Clearing an asbestos garage

[matthew.larkin]

Hi

We've got an old (!) garage, which I believe is constructed from asbestos cement corrugated roof and asbestos cement tiles for the walls, held in place by a wooden frame.

I'd like to demolish it and replace with a more modern (and less toxic) structure. Can I take it apart piecemeal, double-bag it and take it to the tip, or even arrange for a skip? Or am I more likely to have to pay for men in white suits to come and take it away?

Any advice from others who have dealt with similar situations gratefully received.

Matt

[Peter Parry]

Yes, look up your local councils web site for their procedure for taking it to a tip. Some of the more enlightened councils offer a collection service.

some fairly comprehensive instructions,

is another version. All are basically the same.

No. Unless you double bag it first, have the skip on your property, use a licensed firm to transport it (not many skip hire companies are) and pay for its disposal.

No.

[matthew.larkin]

That's a brilliant link, thanks - I actually live just halfway between Chester and Manchester, so your links are spot on for me.

Many thanks.

Matt

[Rick]

The intact sheest are not dangerous, its the fibres that come off them that get stuck in your lungs. The issue is the size and sharpness of the fibres, the big ones are OK as is the dust, aspestos does have agood few of the nasty size ones.

I'd take reasonable precations when I did this job (like a really good face mask), and make sure you don't get any on the neighbours property.

[John]

Bit daft ain't it. We get all fussy about the actual disposal - yet the dis-assembly could pollute the neighbourhood.

[Mike P]

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I have moved into a house that has one of these garage roofs. The water from it runs into a guttering and then into a water tub. There must be a nice soup in the bottom of tht tub !

Mike P

[clot]

Which is totally harmless in the state that it is in. Leave it at the bottom, put your watering can in the butt and use the beneficial guano essence on your garden!

[boombangabang]

At our local council tip you are only allowed to take in 4 sheets worth per day ???

I had got a garages worths on my trailer, and I found out the hard way.

I had to man handle these sheets, some broken, into a dusty old enclosed steel shipping container, council guys would not help me (I wonder why).

It took me all week to get rid of them. So much for helping the environment, what a waste of my petrol and time.