Asbestos garage roof

mantamark

What you're failing to understand is that different people measure risk in different ways. I'm happy to drive up & down the country as i often do, 10 years without an accident.

Asbestos on the other hand, knowing someone who has died from exposure, and having people who work in my building who test for asbestos, i get a bit worried about the stuff.

I'm assuming the people at the council i spoke to may have been talking about the local tips that they control, perhaps they do not have facilities to dispose of the asbestos cement?

Anyways, i've given the information i have been told in the past, i cant see any harm in the information i have given, as it puts no ones life at risk. It may be over cautious, but thats up to the person doing the job to decide.

Daniel_B

Hi there,

I recently had the same issue, replacing intact and undamaged asbestos concrete sheeting on my double garage.
My local council were pretty unhelpful - "look in the yellow pages" was their solution.

I had a couple of qoutes for people to come and take it away, but I still had to remove it.
They were around the £450 mark.

I then got tipped off about a skip company who offered the service, and all in with the skip hire and subsequent disposal, it came to £320 IIRC - this is for a double garage, and is done on weight, a single would be less, but not half as much, as the skip on it's own was around £250.

A very good deal I thought.

To work on the roof I bought some proper masks (FP2 I think it is - have a look on screwfix of similar) some decent boiler suits and several pairs of gloves, all were binned once work was finished.
I bought my roofing from http://www.casupply.co.uk/ - superb service, best price, and for me, they were the only company that did 6m long sheets, so no joints crossways.

best of luck with it!

Cheers

Dan

Niv

P3 masks are the reccomended standard for asbestos removal and I agree disposable suits/masks should be binned after use. They should be double bagged and put with the rest of the asbestos waste.

keith969

mantamark wrote: »

What you're failing to understand is that different people measure risk in different ways. I'm happy to drive up & down the country as i often do, 10 years without an accident.

Asbestos on the other hand, knowing someone who has died from exposure, and having people who work in my building who test for asbestos, i get a bit worried about the stuff.

I'd suggest reading "Risk: The science and politics of fear" by Dan Gardner to understand why people think this way.

ziggyman99

keith969 wrote: »

What you're failing to understand is the concept of risk. I expect you get in a car and drive regularly, as most people do. There is a far, far greater risk of you dying in a road accident than from handling some asbestos cement roofing.

If you consider how many road deaths (3000) and how many deaths from asbestos exposure (4000) i'd say your at a much greater risk of dying from asbestos exposure. Everybody uses the roads but only a small percentage of the population is involved with asbestos.

zfrl

Our Council has specific information on how to dispose of cement bonded asbestos. There are certain tips you can take it to and you need to book it in. Have a look on your local council website for more information.

We have just removed ours for the cost of several clear plastics bags and a couple of masks!

mantamark

I don't need to read a book to know why i'm over cautious.

Anyways, this isnt helping the OP, so i'll leave my info there as there is nothing wrong with it.

never_enough

We have asbestos in the roof tiles of our garage & were told by the surveyor that it was fine to leave it as it is in good stable condition with no cracks or breaks to the tiles. We plan to re-roof eventually, but whilst it's doing its job it can stay in there, however it is no more than a glorified log & recycling store so I'm not worried. If I were using it more it might concern me. [However on that note I only heard recently that old artex can contain asbestos. Our houses is crammed full of the stuff & I know many people who drill into ceilings for downlights etc with little or no protection]
Anyway...Our local tip take asbestos, but it's not just a case of tootling along & dumping it there as if it were any old household waste. It has to be phoned in to the council in advance & I think they need proof of residency too. The council then send enough bags for the waste which have numbers specific to you so that it can be logged in correctly at the tip. All numbers & your details have to match or they just wont take it. Your council website will have info.

keith969

ziggyman99 wrote: »

If you consider how many road deaths (3000) and how many deaths from asbestos exposure (4000) i'd say your at a much greater risk of dying from asbestos exposure. Everybody uses the roads but only a small percentage of the population is involved with asbestos.

Except the figure of 4000 is an estimate from the HSE and has been discredited:

http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/Science/ASA1.html

ziggyman99

keith969 wrote: »

Except the figure of 4000 is an estimate from the HSE and has been discredited:

http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/Science/ASA1.html

Ah, the Asbestos Watchdog Ltd. The company owned by John Bridle...

"John Bridle, who has described himself as “the world’s foremost authority on asbestos science”. Bridle has claimed to possess an honorary professorship from the Russian Academy of Sciences, to be a consultant to an institute at the University of Glamorgan, the chief asbestos consultant for an asbestos centre in Lisbon, and a consultant to Vale of Glamorgan trading standards department. None of these claims is true. Neither the institute at the University of Glamorgan nor the centre in Lisbon have ever existed. His only relationship with the Glamorgan trading standards department is to have been successfully prosecuted by it for claiming a qualification he does not possess."

http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2008/09/23/the-patron-saint-of-charlatans/

I'm really going to risk my life on the words of a liar, allegedly closely connected with the Russian and Canadian asbestos industries.....

I don't understand why your so against taking precaution. Your not connected with the Russian and Canadian asbestos industries are you? Is your real name John Bridle? mmmm...... I smell a rat :cool: