- Home
- Soweto
Asbestos roof removal in Soweto
Registered contractor. Fixed quote after a site check. Certificate on every job.
Soweto’s 1950s to 1970s roofs, ceilings and gutters come off at R150 to R250 per m², with a new steel roof from R500 per m². About three weeks start to finish. Type the address, draw the part that needs to go, and the price is on the screen.
- Registered contractorsDepartment of Employment and Labour, Type 2 and 3
- Certificate on every jobAir monitoring and clearance certificate
- Licensed disposalClass A Holfontein landfill, disposal certificate
- Checked quoteEvery quote checked against the Gauteng price band before it reaches you
- Prices you can seeR150–R250/m², Gauteng contractor pricing, Sept 2026
Asbestos roofs in Soweto
Asbestos-cement was the standard roof on Soweto’s houses from the 1950s into the 1970s, in Orlando, Meadowlands, Diepkloof, Dobsonville, Zola, Naledi, Jabulani and Pimville among others. Many of those roofs are still in place, sixty years on, often with asbestos ceilings and gutters to match.
Intact roofs are not an immediate hazard, and the rules apply exactly as elsewhere: removal above 10 m² by a registered contractor, licensed disposal, and no solar on the asbestos. Single-storey houses with street access are straightforward jobs at the standard rate.
Areas covered: Orlando, Meadowlands, Diepkloof, Dobsonville, Zola, Naledi, Jabulani, Pimville, Protea Glen, Chiawelo.
Soweto, at a glance
- Strip and dispose
- R150 – R250 per m²
- 150 m² house, new steel roof
- R97,500 – R142,500
- Disposal
- Class A Holfontein landfill, Springs
- Notice
- 7 days to the Department
- Time on the roof
- 1 to 2 days for a house
- Region
- Johannesburg
- Municipality
- City of Johannesburg
- Typical job
- 1950s–70s single-storey house
Gauteng contractor pricing, September 2026, VAT included. Priced after photos and a site check.
Questions people in Soweto ask
Is it safe to live under an old asbestos roof in Soweto?
An intact roof is not an immediate hazard; the risk comes when sheets are broken, drilled, sanded or cleaned, which releases fibres. Do not pressure-wash or scrub it, and have a cracked or crumbling roof looked at. The paint-or-replace guide covers what the law allows.
Can asbestos ceilings come out at the same time as the roof?
Yes, if you mention them when you ask for a quote. Indoor asbestos is removed under the same notice to the Department and cleared with air monitoring before the room is used again.
If I paint my Soweto roof, can I put solar on it?
No. Painting does not change what the sheets are made of, and the Department of Employment and Labour's November 2022 instruction bars installing solar panels on asbestos roofs. The roof has to be replaced first.
Get a checked, compliant quote in Soweto
Send the address or a photo on WhatsApp, or call. An estimate in minutes during business hours, then a fixed quote, checked against the Gauteng price band, after a site check.