Asbestos Roofs are Literally Time Bombs Waiting To Happen
Many believe the safest option with asbestos roofs is to let sleeping dogs lie – if you don’t touch or disturb it, it can’t hurt you. Sadly, this is not true. As with all surfaces, the effects of carbon dioxide and other airborne pollutions, salt spray, fungus and general cracking resulting from harsh climatic conditions render the surface exposed and dangerous.
Although the most common form of treatment is asbestos removal from the property, encapsulation is the only way to safely handle asbestos roofing.
Working in conjunction with The Asbestoseal System, Insultec provides outstanding asbestos encapsulation, increased tensile strength and extended durability of up to 15 years. Once encapsulated, the asbestos is safely benign, with international tests confirming the roof coating to have exceptional adhesion properties and to be stable and unaffected by dusting, cracking or bubbling.
Insultec is also the most cost-effective method of handling asbestos with no down time for business and coming in at 66% cheaper than the cost of removal and replacement alone, let alone the cost to the business for loss of income if the replacement method is used.
The Benefits of Insultec Far Exceed Just Encapsulation
The benefits of Insultec continue on, resulting in impressive long-term savings. You see Insultec is also the world’s most effective heat reflective membrane. Independent tests conducted by Beureau De Veritas, Taywood Engineering, Institute of Technology, Bombay, VIPAC, the University of New South Wales and others conclude that Insultec roof coatings are unsurpassed on today’s market.
Benefits include:
- Vastly superior re-radiating properties. Insultec absorbs less than 15% of solar energy into the membrane, with no heat drawn internally. Effectively this equates to a reduction in the internal temperature of up to 47% and decreased air conditioning cost of 61%.
- High degree of flexibility and durability, able to bridge gaps and cracks and resist the destructive and potentially dangerous effects of salt spray, carbon dioxide and other forms of pollution or environmental damage.
Solar Cool Are Experts In Asbestos Roofs
Like it or not – and we don’t – asbestos roofs are now a part of our heritage. When - not if - you are faced with the need to secure the asbestos on your commercial premises, you will find there is no safer, more economical way than Insultec to deal with the problem. Contact us via the form on the right of the screen, or phone direct on 1300 728 027 and let us guide you through the minefield.
New laws mean you need a removal license to remove 10 square metres or more of asbestos