Free site visit
Surveyed on site, not priced over the phone.
Roeselare, West Flanders · Since 2010
Insulating an old roof
Insulating an old roof
disturbs asbestos.
Roofs, lofts and cavities in buildings from before 2001 are exactly where asbestos sits. So an inventory comes before the insulation, work stops if something suspect turns up, and removal goes to a licensed firm — not to us.
- 2010trading since
- 16 yrin business
- Asbestchecked first
- 10 yrinsurance
What we do
Four trades, one order of work
In anything built before 2001, the asbestos question is settled before insulation begins.
Insulation installation
Insulating roofs, lofts, cavities and technical spaces, after the asbestos question is settled.
See the programBuilding and industrial cleaning
Cleaning buildings and industrial premises, with the products and the limits both stated.
See the programMasonry
Masonry and brickwork for homes and commercial premises.
See the programWooden floors and wall coverings
Laying wooden floor and wall coverings, with the substrate measured before covering it.
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How it works
How we work
Check when the building was constructed, get the asbestos inventory before intrusive work, write the exclusions into the quote, refer licensed work to licensed firms, and say when cleaning will not reverse something.
Asbestos settled first
Inventory before intrusive work in pre-2001 buildings.
Written quotation
Items, thermal values where relevant, and exclusions.
Done and cleared
Waste removed through an authorised collector.
Working together
Ways to work with us
Quoted per job after a site visit. Asbestos surveys and licensed removal are referred and priced separately.
A single job
One trade, surveyed and quoted.
- Surveyed before quoting
- Exclusions written down
- Building age checked
- Waste removed properly
- Site left clean
Insulation project
Roof, loft or cavity, with the asbestos question settled.
- Inventory before intrusive work
- Thermal value stated in writing
- Ten-year liability insured
- Stops if asbestos appears
- Premium conditions explained
What goes elsewhere
Said plainly, because the law reserves it.
- Asbestos removal: licensed firms
- No gas work: qualified installers
- No electrical needing inspection
- Asbestos certificate: owner's duty
- No premium guaranteed: not ours to grant
Every engagement is quoted after a free consultation. No subscription.
How we work
A contractor that settles the asbestos question first
VERPOORT P is a company incorporated under Belgian law, registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises under enterprise number 0830.817.272, based at Westlaan in 8800 Roeselare and trading since October 2010 under the same direction. The work is building and industrial cleaning, carried out under the name MAGIC-CLEAN, together with insulation installation, masonry, and the laying of wooden floor and wall coverings. The company also manufactures office and shop furniture.
On older buildings the order of work matters more than anything else we could say about quality. Insulation goes into roofs, lofts and cavities, and those are precisely where asbestos-containing material was used before 2001: roof sheeting, insulation board, pipe lagging. So an inventory is obtained before intrusive work, we stop if something suspect appears, and removal within the licensable categories goes exclusively to a licensed firm. We do not remove asbestos ourselves. For work on dwellings we carry the ten-year liability insurance compulsory since 2017, and we do no gas work and no electrical work requiring inspection by an approved body.
Frequently asked
The questions we get most
Why does insulation involve asbestos at all?
Because of where insulation goes. Roof sheeting, loft insulation board and pipe lagging in buildings from before 2001 commonly contain asbestos, and insulating those spaces disturbs them. An inventory before intrusive work costs a short delay; discovering it mid-job after fibres have been released is a different problem entirely. If something suspect appears we stop.
Can you remove the asbestos while you are up there?
No. Removal within the licensable categories is reserved to firms licensed for it, and improvising is exactly how a house gets contaminated. We will stop, tell you what we have found, and refer you to a licensed contractor.
Will I get the insulation premium?
That is for the granting authority to decide, not us, and we will not promise it. What we can do is state the thermal resistance we will install and the specification we will use, since entitlement usually turns on the figure achieved and on conditions such as using a registered contractor. Check the current conditions before committing, because they change.
Do I need an asbestos certificate?
If you are selling a building constructed before 2001 in Flanders, yes, and it is the owner's obligation rather than the contractor's. It is a separate matter from the inventory we obtain before working, though the two often turn up the same material. Worth sorting early if a sale is anywhere on the horizon.
Can you get this stone back to how it looked?
Possibly, and possibly not, and we would rather test a patch than promise it. Stone that has been sealed with an unknown product, render already failing, or a floor stained through its finish may not come back, and pushing harder with stronger chemicals usually damages the surface rather than cleaning it. We will show you the test area and let you decide.
Can you do the electrics and the gas too while the roof is open?
No. Gas work needs a separately qualified installer, and electrical installation work requiring inspection by an approved body is not ours either. We will coordinate around those trades, which is the honest version of saying yes.
Got insulation, masonry or cleaning to price?
A free site visit and a written quotation, with the exclusions set out.