Asbestos Removal
for Home Owners
Despite increased awareness of it’s dangers, around 170 people die every year as a result of exposure to asbestos, Worse, the diseases associated with asbestos can take anywhere up to thirty years or more to become evident, and once established there are very few treatment options available.
Is there Asbestos in your home?
Asbestos can be found in many places in the average New Zealand home.
If your property was built between the 1920s and the 1990s it’s very likely to contain asbestos in one or more areas. New Zealand only banned the importation of asbestos products in 2016. Which means while it is rare, even newer buildings could have asbestos containing materials in them. To the untrained eye asbestos or asbestos containing materials (ACMs) can be hard to identify. You’ll likely find it in textured ceiling coatings, concrete roofs or decramastic tiles, insulation in the roof or on pipes, cladding and soffits, electrical boards, vinyl flooring or concrete deck flooring, chimney flues and fireplaces.
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Where can Asbestos be found?
Heating Panels
Textured Ceilings
Outdoor Steps
Pipe Lagging
Roofing
Electrical Boards
Super Six Fencing
Shadowline Cladding
Guttering/Downpipes
Gable Ends
Soffits
Vinyl Flooring
What do I do now?
IDENTIFY ASBESTOS
Test if there is asbestos in your home by getting a licensed assessor to come out to your property to take a sample for you. You can also do this yourself. Find out more HERE about doing so safely.
ASSESS ASBESTOS
Assess the condition of the asbestos and decide if it needs to be removed, encapsulated or can be left alone. That’s where we come in…
GET IN TOUCH
If you decide that you need the asbestos removed or encapsulated GET IN TOUCH. We will come to your home and give you a free, no obligation quote.
REMOVE
We’ll take it from here. ATL is well equipped to handle the whole process from start to finish. We will leave your home safer than when we started and ensure all waste is disposed of correctly.
ENJOY YOUR HEALTHY HOME
Move back in and breathe easy, knowing that you’ve kept your family safe.
Or, crack on with those renovations!
Residential Asbestos Removals in Auckland and Wellington NZ
Asbestos in your home is not necessarily a cause for alarm. However, it is important to know that asbestos can quickly become dangerous if it is disturbed during simple maintenance work, or by more invasive renovation or demolition work, fire, flood or some other kind of damage. Knowing the exact location of any potential asbestos in your property is the best way to keep you and your family safe.
If your home was built before 1990 then it is likely to contain some type of asbestos products. Asbestos comes in many forms and it’s not always possible to tell if something contains asbestos simply by looking at it. The only way to be certain is to have it tested by an accredited laboratory.
Work with the best in business
Find out why ATL are your best choice for any asbestos and demolition needs.
To remove or not to remove?
When deciding whether or not to remove asbestos from your property, it’s important to consider the location of the asbestos and its condition. Asbestos that is deteriorating, or disturbed and damaged during renovation or maintenance work has potential to release deadly fibres, putting everyone at risk of exposure.
Experts for Residential Asbestos Removal Services in Wellington and Auckland NZ
By choosing ATL for residential asbestos removal, you are choosing experienced professionals with the correct tools and equipment to complete the job safely and efficiently. We aim to make the process as simple and as quick as possible so you can focus on completing your renovation project and enjoying your home.
Building or renovating?
Before starting any major work on your building or workplace, talk to ATL. We can help you develop an effective approach that is fully compliant with all regulatory requirements such as a WorkSafe notifications, Demolition and Refurbishment Surveys or Asbestos Removal Control Plans (ARCP) that are comprehensive and ensure optimum safety for your employees, tenants and the general public.
I’m a Landlord, what am I responsible for?
A landlord of a rental property has a responsibility to ensure that any asbestos in that property does not pose any risk to the people living in or around it. In accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 2015, a landlord is classed as a PCBU (Person Conducting in a Business Undertaking) who has a duty to ensure the health and safety of everyone involved with, or affected by work on or at the property. If you still have questions, give us a call today.
Our services include:
Residential asbestos removal of textured ceilings and vinyl flooring
Asbestos removal of roofing and guttering
Asbestos removal of cladding, soffits and other linings
Decontamination of asbestos contaminated sites
Removal and remediation of contaminated soils
Removal of hazardous asbestos waste
We offer free no obligation quotes and advice.