Durbanville, Durbanville
Asbestos roofs in Durbanville: sealing versus removal
Asbestos-cement roofs are regulated work in South Africa. This page explains the options plainly so you can judge the quotes you receive. Williams & Co carries out no asbestos work and refers it to a contractor registered with the Department of Employment and Labour.
- Based in Durbanville, working in Durbanville most weeks
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- Written scope, one fixed price for the job
- Roof painters in Durbanville
What the asbestos rules change about the job
South Africa's Asbestos Abatement Regulations prohibit cleaning or preparing asbestos-cement surfaces. The Department of Employment and Labour's asbestos FAQ states that encapsulation with a rubber or synthetic coating may be allowed, but without surface preparation or cleaning.
Williams & Co carries out no asbestos work of any kind: no inspection, preparation, cleaning, coating, sealing, encapsulation, repair, cutting, drilling, removal or disposal of asbestos-containing material. Asbestos work belongs to a contractor registered with the Department of Employment and Labour, and we refer it there.
Sealing in place versus removal
Broadly, an asbestos-cement roof is either managed where it stands or taken off and replaced. Sealing in place avoids disturbing the material and avoids a new roof, but it depends on the sheets being in suitable condition and on the coating going onto the surface as it stands, with no cleaning or preparation. Removal means a licensed contractor, controlled handling and a registered disposal site, and then a new roof on top of that bill.
Either route is work for a contractor registered with the Department of Employment and Labour for the exact scope proposed. Ask to see the registration certificate and a written scope before anyone starts.
What we do on a property with an asbestos roof
Everything that is not asbestos: walls, timber, steel and non-asbestos roofs, including the Rubber Sealant® system where it applies. The asbestos-cement roof itself goes to a registered asbestos contractor, and we will point you to one.
What is included
Exactly what you are paying for.
- Plain-English explanation of the options on an asbestos-cement roof
- What a written scope from a registered asbestos contractor should contain
- The registration questions to ask before anyone starts
- Referral to a contractor registered with the Department of Employment and Labour
- Quotation for all non-asbestos painting and Rubber Sealant® work on the property
Budgeting
Why there is no asbestos price on this page
We do not price asbestos work, because we do not do it. Any figure for cleaning, sealing, coating, repairing or removing asbestos cement has to come from a registered asbestos contractor.
What we can quote is the non-asbestos work on the property: walls, timber, steel and non-asbestos roofs, as one fixed price for the whole job once we have inspected it.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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We will come and look properly, photograph what we find, then send you one fixed price for the whole job.
Working in Durbanville this month.
Take one photo on your phone, send it on WhatsApp, and we will tell you what we are looking at. We are in Durbanville most weeks, so a site visit is easy to arrange.
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Get a fixed price for your asbestos roofs explained.
Three ways to start, all of them quick. Send a WhatsApp, tap to call, or leave your details and we come back with a written scope and one fixed price for the whole job.
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What happens after you send it
We reply, ask the few questions that matter, then book a proper look at the property. You get a written scope, one fixed price for the whole job, and a straight answer on what we will not do.
One-year workmanship guarantee on qualifying Williams & Co work.
Takes about 20 seconds