Asbestos Roof Replacement in Upper Hutt

Older Upper Hutt homes and outbuildings can have fibre-cement roofing. We arrange testing first and never water-blast or cut a roof that might contain asbestos.

Asbestos Roof Replacement on Upper Hutt roofs

With less salt to fight, a well-specified long-run roof in Upper Hutt can be a good long-term choice. We still check pitch, wind and nearby trees before choosing the profile and coating.

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 result is a different set of roof problems from the coast: moss and lichen on shaded slopes, leaves filling spouting and valleys, and damp that sits on a roof longer after rain.

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 Upper Hutt

Trentham, Silverstream, Heretaunga, Wallaceville, Totara Park, Maoribank, Pinehaven, Kingsley Heights, Te Marua, Brown Owl, Clouston Park and Timberlea. See everything we do in Upper Hutt.