Potential asbestos is garage room of house being purchased

michelle2008

Like other have said it's very common - and not a big deal to get rid off if you need to.

You may find it's very common in the area you are buying in. Certainly not worth upsetting the sale over.

Good luck!!

AdrianC

Thrugelmir wrote: »

Won't cost thousands of pounds to remove. A one tonne skip will cost the contractor around a £180.

You can't just lob these sheets in a skip.

They're not massively difficult or expensive to get rid of, but you can't just chuck 'em in a skip...

teneighty

Lynne_H wrote: »

Hi all,

I've had an offer accepted on a house and a mortgage valuation has been carried out (not a survey). The valuer has made a comment on their that the garage roof may contain asbestos. Its a flat roof and the garage is integral to the house itself. The Building Society is not insisting on the matter being looked into further. However, I'm now a little concerned and feel I should get someone in to check a) whether the roof has actually got asbestos and b) whether anything needs to be done about it. The chain is a little fragile as it is so I'm not keen on doing anything to rock the boat and I really want the purchase to go through! That said I also don't want to have to end up paying thousands of pounds to having to remove the asbestos on top of the purchase price already agreed. Anyone been in a similar situation and/or have any advice? Thanks!

Some contradictions here, either it is a flat roofed garage or it is integral, I cannot see how it can be both.

If it is a bog standard garage with a corrugated sheet roof (not flat but a shallow pitch) then it is probably as others have suggested.

If it is an integral garage or a genuine flat roof be careful that you aren't confusing the roof with the internal ceiling (yes I know but it does happen). An integral garage ceiling could possibly be asbestos insulation board which requires specialist removal and can therefore be quite expensive. If this is the case probably best to get it tested so you know what you are dealing with.

By the way how old is the house?