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LEAKING ASBESTOS ROOF LEAKS CAUSED BY YOUR FORKLIFT DRIVERS???

The accompanying photographs show damage caused to Fibro (Asbestos) super six profile roofs, at a warehouse facility in Moorebank Sydney. Our inspection revealed that the roof had many cracks across the width of the roof sheets. Although the roof was a typical weathered asbestos super six roof, the amount of cracks did not stack up [...]

MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE

Over recent months with our wet summer, here in Sydney, we have fielded dozens of calls to assess and inspect roofs that are leaking. The number one culprit so far this summer, has to be gutters overflowing, due to blockages caused by leaf matter in the gutters. If your gutters look anything like these photographs, [...]

Cool Roofs

Metro Industrial Roof Restoration specialise in commercial and industrial roof restoration, focusing on the application of high tech coatings which maintain lower roof surface temperatures. A cool roof surface reflects and emits the suns energy as light, back to the sky, instead of allowing it to enter the building below as heat. In an array [...]

Aged Sky Lights

As pressure to save energy mounts, green architecture and building movement drive increased use of day-lighting, the use of natural light through skylights. Evolving International building energy codes, such as the California Title 24 standard, are expected to favor, or even mandate, the use of skylights in large flat-roof commercial buildings. Skylights can lower electric [...]

Hail Damaged Asbestos Roofs

In recent years Metro have worked closely with insurance companies and underwriters to provide repair services to hail damaged roofs. Metro can supply and install the Fibroseal TM asbestos encapsulation system to stabilise a hail damaged roof. This coupled with our methods of repairing punctured roof sheets, can provide a building owner or tenant with [...]

LOOK TO THE PROFFESSIONALS TO SAVE MONEY

May 13th, 2012

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This month Metro Industrial Roof Restoration were asked to restore an Asbestos Super Six roof of a Furniture Showroom in Western Sydney.

This, despite it having been “restored” in October of 2011.

The accompanying photographs show the so called repairs to degraded skylights, and cracked roof sheets. No attention was made to the degradation of the surface of the asbestos roof, which is secreting asbestos fibres.

The client will now have to pay twice, to affect much needed repairs to the roof, because they did not check the Bona Fides of the initial company employed to undertake the works.

Metro have a proven track record of successful asbestos roof restoration including the encapsulation of the asbestos fibres on the surface of asbestos roofs. The encapsulation process stops the breakdown of the surface of the roof, and therefore extends the life of the structure.

Call Metro for inspections , assessments, quotations.

Example of cracked roof sheet

Repairs to degraded skylight

LEAKING ASBESTOS ROOF LEAKS CAUSED BY YOUR FORKLIFT DRIVERS???

March 29th, 2012

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The accompanying photographs show damage caused to Fibro (Asbestos) super six profile roofs, at a warehouse facility in Moorebank Sydney.

Our inspection revealed that the roof had many cracks across the width of the roof sheets. Although the roof was a typical weathered asbestos super six roof, the amount of cracks did not stack up with the overall condition of the roof.

While moving and removing bulky items from storage bays below we noticed that the sarking beneath the roof was damaged, and closer observation revealed that accidents had occurred, where the goods being removed by forklift, hit the underside of the roof.

Metro Industrial Roof Restoration, permanently fixed the roof leaks, while management undertook increased driver training and changes to the storage procedures..

Over recent months with our wet summer, here in Sydney, we have fielded dozens of calls to assess and inspect roofs that are leaking.

Call Metro for inspections, assessments, quotations.

MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE

February 21st, 2012

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Over recent months with our wet summer, here in Sydney, we have fielded dozens of calls to assess and inspect roofs that are leaking.

The number one culprit so far this summer, has to be gutters overflowing, due to blockages caused by leaf matter in the gutters.

If your gutters look anything like these photographs, then the lack of a maintenance schedule is going to cost you dearly, with water penetration, stock damage and potential for fire if you have power boards on walls below leaking gutters.

Call Metro for an inspection, assessment and a maintenance schedule to easily avoid these problems.

