Asbestos Removal Silverwater
Silverwater is an industrial suburb before it is a residential one, and the asbestos work here reflects that — large-format roof and wall sheeting on warehouses rather than fibro on cottages.
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Asbestos in Silverwater homes
Silverwater's building stock is dominated by the industrial estate laid out from the 1950s through the 1970s, when corrugated asbestos-cement was the default for warehouse roofing, wall cladding and eaves on light-industrial units. Much of that sheeting has never been replaced. The small residential pocket toward the river carries conventional post-war fibro in garages and outbuildings.
Most enquiries from Silverwater come from a tenant or a building owner rather than a homeowner, and the question is nearly always the same: can the roof come off without shutting the site down.
Usually it can. We stage large roof removals bay by bay, so one section is stripped, sheeted and weather-tight before the next is opened. It costs more in labour than doing the lot at once, but a warehouse that keeps operating through the job is generally worth more than the saving.
The thing not to do is patch. Drilling or cutting corrugated asbestos cement to fix a leak releases fibres directly into the workspace, and on an industrial roof that means into the air handling as well. If a roof is leaking badly enough to need attention, it needs removal, not repair.
Commercial work also carries a records obligation the residential side does not. We provide the disposal documentation for the waste tracking your asbestos register needs.
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 Silverwater has to go to a facility lawfully licensed to accept it. We transport to BINGO Eastern Creek Recycling Centre in Eastern Creek — an EPA-licensed facility that accepts correctly wrapped bonded asbestos You get the disposal documentation with your invoice.
Silverwater at a glance
- Postcode
- 2128
- Council
- City of Parramatta Council
- Disposal
- BINGO Eastern Creek Recycling Centre
Servicing Silverwater
We service Silverwater NSW 2128 and the surrounding area.
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What we remove in Silverwater
Commercial removal
Asbestos removed from commercial and industrial sites with staged programmes, full site documentation and minimal disruption to trading.
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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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Bonded and friable asbestos removed by SafeWork NSW licensed removalists, with sealed transport and lawful disposal documentation on every job.
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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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House and commercial demolition and internal strip-outs, with any asbestos removed under licence before demolition starts.
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Asbestos removal in Silverwater — 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 Silverwater?
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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