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Welcome to asbestosroofing.co.nz, Auckland's dedicated specialists in asbestos roof removal and asbestos roof replacement. Backed by Total Roofing's decades of in-the-field experience and a WorkSafe NZ Class A asbestos licence, we've worked with every type of asbestos roofing found across Auckland.
We worked with corrugated Super Six sheets, flat asbestos cement panels on weatherboard houses, asbestos roof tiles on bungalows, asbestos shingles and asbestos slates, and the often-missed bituminous asbestos underlay hiding beneath a perfectly modern-looking Decramastic or Gerard tile roof.
Any asbestos found on the roof, or under it, we have safely removed it before. From sample testing and WorkSafe NZ notification through to disposal at approved Auckland sites (Redvale, Whitford, Greenmount) and the brand-new COLORSTEEL® roof, we manage every step in-house. One licensed Auckland team, one quote, one tidy site at the end.
We do one thing, and we do it properly – asbestos roofing for Auckland homeowners and businesses.
Every job is fully compliant with the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016, notified to WorkSafe NZ where required, and finished with an independent clearance certificate you can keep on file for the life of the property.
Class A licensed removal of bonded and friable asbestos roofing, super six corrugate, asbestos cement panels, asbestos tiles and shingles, slate, and bituminous asbestos underlay from houses, garages, sheds, light industrial buildings and commercial premises across the Auckland region.
Every job is notified to WorkSafe NZ at least five working days before work begins, and your immediate neighbours are notified in writing.
We use wet methods with a PVA-binding solution to lock loose fibres in place before disturbance, no power tools, no breaking, sheet-by-sheet release. All waste is double-wrapped in 200µm polyethylene, labelled, and transported under hazardous-waste manifest to approved Auckland disposal sites: Redvale Landfill (north), Greenmount Transfer Station (east), or Whitford.
Independent air monitoring and a third-party clearance certificate are included on every Class A job, keep these documents with your property records, as buyers' solicitors will ask for them at sale.
Remove the asbestos and re-roof in one continuous job, single scaffold, single quote, single team. We replace old asbestos cement, Super Six and corrugated asbestos with new long-run COLORSTEEL® from NZ Steel: Endura for inland Auckland suburbs, Maxx for North Shore, eastern bays and west coast homes. All standard NZ profiles are supported, corrugate, trapezoidal, tray and 5-rib, across the full COLORSTEEL® colour range.
Every replacement includes new flashings, ridge cappings, gutter integration and roofing underlay. We strongly recommend adding a thermal blanket (Mammoth, Pink Batts or equivalent) at the same time, since old asbestos roofs have zero insulation, the difference in summer ceiling temperatures and winter heat retention is significant.
A standard Auckland villa with 150 m² of roof area is completed inside one week, finished with our 5-year workmanship guarantee and a COLORSTEEL® product warranty of up to 30 years.
Encapsulation seals an asbestos roof under a bonded coating system to lock fibres in place. This is a legitimate interim option for commercial sites, rentals and budget-constrained property owners where the roof is structurally sound but full asbestos roof replacement isn't yet on the cards.
We assess friability, sheet integrity, weathering, prior repairs and any active leaks before recommending it. Encapsulation is not appropriate for friable, cracked, hail-damaged, or actively leaking roofs, those require full removal under a Class A licence. Where suitable, we power-wash the surface, apply a primer compatible with asbestos cement, then a flexible elastomeric top coat, sealing all fastener heads and sheet overlaps.
Encapsulation does not discharge your asbestos register or management plan obligations under the Health and Safety at Work (Asbestos) Regulations 2016, and the asbestos must still be declared at sale.
Removing an asbestos roof is not a job for a generalist. The wrong contractor can fibre-contaminate your ceiling cavity, leave you without the documentation a future buyer's solicitor will ask for, or hit you with surprise costs once the sheets come off.