Heat Reflective coating beats the heat at Freshwater NSW

January 22nd, 2012

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Just in time to beat the summer heat, a Strata Plan in Freshwater NSW, contracted Metro Industrial Roof Restoration to supply and install the Insultec heat reflective coating, to their Fibro (asbestos) roof, a block of twenty four units.

With a low slope roof and no roof cavity, unit owners have been interested in finding a way to cool the top floor of the building without the expense of installing air conditioning units.
Other considerations were that the colour of the coating could not be white, because of overlooking properties. Heat reflective coatings are now engineered in a way that you can obtain effective heat reduction in a range of colours. In this instance, Metro Installed Insultecs Woodland Grey colour.

The unit owners have already commented on the difference, with positive comments on the improved indoor comfort. With no ongoing maintenance or running costs, they can be assured that this will happen long into the future.

A cool roof, provided by the application of high technology heat reflective roof coatings, reflects and emits the suns heat back to the sky, instead of transferring it into the building below. In a wide variety of climate zones, a cool roof can substantially reduce the cooling load of a building, providing direct benefits to the building owner and its occupants.

Changes to the control of Asbestos in the workplace

November 23rd, 2011

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Asbestos harmonisation changes to asbestos regulations for workplaces and commercial premises, are due to come into effect from the 1st of January 2012
In summary, it will, from January 1, 2012, become mandatory for all commercial buildings built prior to 2003 to be inspected for the presence of asbestos containing materials. Commercial buildings in Australia built prior to 2003 must have a copy of their site-specific ‘asbestos register’ and ‘asbestos management plan’ located and retained on site.

A further initiative is, that even if the site inspection reveals no asbestos present at the premises, it is now mandatory for the person in control of a business or undertaking, to maintain and produce, upon request, copies of all associated documentation regarding an asbestos inspection, even when asbestos was not found or identified.

Management responsibilities and workplace obligations as defined for individuals and corporations have also increased, the responsibilities are no longer placed solely on the ‘person in control of a premise’.
Areas of obligations at workplaces, have been strengthened with the insertion of the word “must” replacing the word “should”, further increasing the requirements on workplaces and commercial premises. To ensure compliance with the new regulations, penalties and infringement notices have been increased up to $60,000.

To assist with compliance, companies and individuals working in the asbestos abatement field, now have to undertake increased training for licensing and competency.
Costs for the removal of asbestos, particularly super six corrugated roof sheeting, may increase, with the new requirement for the use of a full decontamination chamber for onsite workers and mandatory clearance certificates, prior to any re-occupancy of a building

Metro Industrial Roof restoration specialise in asbestos roof encapsulation, a viable alternative to the removal and replacement of corrugated Fibro (Asbestos roofs).

Visit us for further information at www.metroroofrestoration.com.au

NOW IS THE TIME TO CONSIDER A “COOL ROOF”

November 14th, 2011

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Most of the Industrial or commercial roofs in Australia are the cause of massive heat gain into the interior of the building. In the heat of the full sun, the surface of a roof can increase in temperature by as much as 50 °C , reaching temperatures of 70 to 90 °C .

Metro Industrial Roof Restoration, recently measured the surface temperature of two roofs side by side, at Lisarow in NSW, one was a metal roof, the other was a Fibro (Asbestos) roof.
At 12:30 pm on a 27 C day, the metal roofs surface temperature was 53 C and the Fibro (Asbestos) roofs surface was 73C!

Metro also have evidence from a customer in Canberra of the loss of sales staff, plus considerable loss of sales, because the property was too hot and the air conditioning units could not keep up.

This heat increase can contribute to:

Increased cooling energy use.
Higher utility bills.
Reduced indoor comfort and Productivity of employees.

With the rising cost of power bills, action now will provide considerable savings now and in the near future.

An often over looked result of the effect of high temperatures of roofs is the
accelerated deterioration of roofing materials, due to increased expansion and contraction of materials, resulting in increased roof maintenance costs.

Any building, and it does not have to be a particularly large building, will consume more energy for air conditioning than a building that’s roof has been coated with a heat reflective coating.

