Asbestos Encapsulation and Repair across Lancashire
Weaving sheds, stone terraces, coastal guest houses and farm buildings with cement sheet roofs make Lancashire one of the busiest areas for asbestos surveys and removal.
Encapsulation means coating or enclosing an asbestos material to stop it releasing fibres. A specialist sealant soaks into or coats the surface, and damaged edges are repaired.
Guide price: From £350.
When you need it
- A survey has rated a material as low risk but slightly damaged
- Removal would be disruptive or very expensive
- Cement roofs need weatherproofing
- Asbestos boards are behind fittings you do not want to disturb
- You need a quick, safe fix before a tenancy
What you get
- Condition check
- Minor repairs to damaged edges
- Encapsulant coating or boxing in
- Asbestos warning labels
- Updated register entry
Towns and villages we cover in Lancashire
Encapsulation in Preston
Docklands units, Victorian terraces and the 1960s-70s city-centre buildings. Postcodes: PR1-PR5.
Also covering: Fulwood, Ashton-on-Ribble, Ribbleton, Penwortham, Longridge, Grimsargh, Broughton, Goosnargh, Walton-le-Dale, Bamber Bridge, Lostock Hall.
Encapsulation in Blackburn
Weaving mills, terraced streets and large industrial estates off the M65. Postcodes: BB1, BB2, BB6.
Also covering: Darwen, Wilpshire, Feniscowles, Mellor, Rishton, Great Harwood, Livesey, Lower Darwen, Langho, Clayton-le-Dale.
Encapsulation in Burnley
Weavers' cottages, mill complexes and 1960s-70s council housing. Postcodes: BB10-BB12.
Also covering: Padiham, Brierfield, Worsthorne, Cliviger, Hapton, Read, Sabden, Briercliffe, Harle Syke, Rosegrove.
Encapsulation in Blackpool
Hotels, guest houses and seafront amusement buildings, many refitted in the 1960s-80s. Postcodes: FY1-FY4.
Also covering: Bispham, Layton, Marton, South Shore, Anchorsholme, Normoss, Staining, Squires Gate.
Encapsulation in Lancaster
Georgian stone buildings, university estate and riverside industrial sites. Postcodes: LA1, LA2.
Also covering: Galgate, Caton, Halton, Scotforth, Bolton-le-Sands, Carnforth, Hest Bank, Slyne, Glasson Dock.
Encapsulation in Morecambe
Seaside hotels and inter-war housing. Postcodes: LA3, LA4.
Also covering: Heysham, Bare, Torrisdale, Overton, Middleton.
Encapsulation in Chorley
Mill buildings, Buckshaw Village business parks and rural farmsteads. Postcodes: PR6, PR7.
Also covering: Euxton, Whittle-le-Woods, Adlington, Coppull, Eccleston, Croston, Brinscall, Withnell, Buckshaw Village, Heath Charnock.
Encapsulation in Leyland
Former truck and rubber works, now industrial estates, plus 1960s new-town housing. Postcodes: PR25, PR26.
Also covering: Farington, Moss Side, Earnshaw Bridge, Midge Hall, Much Hoole, Longton, Hutton.
Encapsulation in Accrington
Brick-built mills and terraces in the Hyndburn valley. Postcodes: BB5.
Also covering: Oswaldtwistle, Clayton-le-Moors, Church, Baxenden, Huncoat, Altham.
Encapsulation in Nelson
Weaving sheds and stone terraces across Pendle. Postcodes: BB9.
Also covering: Colne, Barrowford, Barnoldswick, Earby, Trawden, Fence, Higham, Foulridge, Laneshaw Bridge.
Encapsulation in Rawtenstall
Rossendale valley mills, slipper works and stone terraces. Postcodes: BB4.
Also covering: Haslingden, Bacup, Waterfoot, Whitworth, Helmshore, Stacksteads, Crawshawbooth, Edenfield.
Encapsulation in Clitheroe
Market town shops, cement works and many farm buildings across the Ribble Valley. Postcodes: BB7.
Also covering: Whalley, Chatburn, Waddington, Sabden, Read, Barrow, Billington, Gisburn, Slaidburn, Ribchester.
Encapsulation in Ormskirk
Market town properties, university buildings and agricultural barns on the West Lancashire plain. Postcodes: L39, L40.
Also covering: Aughton, Burscough, Scarisbrick, Rufford, Halsall, Parbold, Newburgh, Westhead.
Encapsulation in Skelmersdale
1960s new-town housing and large industrial estates. Postcodes: WN8.
Also covering: Up Holland, Digmoor, Tanhouse, Ashurst, Dalton.
Encapsulation in Fleetwood
Docks, fish-processing units and Victorian terraces. Postcodes: FY7.
Also covering: Thornton-Cleveleys, Knott End, Preesall, Larkholme, Rossall.
Encapsulation in Lytham St Annes
Victorian and Edwardian villas and seafront hotels. Postcodes: FY8.
Also covering: Ansdell, Fairhaven, Warton, Freckleton, Wrea Green, Kirkham, Wesham.
Encapsulation in Poulton-le-Fylde
1960s-80s housing estates and Fylde farm buildings. Postcodes: FY6.
Also covering: Carleton, Singleton, Hambleton, Stalmine, Great Eccleston, Little Thornton.
Encapsulation in Garstang
Rural farms with cement sheet barns and village homes. Postcodes: PR3.
Also covering: Catterall, Bilsborrow, Cabus, Pilling, Scorton, St Michael's on Wyre, Barton, Claughton.
Encapsulation in Lancashire: questions
Do you offer encapsulation across all of Lancashire?
Yes. We cover every town and village in Lancashire, including Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Blackpool, Lancaster, Morecambe.
How much is encapsulation in Lancashire?
Guide price: From £350. The price is the same across Lancashire; you get a fixed written quote first.
Is encapsulation permanent?
It lasts for years if the material is not disturbed, but it is not removal. It must stay on your register and be re-inspected.
Will it need redoing?
Coatings on external roofs typically need checking every few years.