Thanks Tim and Brad,
I appreciate your feedback.
I tried to find out how long the cladding had been on there. The current owner has been there 40 years and said they were there when they bought the house – so would be asbestos for sure.
I rang an asbestos removal man. He reckons it would cost $3-5,000 to remove. Another asbestos removal man said $8,000. So I dont know who is pulling my leg. The too cheap man or the too expensive man. I will have to get a formal quote should we proceed but would like to know how much as I'm trying to work out my reno costs.
 Any one else had brick cladding asbestos removed professionally that could let me know how much it cost?
Many thanks
Gilan