A cool roof, provided by the application of high technology heat reflective roof coatings, reflects and emits the suns heat back to the sky, instead of transferring it into the building below. In a wide variety of climate zones, a cool roof can substantially reduce the cooling load of a building, providing direct benefits to the building owner and its occupants.

BUILDING MAINTENANCE = SAVE & MAKE EXTRA SALES DOLLARS

September 26th, 2011

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During August 2011, Metro Industrial Roof Restoration P/L have been involved in two asbestos roof restorations which had a direct link on the saleability and amount of money received for the sale of industrial properties.
We quoted on one property located in Turrella, in Sydney’s south, way back in 2005. At that time, we assessed and quoted the property for an encapsulation coating and some repairs. The client could not afford the cost of roof replacement and also could not stop production for any major works, so encapsulation was the preferred solution.
In recent months, with the property up for sale, prospective purchasers voiced concern to the selling agents about the condition of the Fibro (Asbestos) roof and roof repairs that were required.
The restoration of the roof became a negative for the seller and was used as leverage by the buyer.
Metro were recontacted with regard to the works now required and were engaged to carry them out. This cost the seller at a time when they urgently needed to realise the asset, and delayed the sale, which also affected the sale price .

Obviously in the current economic climate, priorities for funds need to be set, but as is shown above, ensuring that property assets are maintained, can pay dividends down the road.

Metro Industrial Roof Restoration, partners a local Sydney Council, to test the viability of Heat reflective coatings.

July 25th, 2011

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Metro recently completed the supply and application of a heat reflective coating to the administration building roof of a Sydney Council.

In a three stage process,

1. The building was monitored over the last summer to identify the internal temperature and the power usage costs to cool the building.

2. The heat reflective coating was then supplied and installed.

3. In the summer of 2011/2012 the building monitoring will be repeated, and the results analysed to judge the effect of the Cool Roof coating.

If, as expected, the results are positive, the council will have an additional tool to use in its ongoing process of reducing power usage and costs n Council buildings. Cool Roof coatings have no running costs and are virtually maintenance free, after application.

A cool roof, provided by the application of high technology heat reflective roof coatings, reflects and emits the suns heat back to the sky, instead of transferring it into the building below. In a wide variety of climate zones, a cool roof can substantially reduce the cooling load of a building, providing direct benefits to the building owner and its occupants.

REGULAR ROOF INSPECTIONS WILL SAVE YOU DOLLARS

June 20th, 2011

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Following the recent heavy rain periods, coupled with damaging winds in Sydney and the surrounding areas, many building owners and occupants required assistance with leaks and property damage.

On inspection of Fibro (Asbestos) roofs in the Moorebank area of Sydney, we found that some of these roofs required repairs, but surprisingly, they held a longer term problem for the extended life of the roof.

Minor to medium damage by hail to the surface of these roofs had chipped away the surface of the roof sheets, exposing the surface to further weathering, which will eventually lead to exposure of asbestos fibres. Chipped surfaces also directly exposed asbestos fibres. (See photographic evidence below).

The building owners concerned were unaware of the damage and its potential to shorten the life of the roof, and the possibility of exposing their workforce, and visitors to an asbestos hazard.

Metro were subsequently invited to quote for the supply and installation of the Fibroseal Asbestos Encapsulation system, to seal the asbestos on the roof surface and extend the working life of the roof.

Metro Industrial Roof Restoration brings its expertise to the bush

May 17th, 2011

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Metro Industrial Roof Restoration recently completed an asbestos roof encapsulation for the Anglican Church diocese of Bathurst at Coonabarabran in Western NSW.

Unable to raise the funds required for removal and replacement for the church and church hall roof, while also wanting to retain the original aesthetic of the buildings, the church turned to Metro to assess, then supply and install the Fibroseal Asbestos encapsulation coating system to the roofs, as an alternative to roof removal and replacement.

To maintain the aesthetics of the building, because the roof area is a large component of the church building, the colour, Monument, was chosen.

On completion, a ten year warranty on the encapsulation of the asbestos fibres was provided to the Diocese administration, providing peace of mind that the asbestos issue had been addressed.
The installation was completed on budget and on time, for full church and church hall activities to resume, during the Easter religious festival.