Asbestos Removal

Residential/ Domestic Asbestos Removal

Our team specialises in Asbestos identification, testing, treatment and removal! We’re qualified and experienced handlers of Asbestos and can undertake the fussy job of obtaining the required Asbestos Removal Licence (issued by the Queensland Government and certified asbestos inspector reports) - where required. Our highly trained team can help remove any quantity of asbestos, big or small - in a safe, controlled and systematic way to ensure you and the general public will NOT be at risk - safety is our highest priority for our clients and team.

Our Services include, but are not limited to:

Full asbestos removal

Complete asbestos disposal
Integral decontamination
Particle binding
Asbestos Air Monitoring where required
Notification to neighbours as required
Asbestos disposal
Decontamination
Independent clearance certificates
asbestos roof removal
Asbestos fascia and gutter removal
Asbestos Soffit removal
Asbestos parapet wall removal

Asbestos vinyl floor tiles

Removals of ACD (asbestos contaminate dust)
Asbestos contaminated soil/land
Internal and external asbestos wall cladding
Removal of asbestos in walls
Asbestos eave removal
Asbestos fence removal
Asbestos ceiling removal
Asbestos floor removal
Asbestos bathrooms/ kitchens/ laundries
Black jack adhesive
Safe demolition of asbestos (internal and external)
HEPA fileted vacuuming

Commercial and Industrial Asbestos Removal

All Scale Asbestos & Demolition has over 25 years of combined experience with asbestos removal. We pride in our attention to detail and always ensure the site is left clean and ready for you to move onto the next phase of your renovations. The teams key is commitment and focus in the safe removals of asbestos and to ensure the safety of their clients and the general public.

Low impact to the business and general public

Asbestos Testing
Management of obtaining the required Asbestos Removal Licence issued by the Queensland Government and certified asbestos inspector reports (where required)
Team of trained and qualified asbestos handlers
Controlled & systematic removal of asbestos to ensure our clients or general public will NOT be at risk
Focus on Safety
Working in and around live environments
Asbestos Air Monitoring where required
Asbestos disposal
Decontamination

Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich and Toowoomba

About Asbestos

Asbestos is a mineral fibre mined from the earth. It is strong, flexible and resistant to heat, chemicals and electrical conditions. The three most common forms of asbestos are white (chrysotile), brown (amosite) and blue (crocidolite).

Asbestos, predominantly the white and blue types, was mined in Australia until late 1984, although records show that between 1930 and 1983 approximately 1.5 million tonnes of all forms of asbestos was imported into Australia. Australia was one of the highest asbestos users per capita in the world up until the mid-1980s.

Asbestos fibres are strong, heat resistant and have insulating properties. Clumps of mined asbestos can be broken down into loose fibres or fibre bundles and mixed with other materials, such as cement, to produce a variety of building products. Because of its strength and its ability to resist heat and chemicals, asbestos was used in a range of insulation materials. Up to 90 per cent of the asbestos produced in or imported into Australia was used for the manufacture of building products, especially asbestos cement materials. Approximately one third of all homes built in Australia contain asbestos products. The widespread use of asbestos has left a deadly legacy of asbestos material.

Australia banned the use or import of blue and brown asbestos or asbestos products in the mid-1980s and banned all manufacture or import of white asbestos products in December 2003. From 31 December 2003, the total ban on manufacture, use, reuse, import, transport, storage or sale of all forms of asbestos came into force.

Health Issues

Asbestos fibres are not visible to the naked eye. They are exceptionally light weight and can be found in the air from the breakdown of natural asbestos deposits and manufactured asbestos products. Once airborne, small fibres can be carried long distances by wind before settling down. Asbestos fibres do not dissolve in water or move through soil. They are generally not broken down to other compounds and remain virtually unchanged over long periods.

Asbestos becomes a potential risk to health if fibres are suspended in air and breathed into the lungs. Breathing asbestos fibres into the lungs can cause a range of diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.

Asbestos must be carefully removed and disposed of so that it does not create a health risk. Individual fibres must not be released into the air where they could be inhaled.