Over Cladding Asbestos Roof Sheets

The ability to clad over the asbestos will depend on its current condition.

Over cladding asbestos roof sheets.

This is a cost effective approach with an aesthetically pleasing and watertight result. Over cladding adds one or more additional layers on top of your existing roof. In some cases asbestos containing materials need not be removed and can instead be over clad. In order to do this any over cladding must have so many anchors bolts fixings down into the beams below the cement asbestos roof sheets that there will be a considerable amount of drilling of the existing asbestos cement roof sheets.

This is especially true when it comes to asbestos cement roof coverings. By fully enclosing the asbestos on your home with vinyl or aluminium exterior cladding you can safeguard it against future damage. Exterior cladding over asbestos sheeting is preferable. The first stage is to fix a framework to hold the metal sheets in place directly to the purlins underneath the asbestos cement roof sheets.

Extend the life of your asbestos roof with over cladding. More can be read below regarding condition and installation. The original roof wall had very low thermal value in comparison with today s standards and a large amount of heat was being lost through the pitched roof and wall cladding. It may be best to simply clad over asbestos sheeting if.

This can be used to increase the insulation in your roof bringing your property in line with current legislation and lowering heating bills. Both over cladding and coating have the same needs when it comes to getting up on the roof although whereas over cladding involves lifting up many heavy metal sheets coating requires carrying only the actual product and a few rollers or spray guns and hoses. The asbestos cement profiled roof cladding was removed by us and a new built up profiled metal system was installed. Some homeowners might prefer to have the existing asbestos sheet removed before a new cladding installation while others may seek the cost effective option of just cladding over the asbestos if possible.

The asbestos based material is in a good sound condition.