Asbestos garage roof

Leemufc

I've just bought a second had pre fabricated garage with a asbestos roof, problem is I don't want the roof, just wondering who's responsibility is it to dispose of the asbestos roof sheets

bigisi

You own them, you dispose of them.

EachPenny

bigisi wrote: »

You own them, you dispose of them.

....Legally, of course.

phill99

Whose responsibility do you think it should be?

Leemufc

I told the guy who I bought the garage from that I didn't want them, this was before I took the garage down, the sheets are roughly 8ft in length and are currently stacked in the guys garden,

I phoned the local tip just for some advice and the lady said they will need to be double wrapped in visqueen which isn't cheap and also if I was to get pulled by police etc I could get fined for not having a waste carrying licence?

Cheers

shaun_from_Africa

Leemufc wrote: »

and also if I was to get pulled by police etc I could get fined for not having a waste carrying licence?

You only need a waste carriers licence if you are transporting or disposing of waste as part of a business.
If it's own waste then you are legally entitled to transport it to the tip or recycling centre with no licence required.

Asl77c

asbestos needs to be removed by licensced contractor. We've just moved into a house with a garage with asbestos roof - we knew before purchase of this. We have been quoted 2.5K for removal when we need it.

George_Michael

Asl77c wrote: »

asbestos needs to be removed by licensced contractor.

Only if it's done by a business.
If you are working in your own property or helping someone else in their property and you are not getting paid for the work then it's perfectly acceptable and legal to remove it and take it to a licenced facility (such as a council run tip or recycling centre) provided that you follow the requirements concerning the quantities allowed and how they are wrapped up.

EachPenny

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

You only need a waste carriers licence if you are transporting or disposing of waste as part of a business.
If it's own waste then you are legally entitled to transport it to the tip or recycling centre with no licence required.

George_Michael wrote: »

Only if it's done by a business.
If you are working in your own property or helping someone else in their property and you are not getting paid for the work then it's perfectly acceptable and legal to remove it and take it to a licenced facility (such as a council run tip or recycling centre) provided that you follow the requirements concerning the quantities allowed and how they are wrapped up.

In this case it might be a grey area though. The OP has questioned whether the asbestos is his, and previously told the former garage owner that he didn't want it.

Transporting and disposing of the former garage owner's waste asbestos for him could be a problem.

IIRC the key phrase is 'for reward' which covers situations other than being directly paid for the service - and arguably the OP has obtained 'reward' in the form of a discount on the cost of buying the garage if he disposes of the asbestos.

It isn't a straightforward case.

Asl77c

George_Michael wrote: »

Only if it's done by a business.
If you are working in your own property or helping someone else in their property and you are not getting paid for the work then it's perfectly acceptable and legal to remove it and take it to a licenced facility (such as a council run tip or recycling centre) provided that you follow the requirements concerning the quantities allowed and how they are wrapped up.

helpful to know, i wouldn't want to risk it myself personally.

steve-henderson

Transporting asbestos waste is quite dangerous & risky especially if you don't have the right equipment. We put our trust in our local supplier since they were able to just dispose of the waste for us. Within half an hour they removed the asbestos sheets left over from our garage and it was done!

Like you, I wouldn't have wanted to risk it personally! After hearing about how asbestos fibres can be inhaled through the lining of your lungs, I put my safety first and just had it removed!