof is grey corrugated fibre-cement sheeting
• There is an older roof under the current one
• The sheets are brittle, cracked or have moss growth

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

What not to do

Do not water-blast, drill, cut or walk on a roof you suspect is asbestos-cement. Damaged sheets release fibres. Call us and we will arrange testing.

How the job works

1. Call or send the form

   Tell us what you have noticed and where. We call back to book a time to look at the roof. If water is coming in now, call rather than using the form.

2. We inspect and photograph

   We get on the roof (or use a drone or ladder where that is safer), photograph what matters, and check the underside where we can reach it.

3. Written quote with the photos

   You get the photos, what we found, and a written price. If repair, restore and replace are all options, we price them side by side.

4. The work, then proof

   We do the job, clean up, and send photos of the finished work so you can see what was done on a roof you cannot easily see yourself.

Asbestos Roof Replacement across the Wellington region

We work right across Wellington City, and also offer asbestos roof replacement in Lower Hutt, asbestos roof replacement in Upper Hutt, asbestos roof replacement in Porirua, asbestos roof replacement in Kapiti Coast.