Demolition services
Garage demolition on the Isle of Wight, roof checked first
- Straight advice on the roof before we start
- Dismantled by hand, panel by panel
- Concrete, steel and timber sorted
- Clearance and demolition in one visit
- A clear price firstFree, no-obligation quotes
- Licensed and insuredLicensed waste carrier, fully insured
- Reuse before the tipUsable items reused or donated
- Island-basedNewport, covering the whole Island
What's included
From garage to clear slab
A sectional garage comes apart in roughly the reverse order it went up.
Concrete panel garages
Bolts undone or cut, each heavy panel lowered and carried out.
Up-and-over doors
Springs and counterweights made safe before the frame comes out.
Timber and metal garages
Taken down the way a large shed is.
Contents cleared first
A full garage clearance in the same visit, priced together.
The base, your choice
Kept for parking or a new building, or broken out by arrangement.
Sorted as it comes down
Concrete as rubble, steel for scrap, timber and felt apart.
Before anything else
Grey corrugated roof? Start here
On garages from before asbestos was banned, grey corrugated roof sheets are often asbestos cement. The council's own asbestos page names "the corrugated sheets used for garages and sheds" as the typical example. It's lower risk while intact, and a problem once broken. We don't remove, bag or carry asbestos. You have three routes:
- Get it tested. You can't tell by eye. A surveyor or an accredited laboratory can test a sample. If it isn't asbestos, we can take the whole garage.
- Use a specialist. The HSE strongly encourages trained professionals for any asbestos removal.
- Small amounts from a home. Lynnbottom takes limited bonded asbestos with a council permit. See the table below.
Once the asbestos has gone, we take down everything else. Our hazardous waste guide has more.
Down and cleared in four steps
- 1
Photos, including the roof
The garage, a close-up of the roof sheets and the route from the road.
- 2
Roof and power sorted
Asbestos tested and removed if needed; power disconnected by an electrician.
- 3
Panel by panel
Dismantled by hand, concrete, metal and timber kept apart.
- 4
Cleared and swept
Everything to licensed facilities, the base swept or broken out as agreed.
Priced on your garage
We price each garage on what's there, with the roof question settled first.
- 01ConstructionConcrete panels, timber, steel or brick, and how many bays.
- 02RoofAlready cleared of asbestos by a specialist, or a non-asbestos material we can take.
- 03The baseLeft in place or broken out. A sack of rubble weighs 35 to 45 kg, so a slab adds up.
- 04Access and contentsHow far from the van, and whether it still needs clearing.
A fixed price before we start
- Free, no-obligation quote
- Priced from photos or a visit
- Price agreed before anything is booked
Your options
What the alternatives involve
Taking a concrete garage apart yourself is heavy work. Here's what each route means on the Island.
| Compare | Council bulky collection | Dismantle it, then the tip | Skip on the road | UsOur garage demolition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete panels and base | Not collected: rubble and stone are excluded | Lynnbottom only; £4 a sack of rubble over the free allowance | Yes, once you've broken it down and loaded it | Dismantled, loaded and taken |
| Asbestos cement roof | Not collected | Permit needed; up to 60 kg free per household in six months; not at Afton Marsh | Ask the skip firm first | Not carried by us: removed by a specialist or you first |
| Cost | Not available | Your trips, plus charges over the allowance | Hire, plus a £44 weekly highway licence on the road | One fixed price, agreed first |
Our garage demolitionUs
- Concrete panels and base
- Dismantled, loaded and taken
- Asbestos cement roof
- Not carried by us: removed by a specialist or you first
- Cost
- One fixed price, agreed first
Council bulky collection
- Concrete panels and base
- Not collected: rubble and stone are excluded
- Asbestos cement roof
- Not collected
- Cost
- Not available
Dismantle it, then the tip
- Concrete panels and base
- Lynnbottom only; £4 a sack of rubble over the free allowance
- Asbestos cement roof
- Permit needed; up to 60 kg free per household in six months; not at Afton Marsh
- Cost
- Your trips, plus charges over the allowance
Skip on the road
- Concrete panels and base
- Yes, once you've broken it down and loaded it
- Asbestos cement roof
- Ask the skip firm first
- Cost
- Hire, plus a £44 weekly highway licence on the road
Council and Island Roads details checked October 2026. Asbestos sheets must be unbroken, double-wrapped and sealed. Sources: IoW Council bulky waste; asbestos and plasterboard; DIY waste charges; Island Roads skip licence form.
What isn't in scope
- Asbestos sheets, boards or lagging
- Garages attached to the house
- Shared walls with a neighbour's garage
- Live electrics
Attached and shared-wall garages are building work. Flat boards on soffits or linings, and old lagging, may be asbestos insulating board, which only an HSE-licensed contractor can remove. Other outbuildings: see light demolition.
Areas we cover
Garage demolition in every Island town
From our Newport base we take down garages across every Island town.
- Ryde
- NewportOur base
- Cowes
- Sandown
- Shanklin
- Ventnor
- Freshwater
- Yarmouth
- East Cowes
- Bembridge
- Wootton
Old garage you want gone?
Send photos, including the roof, for a fixed price.
FAQ
Garage demolition questions
Short answers. If yours is not here, call or send it with your quote.
Can you take my garage down if the roof is asbestos?
Yes, once the asbestos sheets have been removed by a specialist, or by you under the council permit for small amounts from a home. We don't remove, bag or carry asbestos ourselves.
How do I know if my garage roof is asbestos?
You can't tell reliably by eye. Treat grey corrugated sheets on an older garage as possible asbestos cement until a sample has been tested by a surveyor or an accredited laboratory.
Can I take asbestos sheets to the tip myself?
Limited amounts of bonded asbestos from a home can go to Lynnbottom with a council permit. Up to 60 kg per household is free in six months, sheets must be unbroken and double-wrapped, and Afton Marsh doesn't accept it.
Do you remove the concrete base?
By arrangement, yes. Many people keep the slab for parking or a new building. Breaking it out adds time and a lot of rubble, so it's priced on top.
Is planning permission needed to demolish a garage?
Usually not for a detached garage at a house. If your home is listed or in a conservation area, or the garage is attached to another building, check with the Isle of Wight Council first.
Can you demolish a garage in a row of garages?
Only if it can come down without affecting the neighbouring garages, with the owners in agreement. Shared walls and roofs often make these jobs for a builder.
Do you clear the garage first?
Yes, if you want. Clearing the contents and taking down the structure in one visit is often simplest, and it's priced as one job.
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