Overcladding Asbestos Roof

At roofclad we strongly recommend not going down this route and replacing the roof instead.

Overcladding asbestos roof.

This stops any leaks and leaves you with a brand new roof without having to disturb the old one. In some cases asbestos containing materials need not be removed and can instead be over clad. However many asbestos roofs are built with concrete portals meaning the roof is supported by a small number of concrete arches. Overcladding asbestos on garage roofs we provide overcladding roof refurbishments which are quick to install and incredibly cost effective.

This is especially true when it comes to asbestos cement roof coverings. This means the new roof cannot get enough stability on top of the old one a common risk of over cladding. This includes removing asbestos sheets that are already there replacing them with brand new roof sheets. This would then require an engineer to carry out structural calculations to ensure that the structure is capable of holding the additional weight.

When overcladding an asbestos cement roof it will also be necessary in most cases to include a layer of insulation to meet current day building regulations. The insulation is then installed into the framework often an ashgrid system so named after the original manufacturer ash lacy construction and the metal weather sheet is the fixed to a bar. Once fixed into place any of our roofing sheets whether that s box profile corrugated or tile effect roofing sheets can be fixed into position. Potentially causing harm to you and anyone else close by.

Overcladding runs the risk of disturbing the asbestos by drilling into the existing roof. By overcladding a roof additional weight will be added to the structure. The overcladding process also reduces the costly disposal of the existing asbestos roof sheeting that must be sent to licensed landfill. This is a cost effective approach with an aesthetically pleasing and watertight result.

Roof cladding requires bolts to be drilled into the asbestos roof. 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. The overcladding of an asbestos roof is a cost effective roof refurbishment process that minimises the disruption at site. The ashgrid spacer system is an ideal component for the over roofing or over cladding of any building where the existing roofing or cladding has become unsightly beyond repair or an improvement in.