Asbestos removal in Greenlands
Garage roofs, outbuildings, ceilings and more in Greenlands (B98). Send photos and an independent local contractor will quote in writing.
Asbestos in Greenlands
Greenlands is a mostly residential area on the south-east side of Redditch with housing from the later New Town years. The homes are younger than the oldest parts of town, but many were still built before asbestos cement was fully out of use. Enquiries from here tend to be about the details rather than the main roof: soffits, bin store roofs, rear extension panels and garage roofs.
What is typical here
Soffit and fascia boards, small outbuilding roofs, garage roofs and textured ceilings in 1980s houses.
Greenlands is part of the Redditch urban area. If your building was put up or extended before about 2000, it is worth getting a view on any roof sheets, boards, ceilings or lagging before they are drilled, scrubbed or knocked down.
What we can help with in Greenlands
- Garage roofs: A single garage with its original corrugated roof is the most common asbestos job we are sent from the Redditch area.
- Homes: Homes built before 2000 can contain asbestos in several places, and not all of them are roofs.
- Commercial: Owners and managers of non-domestic buildings have a legal duty to manage asbestos.
- Industrial: Redditch has a long industrial history, and many of its older units and sheds still carry cement sheet roofs and wall cladding.
- Agricultural: Farms around Redditch, Feckenham, Inkberrow and the Arrow valley still have plenty of mid-century barns and sheds with cement sheet roofs.
- Schools & public: Many schools, halls and public buildings were built or extended in the decades when asbestos materials were common.
- Surveys & testing: If you are not sure what a material is, or you are about to start building work, a survey tells you what you have.
- Artex & ceilings: Many homes decorated before 2000 have textured ceilings.
Council, waste and paperwork
The relevant council for Greenlands is Redditch Borough Council, and your county council runs the household recycling centres. Many of these do not accept asbestos, or accept only small, double-wrapped amounts under strict conditions, so check before you take anything yourself. A registered contractor takes wrapped waste to a permitted site and gives you a waste transfer note, which is the safer route.
How to get started
Send two or three photos, the rough size and your postcode through the form on this page. A contractor who covers Greenlands will review them and reply with a written quote, free and with no obligation. Halden Asbestos Removal is an introduction service. The contractor is independent and does the work.
Questions from Greenlands.
My house was built in the 1980s. Can it still have asbestos?
It is possible. Asbestos cement products were still used in the 1980s, and the last types were not banned until 1999. It is most likely in garages, soffits and small roofs, and least likely in the main house structure. A survey or sample gives a definite answer.
Do you do the work yourselves?
No. We are an introduction service. We pass your photos and details to an independent local contractor, who provides the quote, does the work and issues the waste paperwork.
Is the quote really free?
Yes. Sending your details costs nothing and carries no obligation. The contractor's written quote is what counts, and you can say no.
What should I send?
Two or three clear photos, the rough size of the roof or area, the age of the building if you know it, and a postcode. A phone photo is fine.
What happens to the asbestos waste?
It is wrapped, labelled and taken by a registered carrier to a site permitted to accept it. You should receive a waste transfer note.
Can I get a new roof fitted at the same time?
Usually yes. Ask for removal and replacement to be priced separately so you can compare them.
Do you cover farms, businesses and schools?
Yes. We introduce contractors who work on domestic, commercial, industrial, agricultural and public buildings around Redditch.
Other places we cover.
The same service is available across Redditch and the surrounding towns and villages.
Send a photo and get a written quote.
A local contractor reviews your photos and details, then replies with a written quote. Free to ask, no obligation.
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