If you’ve been on our site before you don’t need us to explain to you how dangerous asbestos really is and the risk that you face when it’s around you. If you’ve never seen our blog before and you’re new here feel free to browse our resources and learn as much as you can so that you’re as protected as you can be. Can you detect asbestos by how it smells? So, does asbestos have a smell? No, the answer is no asbestos doesn’t have an odour which means that you’re not going to be able to ‘sniff out’ asbestos in your property. The only caveat to this is that you may be able to smell the products ..read more

Asbestos has been around for a very long time but it’s been banned since 1999. The government decided that it was much too dangerous to have on the market and so a law was passed and asbestos use was formally banned. In 1999, in late November more specifically, the UK government made it illegal to buy, sell, import or export any items, devices or materials that contained asbestos at all. Asbestos is also banned in a number of other countries, many of them within Europe. A lot of these countries banned the use and sale of the material around the same time as the UK as opposed to countries li ..read more

Have you been asked by the bank to provide an asbestos survey for a property you’re buying? Or have you purchased a commercial property and now need to manage the asbestos within it? You may be wondering what types of asbestos surveys there are and what they mean. Our handy guide gives a quick overview of the two types of asbestos surveys. There are two types of Asbestos Survey which can be carried out by a suitably qualified Asbestos Surveyor : Management Survey Refurbishment and Demolition Survey The purpose of asbestos surveys is to provide accurate information on the location and ..read more

Asbestos is nasty and still lurking about in vast amounts of older properties, even today! The issue is, you cannot see asbestos fibres with the naked eye, so when you’re carrying out work on a property, it can be hard to know where it is. We have created an in-depth guide on what various types of asbestos look like in their raw state but also how it is presented within materials. Variations / Types of Asbestos Firstly, we need to look at the types of asbestos which was most commonly used. Although there are 6 types of asbestos, 3 of them were more commonly used. There are two mineral “f ..read more

Buying and selling a home can be stressful , especially when there are chains involved. A recent customer of ours shares their experience of loosing a house sale because of un-tested Artex Coating. Mrs Langley had put her late mothers house up for sale , 1950’s bungalow situated in Calverton , Nottingham. “My mothers died and I was left the house , I put it up for sale without even thinking about asbestos” , Mrs Langley says. After a really positive viewing by an older couple , an offer was put in and Mrs Langley accepted. “The couple adored the bungalow , it’s situated close to th ..read more

Location : Shepshed , Leicester Building Type : Commercial Client : Property Maintenance Contractor Works : Asbestos Survey and Asbestos Floor Tile Removal Outline of works: Initially we were commissioned to carry out an Asbestos Management Survey . The results of the survey identified Chrysotile Asbestos within the floor tiles of the building. Smart Asbestos were then requested to complete the removal and disposal of the Asbestos Containing Floor Tiles. Time was paramount on this project because the client was required to install new flooring within a deadline to ensure ..read more

Smart Asbestos Services are now covering Sheffield with Asbestos Removal , Disposal , Collection. Services for Sheffield include: Garage Removal Roof Removal Agricultural Building Removal Artex Removal Pipes and Guttering Removal Loose Asbestos Waste Collection Asbestos Skip Hire Did you know that Smart Asbestos are Trading Standards , buy with confidence approved? We also have our very own licensed asbestos disposal site , therefore we can offer your asbestos removal in Sheffield at competitive prices. Sectors we cover : Domestic / Residential Commercial and Industrial Agricultu ..read more

Asbestos still lies in thousands of homes across the UK. Some homeowners are aware of asbestos but some may not be. When potential home buyers are looking at older homes, they may be put off by the presence of asbestos – and wonder, can a house be sold which has asbestos? What is Asbestos? Asbestos is a mined mineral which is mined all over the world. Even today, Asbestos is still being mined and used! However, not in the UK because it was banned in 1999. Asbestos was used to make products for building but also it was used in engines, cards and ships! The insulative, fire-resistant and ..read more

Asbestos was a great material which was used in building products – until the Heath Implications of Asbestos were discovered and it was subsequently banned for use in 1999. Thousands of asbestos garages and sheds are still in place today, with new homeowners or even current ones unaware! We give you an idea of why asbestos was used in garages and how to check if your garage contains asbestos. Why was asbestos used in garages and sheds? Asbestos – the strong, durable, insulative material which was such a great material to add to building products. The large quantities being mined and the c ..read more

Are you wondering what the point is? We will explain why it’s a good idea to have an Asbestos Report before buying a home. If you have been looking at buying an older property (pre-2000), you may come across “suspected asbestos” within your home buyer survey. So now you have to make a decision on what to do next. The last thing you want is to buy a home which contains dangerous asbestos, but this is your dream home and you don’t want asbestos to ruin it! All is not lost! By having a homebuyer pre-purchase asbestos survey or sample survey, you will be able to find out if the suspected materi ..read more