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scotgirl
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I posted on the House buying board and a helpful person suggested posting here too!
We are First Time Buyers and we have found a fab house that we really want to put in an offer for (closing date tomorrow at 12 Noon in Scotland).
The survey has highlighted that the house has an asbestos cold water tank. I have tried to contact some plumbers and asbestos companies but they are unwilling to give a quote without seeing the tank etc.
Has anyone dealt with this when buying a house???
We do love the place and there is 5 notes of interest so it appears that there are others interested!
Any helps/tips/advice greatly appreciated!
We are First Time Buyers and we have found a fab house that we really want to put in an offer for (closing date tomorrow at 12 Noon in Scotland).
The survey has highlighted that the house has an asbestos cold water tank. I have tried to contact some plumbers and asbestos companies but they are unwilling to give a quote without seeing the tank etc.
Has anyone dealt with this when buying a house???
We do love the place and there is 5 notes of interest so it appears that there are others interested!
Any helps/tips/advice greatly appreciated!
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Got asbestos flus removed 2 months ago. Cost £400, but got the no for the removal guy who would have done it for £100 cash !!! (Edinburgh area if any good to you)0
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We removed an asbestos tank ourselves, rang the local tip who said they would take it but only on saturdays, and we had to give 2 days notice.Bulletproof0
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scotgirl wrote:I posted on the House buying board and a helpful person suggested posting here too!
We are First Time Buyers and we have found a fab house that we really want to put in an offer for (closing date tomorrow at 12 Noon in Scotland).
The survey has highlighted that the house has an asbestos cold water tank. I have tried to contact some plumbers and asbestos companies but they are unwilling to give a quote without seeing the tank etc.
Has anyone dealt with this when buying a house???
We do love the place and there is 5 notes of interest so it appears that there are others interested!
Any helps/tips/advice greatly appreciated!
Asbestos is not a problem as long as the fibres do not go airborne. In any product of this type the fibre is bound up in a matrix with resin so as long as its not drilled or machined its fine.
As already mentioned some local councils will take it
as long as it is appropriately bagged and labelled.
In short its not really a massive issue unless you want to make it one for price negotiation purposes
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I presume that you will already have put in your bid by now, good luck with that, we have just bought a new place and have found plenty horrors.
I disposed of Asbestos in the Waste site in Aberdeen. As previous posters have said, it is not too much of a problem to remove yourself as long as you are careful0
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