Suburban Asbestos Removal

Residential Cladding Asbestos Disposal & Removal Services Melbourne | Suburban

Cladding Asbestos Removal – Suburban

In a recent suburban asbestos removal project, our role was to remove affected cladding safely and efficiently. Following the buzz surrounding the Australia-wide cladding audit, we have been quick to support this type of cladding asbestos removal. We’re able to do so even in a residential setting such as this project. Asbestos used to be popular to use in cladding because of its benefits. It was cheap, heat resistant and even fireproof. While it makes sense that these benefits had [...]

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Residential Garage Asbestos Disposal & Removal Services Melbourne South East | Brighton

Garage Asbestos Removal Brighton

A&B Asrem Pty. Ltd. got a call for another suburban asbestos removal last week in relation to some garage asbestos in Brighton. The lovely Mr. Walker came to us in a panic when he discovered that the garage on his property had been invaded by asbestos. Understanding how serious of matter asbestos is, we rushed right over. Mr. Walker came across the dangerous substance while he was doing some spring cleaning and preparing for the warm summer to come. Being [...]

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Cladding Audit Australia-Wide

As a follow-up to the Grenfell tower disaster in the UK in 2017, Australian states and territories have been taking up the responsibility of risk mitigation to prevent similar disaster locally by addressing the issue of combustible cladding in buildings. The Victorian Statewide Cladding Audit has been headed up by the Victorian Building Authority (VBA) since its commencement in December 2017, and it has been targeting combustible cladding, such as expanded polystyrene or aluminium composite panels with a polyethylene core. One [...]

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Residential Asbestos Disposal & Removal Services Melbourne South

Asbestos Walls South Melbourne

Asbestos Walls in South Melbourne A&B Asrem Pty. Ltd. recently completed the removal of asbestos walls in a South Melbourne school. The bathroom walls in the showers were made of asbestos, which traditionally has not been unusual, but the situation required immediate attention from our professionals because asbestos walls are a risk to health. Although there are a fair few things and places where the presence of asbestos are surprising, during the postwar construction boom between the 1940s-1980s, it was normal in [...]

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Professional Asbestos Disposal & Removal Services Melbourneccident ABC Footscray

Dangers Of An Asbestos Accident: West Footscray Factory Fire

Professional asbestos inspection and removal could have stopped the West Footscray asbestos accident from happening. Source: ABC A building containing asbestos exploded today in West Footscray, a suburb in West Melbourne. The explosion was followed by blazing fires, sending out huge streaks of toxic smoke into Melbourne’s atmosphere, and potentially releasing asbestos fibres into the air as well. The fumes coming out of the burning building were also said to contain acetone and oxy-acetylene, chemicals used for welding, an industrial [...]

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Before & After | Residential Asbestos Disposal & Removal Services Melbourne East

A Potential Place On Your Property Asbestos Might Be Present

Asbestos can be present anywhere on your property. One of our most recent asbestos removal Melbourne jobs in the Eastern suburbs involved the removal of asbestos following the demolition of a garage. While many residents might only be concerned about whether their house contains asbestos, garages, either attached or freestanding are a location that should definitely not be overlooked. It is very common in Australia to have a garage on your property. They are typically an enclosed structure used [...]

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Residential Asbestos Disposal & Removal Services Melbourne

Asbestos Testing and Disposal For Your Melbourne Home

You’ve learned that asbestos is dangerous for your health and you know you should get it removed, but what are the actual steps to asbestos inspection, asbestos testing and disposal? Asbestos Removal Professionals will walk you through what needs to be done to get rid of potential asbestos in your home. Asbestos Removal Licences There are two types of licenses for asbestos removal professionals. These licences ensure the asbestos is removed in the safest way possible (just another reason you should [...]

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Roof Removal Asbestos

Why You Shouldn’t DIY With Asbestos Removal

So, you have found asbestos in your home and now you are faced with the task of removing it, should you remove it yourself? Sure, you can save some cash if you do but at what cost to your health or your family’s health? If you know you have asbestos in your home and are thinking about DIY asbestos removal we highly advice hiring a professional. Professionals Can Manage It For You Asbestos professionals can conduct a home inspection for you, [...]

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Professional Asbestos Disposal & Asbestos Removal Melbourne Services

Call An Asbestos Professional Before Remodelling

If you are doing any type of remodelling on an older structure in Melbourne you need to remember to check with an asbestos professional because there are certain protocols that need to be followed. What is Asbestos? According to the Google definition asbestos is “a heat-resistant fibrous silicate mineral that can be woven into fabrics, and is used in fire-resistant and insulating materials such as brake linings.” Asbestos was used in homes and buildings, mostly before 1989.  However, it was discovered [...]

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