Asbestos Removal Hornsby Heights
Hornsby Heights is bushland-edge housing from the 1960s and 1970s, backing onto the national park. Sheds, workshops and outbuildings are everywhere, and most of the older ones are asbestos cement.
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Asbestos in Hornsby Heights homes
Hornsby Heights was developed through the 1960s and 1970s on large bush blocks bordering Berowra Valley, and the size and slope of those blocks encouraged separate sheds, workshops and storage structures roofed in corrugated asbestos cement. The houses themselves carry asbestos-cement eaves and wet-area linings, and bushfire exposure along the reserve boundary means damaged sheeting is a recurring issue rather than a rare one.
Fire-affected asbestos cement is a different problem to ordinary weathering. Heat drives moisture out of the sheet and it fractures, so what was bonded material before a burn can be crumbling afterwards.
If you have had fire or ember damage to a shed or eaves on a bushland boundary, do not sweep or hose the debris. Both spread it. Leave it and have it assessed.
Where it turns up locally
- Fibro sheeting on walls, eaves and garages
- Corrugated asbestos-cement roofing and sheds
- Asbestos-cement fencing along boundaries
- Vinyl floor tiles and their backing adhesive
Disposal
Asbestos waste from Hornsby Heights has to go to a facility lawfully licensed to accept it. We transport to Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre in Terrey Hills — licensed to accept bonded asbestos when it is correctly double-wrapped You get the disposal documentation with your invoice.
Hornsby Heights at a glance
- Postcode
- 2077
- Council
- Hornsby Shire Council
- Nearby
- Hornsby, Asquith, Mount Colah, Galston, Berowra Heights
- Disposal
- Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre
Servicing Hornsby Heights
We service Hornsby Heights NSW 2077 and the surrounding area.
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What we remove in Hornsby Heights
Asbestos removal
Bonded and friable asbestos removed by SafeWork NSW licensed removalists, with sealed transport and lawful disposal documentation on every job.
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Corrugated asbestos-cement roofing removed and replaced in the one job, so the building is watertight the same day.
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Asbestos removed from homes, garages, sheds, eaves and bathrooms, with the site left clean and the disposal documented.
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Wrapped, sealed and transported to a facility lawfully licensed to accept asbestos waste, with the disposal documentation provided.
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On-site identification, asbestos registers and surveys, clearance and air monitoring, carried out by a licensed asbestos assessor we refer you to.
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Asbestos removal in Hornsby Heights — common questions
Do I get documentation showing it was disposed of properly?
Yes. Asbestos is a regulated waste stream in NSW, so it has to be wrapped, labelled, transported and received at a facility licensed to accept it. You receive the disposal documentation with your invoice. On friable or Class A work you also receive the clearance certificate issued by a licensed asbestos assessor.
How do I know for certain whether it is asbestos?
You cannot tell for certain by looking at it, and neither can we. Only a NATA-accredited laboratory can confirm the presence of asbestos, by analysing a sample under AS 4964-2004. We refer you to a licensed asbestos assessor, who collects the sample safely and has it analysed, and you get the laboratory's written result. Be wary of anyone offering an instant on-site result — that is an opinion, not an analysis.
How long does asbestos removal take?
Most residential jobs are done in a single day. A garage roof or a fence run is usually a few hours; a full house strip-out or friable removal with air monitoring and a clearance certificate takes longer, because the area has to stay isolated until the clearance is issued. We give you a realistic timeframe with the quote rather than after the job starts.
Is there likely to be asbestos in my home?
If your home was built or renovated before the late 1980s, it is likely to contain asbestos somewhere. In Sydney the usual places are fibro wall and ceiling sheeting, eaves, corrugated roofing on garages and sheds, boundary fencing, and the backing under old vinyl floor tiles. Bonded asbestos that is intact and undisturbed is generally stable — the risk comes from breaking, cutting, drilling or weathering it.
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Need asbestos removed in Hornsby Heights?
Do not touch it, break it or sweep it up. Send us a photo from a safe distance and we will tell you what you are looking at and what it costs to remove.
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