WorkSafe NZ Class A asbestos removal licence. SiteSafe membership. NZDAA (New Zealand Demolition and Asbestos Association) member. AsbestosWise verified. Every removalist on site has a current Class A or Class B competency, and our supervisors hold formal asbestos assessor qualifications.
We're the only contractor you deal with, from the initial sample test, through the WorkSafe NZ five-working-day notification, the removal itself, the hazardous-waste manifest, independent air monitoring, your clearance certificate, and finally the new COLORSTEEL® roof. No subcontractor handovers. No finger-pointing if something needs to be put right.
Backed by COLORSTEEL® product warranties of up to 30 years on the new roof itself. If anything we install isn't right, we come back. That's how Total Roofing has built its name across Auckland and the wider region - most of our work comes through neighbour-to-neighbour referrals in suburbs we've worked in for decades.
After the asbestos comes off, we re-roof with long-run COLORSTEEL® from NZ Steel with pre-painted finishes engineered for New Zealand UV, salt spray, and prevailing rainfall.
Roof blanket insulation - strongly recommended while the structure's open. Old asbestos roofs have no insulation - so cooler summer ceilings and rain noise drops to a soft thud.
Insulation UpgradeWe sample suspect material and lab-test it before quoting. No guesswork.
We lodge the mandatory five-working-day notification and notify your neighbours in writing.
Hazard signage, plastic sheeting, decontamination unit on-site, exclusion zone established.
Sheets are sprayed with PVA-binding solution to lock down loose fibres before any disturbance.
No power tools. Sheets are unscrewed, lowered, and stacked flat - never dropped.
All waste is double-wrapped in 200µm polyethylene, sealed, and clearly labelled.
HEPA-vacuum the ceiling cavity to remove historical fibre dust before the new roof goes on.
Transported under hazardous-waste manifest to an approved facility. Independent clearance certificate issued.
Most Auckland homes built between 1940 and 1990 used asbestos-containing roofing somewhere, corrugated Super Six sheets on garages and sheds (very common in West and South Auckland), asbestos cement tiles on houses, or bituminous asbestos underlays beneath metal or tile roofs. Visual inspection alone is unreliable; the only sure test is a lab sample. We'll do this for you as part of your free Auckland quote.
Yes, in most cases. The work area is sealed and contained, and indoor air remains separated from the work zone. Some Auckland families choose to be out during working hours to avoid the noise, but it's a personal preference, not a safety requirement.
Strictly speaking, an unlicensed person can remove up to 10 m² of non-friable asbestos in a non-work setting, but the moment your roof is weathered (and most Auckland roofs are, given our UV and salt spray), it becomes friable, and Class A licensed removal is required. For roofs of any size, we strongly recommend licensed removal. The fine for non-compliance is far steeper than the cost of doing it properly.
If your asbestos roof is damaged in a storm, hail or other insurable event, most NZ household policies will cover full replacement (not just patch repair, since asbestos roofs are not safely repairable). Talk to your broker, we provide the inspection report your insurer will need.
Asbestos removal notification goes to WorkSafe NZ, not Auckland Council, but Auckland Council does require correct disposal documentation, and the council's approved transfer stations (including Greenmount and Whitford) keep records of every load. We handle all of this for you.
A standard Auckland residential asbestos roof removal and replacement runs on average 5 - 7 working days. A garage only removal is usually a 1 - 2 day job. Steep North Shore cliff-top sites or restricted-access inner-city homes may run a day or two longer.
Your asbestos test results, WorkSafe NZ notification copy, hazardous-waste disposal manifest, independent air-monitoring results (where applicable), and an independent clearance certificate. Keep this bundle with your property records.
Most Auckland asbestos roof removal jobs land between $70 and $150 per square metre for the removal alone, with full removal-plus-replacement to COLORSTEEL® typically falling between $15,000 and $45,000 for an average residential roof. Cost is driven mostly by access single-storey on a flat West Auckland section vs multi-storey on a steep Titirangi or Devonport site, pitch, total roof area, the friability of the existing material, and how much ceiling-cavity decontamination is required.
