Rebuilding shed wall without removing roof?

PledgeX2

Our shed wall is about to fall down so needs rebuilding. The problem is that the roof is asbestos cement, so removing it is going to be a pain, especially as the roof panels overlap with our neighbour's shed roof.

Would a builder be able to take down the wall and rebuild it with the roof just propped up by some acrow props? Or am I going to get a specialist in to remove the roof and replace it (I'm assuming normal builders wouldn't touch anything asbestos related)?

Here's a pic for reference. It's not a big shed. Probably about 2.5m by 1.5m.

Doozergirl

It's not the bad asbestos and doesn't require a licence to remove it.    Any trained builder (or you, if you follow the guide on the HSE website) should be able to remove it and double bag it.  Your council should have a service to dispose of it for you. 

Any other way is just messing around for the sake of it.  It would be hard to prop a flimsy roof whilst trying to create decent footings for a wall and then build it.  

Jeepers_Creepers

Which way do the joists run - is it from the front shed doors to the lower back? If so, then the side wall doesn't even hold the roof up (tho' depending on where that last joist runs - if it's against the wall or not - the roof end might need gentle supporting).

If the joists run sideways and their ends are supported by the wall, then - yes - the wall end of the roof will need acrow props or similar - not a problem for a builder.

Builders handle asbestos-cement corrugated roofs all the time. They just need to take some simple precautions, that's all. Since you hope to retain the roof, then this shouldn't be an issue.

Apodemus

From the pic, it doesn't look as if the shed is falling down, just needing pointed?

TELLIT01

Apodemus said:

From the pic, it doesn't look as if the shed is falling down, just needing pointed?

Really?  There's a darn great crack above the window which I think will need more than pointing.

stuart45

The mortar mix looks a bit weak, but you might get away with a partial rebuild above the window area, sticking a concrete lintel over the window and a repoint on the rest.

Apodemus

TELLIT01 said:

Apodemus said:

From the pic, it doesn't look as if the shed is falling down, just needing pointed?

Really?  There's a darn great crack above the window which I think will need more than pointing.

Well, ok!    A few bricks to remove and re-bed...and perhaps a lintel above that window would help! 

stuart45

The lack of a lintel was probably of the main things that caused the fracture in the brickwork, as you can see were the bricks have dropped.

PledgeX2

Yes it's more than just a bit of repointing required. Quite a few of the joints are missing mortar almost entirely, as is the gap around the window. The base is still solid, and the back wall is in pretty good knick. So it's hopefully only a partial rebuild. 

The joists run horizontally, but where the wall is bowing outwards, the joist is only sitting on top of the wall by 20mm or so! 

Jeepers_Creepers

In which case a beam and a couple of acrow props will sort that - along with joist hangers or similar!

Don't worry about it - just get a 2 or 3 recommended local builders out to look and quote - ask how they'd sort it, and listen carefully to what they say.

Come back on here for clarification is needed.