Asbestos cement is removed with an approved work plan. Not with a skip.
Removal of asbestos cement roofs, downpipes and tanks in line with the regulations, leaving the new roof in place with the paperwork done. We work in Donostia, Irún and Navarra.
What asbestos removal requires
Asbestos cement is regulated. Removing it requires a licensed contractor, an approved work plan, protection for the workers and an authorised waste handler.
We confirm that the material contains asbestos and what condition it is in.
It is drawn up and submitted to the labour authority before the material is touched.
Dismantling without breaking the sheets, with the material protected and sealed.
Transport to an authorised waste handler with its paperwork, and the new roof installed.
Regulations
Asbestos removal is governed by Spanish Royal Decree 396/2006: a contractor entered in the corresponding register, an approved work plan and an authorised waste handler. We coordinate the whole procedure and the roof that replaces what is removed.
What gets done wrong with asbestos cement
The danger of asbestos cement is in the fibres it releases when it breaks. That is why it is not demolished, not cut and not thrown into a skip.
Without an approved work plan there is no authorisation to touch the material. It is an offence and a risk for whoever does it.
Cutting or breaking asbestos cement releases fibres. It is taken down whole, dampened and sealed.
Asbestos cement goes to an authorised waste handler, with its identification document. Not into a builders skip.
From start to finish
Identification, plan, removal, waste management and new roof. None of them is skipped.
We look at the roof or the element and confirm that it is asbestos cement.
The plan is drawn up and submitted to the labour authority.
Controlled dismantling with protection, without breaking the material.
Transport and delivery to an authorised waste handler, with the paperwork.
We install the roof that replaces the one removed and hand over the documentation.
Clear responsibility
The asbestos removal and the roof that replaces it are coordinated together. You are not left with an open roof between two companies.
Plan, removal and waste, with the paperwork that evidences each step.
Waterproofing, insulation and new covering, in the same job.
If the new roof needs a permit, we handle it.
The work plan is authorised by the labour authority and the waste is received by an authorised handler. Neither timescale is in our hands, and we explain them at the visit.
FAQs
Every town and every building can change the answer. For a specific case, call us and we will look at it.
Asbestos cement made before asbestos was banned usually contains it. We check at the visit and, if necessary, with a lab analysis of the material.
No. Removing asbestos material requires a licensed contractor, an approved work plan and specific protective equipment. Doing it without that is both a risk and an offence.
The document setting out how the material will be removed, with what equipment and what protection. It is submitted to the labour authority and you have to wait for its approval before starting.
To a waste handler authorised for asbestos, with its identification document. We give you the paperwork for the delivery.
Yes. Removal and new roof go in the same job, with whatever building permit applies.
In practice yes. Uralita is the brand name asbestos cement is known by in Spain; asbestos removal is the technical name of the job. The procedure and the paperwork are the same.
Yes. We work in Donostia, Irún and Navarra.
Request a quote
With the address, the type of element and a few photos we can price the removal and the new roof.
