Asbestos - Garage roof and around the eves

scoobie

Hi

I've inherited a house that I want to sell, and its got some problems.
I need to figure out if its worth spending some money on it, and I don't know where to start when it comes to dealing with asbestos.

There is asbestos on the flat garage roof which is leaking badly and needs retarring. How much for a new roof for a garage? And is this a very specialist job given the asbestos?

There is also asbestos between the gutters and the eves (sorry I can't remember the right term for that space but hopefully you know where I'm referring to). This isn't leaking but it is in need of lick of paint. Is it safe to scrap off the old paint?

Any advice appreciated

thanks

StephenB_2

is http://www.aic.org.uk/AICFrameSet.html any help?

SJB

alanobrien

scoobie wrote:

Hi

I've inherited a house that I want to sell, and its got some problems.
I need to figure out if its worth spending some money on it, and I don't know where to start when it comes to dealing with asbestos.

There is asbestos on the flat garage roof which is leaking badly and needs retarring. How much for a new roof for a garage? And is this a very specialist job given the asbestos?

There is also asbestos between the gutters and the eves (sorry I can't remember the right term for that space but hopefully you know where I'm referring to). This isn't leaking but it is in need of lick of paint. Is it safe to scrap off the old paint?

Any advice appreciated

thanks

I wouldn't go round scraping the paint off asbestos.
It is only dangerous when airbourne so scraping it is a definate no no.

Some councils will take asbestos waste as long as it is appropriately bagged and labelled, enquire of your local council.

As I see it you have 2 options, repair what's is there or replace it.

The cheapest option for repalcing it would be to remove all the existing asbestios yourself and dispose of correctly as mentioned above. This is possible if done with the correct personal protection and care.

You can then replace the roof yourself or get a contractor to do it.

You can of course arrange for a contractor to remove the asbestos but they tend to charge lots for doing so.

Rhino666

The type of asbestos used for soffits and profiled roofing is normally the grey rather than blue variety. This means it is not particularly troublesome and will not cause undue problems if handled with care. Any asbestos dust is a bad thing, so do not saw, sand or unduly disturb any asbestos. I would replace the garage roof with profiled plastic coated steel sheets, which shouldn't cost a fortune and are easy to fit. I have painted asbestos soffits with ordinary white emulsion paint in the past and they looked great.

Sofa_Sogood

What to do if you have Asbestos in your home


The general rule is to always leave asbestos alone, it's usually safe unless it's damaged or disturbed.

Cover indoor materials with an alkali resistant paint such as PVA emulsion but do not use a brush as this disturbs the dust and never sand, drill or saw asbestos materials.
Outdoor asbestos in good condition does not need to be removed. Simply paint over it with an oil gun spray, this will hold any loose fibres for example at the edge of a garage roof together.
Always seek advice before thinking of removing asbestos and follow the basic rules below if carrying out asbestos cement removal work. Do not attempt to remove asbestos lagging, spray coatings or large areas of Insulation Board by yourself as these materials can only be safely removed by a licensed contractor.
(And ...)
If you need to transport asbestos waste yourself
If as a house holder, you intend to transport asbestos cement waste in your own vehicle, you do not need to be a registered carrier provided that it is your own waste.
However, you should take the following steps to ensure that asbestos does not contaminate your car:
Spray sheets of asbestos cement with water.
Double wrap or double bag the asbestos cement with heavy duty polythene.
Ensure the wrapping is secured with tape.
Make sure vehicle occupants do not have access to the asbestos waste

Not sure if it helps at all?

rich_jtg

Had a similar problem a couple of years ago. The walls were made out of asbestos too on the garage we had (something to check).

I (carefully) dismantled it myself with help from my dad. We just wet the panels, before carefully taking out the fixings that held it together.

As said earlier, check whether you council will take it away. Mine did... you just have ot get hold of a large amount of plastic sheeting to wrap it up. I used the blue stuff that I believe is used for dampproofing under houses.

rich_jtg

Forgot to say... obviously wear a good mask and a disposable protective suit is you do the job yourself.

robowen

As rhino stated, the asbestos used for those types of areas tend to be the 'safe' kind of asbestos.....
I was looking into replacing a broken asbestos board with plastic and I mentioned this to a neighbour. He is the type of bloke to stick his nose into anyones business and called the council.
The council bloke said it was safe to take down provided I wore suitable protective equipment...gloves and a face mask. Quick spray with water when taking apart. Not to break it and cause huge ammounts of dust.

He told me there is usually a skip at the local dump especially for this kind of material.

I would suggest go to your dump and have a look at what has been put there to see if it's the same material as yours.

rob

alanobrien

robowen wrote:

I was looking into replacing a broken asbestos board with plastic and I mentioned this to a neighbour. He is the type of bloke to stick his nose into anyones business and called the council.
rob

Nice........not Meldrew by any chance ?

robowen

I suppose....unwittingly...he did me a favour !

Nobody knew what it was....didn't want to pay to find out either !

I got the info I needed and It wasn't me who called the council......so I didn't look like a plank !

rob