Asbestos Garage - Buyers chasing me for removal costs

chriskelland

The point is that this is an interesting thread with sensible info being raised and as a new user I was making the point that I had learned something I had not previously thought of. Satisfied?
I have assumed that you guys just have a weird sense of humour. Not even a 'hello' or 'welcome', now that would be nice.
Chris.

telfordwhite

chriskelland wrote: »

The point is that this is an interesting thread with sensible info being raised and as a new user I was making the point that I had learned something I had not previously thought of. Satisfied?
I have assumed that you guys just have a weird sense of humour. Not even a 'hello' or 'welcome', now that would be nice.
Chris.

Don't worry about it, there will always be some clever !!!!!! who thinks they can lord it over you because you are new.

...and hello by the way..:)

Paulgonnabedebtfree

chriskelland wrote: »

The point is that this is an interesting thread with sensible info being raised and as a new user I was making the point that I had learned something I had not previously thought of. Satisfied?
I have assumed that you guys just have a weird sense of humour. Not even a 'hello' or 'welcome', now that would be nice.
Chris.

Hello and welcome

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Wow, sounds great, thank you for sharing your information with us.

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John_Pierpoint

jenny74 wrote: »

Not sure of the point of Chris's post.... Asbestos is perfect safe unless it is damaged, or moved without proper precautions. A rusty frame will not affect the asbestos. Honestly some people don't half over react when the word 'asbestos' is mentioned!

We sold our old house last year, concrete walls with a ... Wait for it... Asbestos roof! The buyer and surveyor were very sensible and realise it is not an issue....

Get a grip!

The point is that there is a whole profitable "elf n safety" industry out there with a vested interest in the current position,
If your house has asbestos tiles; it is covered with toxic waste.
When the time comes to re-roof it; expect a lot of teeth sucking and a big bill for disposal and burial of the toxic waste by a guy dressed for an appearance at a fancy dress party as a space walker. He might even go right over the top and bring his own specialised porta loo, changing room.

Alternatively you might want to climb up there yourself with a hose to settle the dust - there are still a few local authorities whose waste transfer station has a closed skip for modest quantities of old asbestos cement.
What ever you do don't drive down my lane and dump asbestos in neatly packaged special poly sacks - I'm sick of it.

Cheer up, with a bit of luck it is some other poor s*d's problem now.

John



PS You never know the next thing will be your neighbour discovering Japanese Knotweed on your land.

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chriskelland

Thanks guys, I'm off to find the Newbie thread so I can tell you a bit about myself.

Chris Kelland.