Asbestos Removal Case Studies
How Total Asbestos plans, removes and certifies asbestos-contaminated soil and sites across Brisbane, Logan and Moreton Bay. Photos, tonnages, timeframes and what each job taught us.
Recent Total Asbestos Projects
Soil remediation, friable removal and commercial roof removal: more than 4,100 tonnes of contaminated soil, a shopping centre ceiling cleared overnight and a 730 m² regional roof, each finished with an independent hygienist’s clearance certificate.
Moorooka: Asbestos Soil Left Behind by a Pool Dig
30.9 tonnes of contaminated spoil removed from a restricted-access backyard in one working day, using a 3-tonne excavator, a Bobcat and a skip truck.
Marsden: 3,100 Tonnes of Illegally Dumped Asbestos Waste
Friable asbestos in soil mixed with timber, brick and concrete, cleared in wet conditions with our own excavators, a temporary access road and ten trucks on rotation.
Wakerley: The 20-Tonne Job That Was Really 1,000 Tonnes
Contamination was holding up a construction program. A hygienist defined the real scope and two large excavators cleared it in three days.
Kenmore Village: Friable Asbestos Ceiling Removed Overnight
About 100 m² of low-density asbestos ceiling out of a shopping centre tenancy in one night, under negative pressure, cleared on the first inspection so the centre opened on time.
Maryborough: 730 m² Asbestos Roof Removed in Two Days
An eight-person crew stayed overnight in Maryborough to strip a government building’s roof and hand it to the roofing contractor, cleared, on the agreed date.
Zillmere: Friable Linings, Soil Under the Slab and a Pool
A knockdown rebuild cleared by one contractor: friable asbestos board removed, the house demolished, contaminated soil found under the slab and removed, and the pool taken out and backfilled.
Currimundi State School: 1,000 m² of Panels Out and the Building Down in a Week
Asbestos infill panels removed and the building demolished inside the April school holidays, with hygienist clearance before demolition and the concrete slab handed back retained.
Russell Island State School: 700 m² of Panels Off the Island in Four Days
Crew, equipment, skip and waste all moved by barge. A six-person crew stayed on the island, stripped the asbestos panels from two buildings and handed them over cleared, on the demolition contractor’s date.
Why We Publish Case Studies
Asbestos-contaminated soil is one of the least understood jobs in our industry. Most people searching for help have just been told by a pool builder, landscaper or site supervisor that they have a problem nobody on site is licensed to fix. These write-ups show what actually happens next: how the extent is established, what machinery fits the access, where the material goes, what the hygienist signs off, and how long it takes.
Every figure on these pages comes from the job records: waste tracking certificates, hygienist reports and air monitoring results held by Total Asbestos. If your situation looks like one of these, book a free site assessment and we will tell you which approach applies.