South Side Demolition and Asbestos Removal

What is Asbestos? Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral found in the surface of the earth. It contains strong fibres that have excellent durability, fire resistance and insulating properties. Asbestos fibres are 50 to 200 times thinner than a human hair, can float in the air for a long time, can be invisible to the naked eye and can be breathed into the lungs. In the past, asbestos was mined from the ground and manufactured into many different materials. Materials containing asbestos were very common in the Australian residential building industry between the 1940s and late 1980s before their production stopped. The use of all forms of asbestos has been banned nationally since 31 December 2003. The ban does not apply to asbestos installed prior to this date (eg. asbestos materials in houses). Where can I find asbestos in my home Asbestos has been used in homes worldwide and in Australia can be found in homes built prior to 1990, although if you are uncertain, it’s always best to get a professional opinion and testing carried out. You can find Asbestos in your home in places like; roofing, gutters and shingles under eaves exterior wall cladding interior walls, ceilings and wet areas fencing thermal boards around fireplaces and in switch boards backing material on floor tiles and vinyl flooring gaskets and seals in wood stoves textured paint the brakes, clutches and gaskets of cars insulation used on hot water pipes, hot water cylinders, domestic heaters and stoves Is asbestos dangerous? If you are simply living or working in a building that contains asbestos it is not dangerous as long as the asbestos is in good condition. If you break, scrape, drill, sand, waterblast the asbestos, it will become a health hazard as fibres will become released into the air, if you require any work to be done that requires any of this, please contact us and we can discuss the options available to you. When to contact us If you require any work involving: Demolition, of any building or structure Renovations, alterations, from toilets to whole buildings Internal stripouts, from houses to highrises Removal of fibro roofs Removal of slabs, ( some older concrete was poored ontop of broken fibro sheeting ) Rubbish removal, skips 10 to 30 cubic metres available Our licences and insurance Southside Demolition and Asbestos removal is fully licenced and insured is all aspects of demolition and asbestos removal and currently hold the following licences: DM 1- unrestricted Demolition of any plant or structure AR1- Removal of bonded and friable asbestos W.H.S.O- workplace health and safety officer And prescribed activity tickets include Excavator Bobcat Forklift Boomlift Dogman Traffic controller Southside Demolition and Asbestos Removal has public liability insurance for: 20 million dollars Add to Facebook