Garage Roof - Cement or Asbestos

[mcbrien410]

Guys. I did the right thing and asked these people...

.........about my garage roof covering. It is what used to be called an Asbestos roof but maybe Cement sheet bonded with fibres. As it is 25 years old and there are three of them connected together, we all thought we'd find out what the rules are. So with keyboard in hand I wrote a nice letter asking the rights and wrong are. The reply is as follows............................................................................ .................................................

Yes exactly, no reply at all.

What say you Pundits??

Chris.

[Chris Bacon]

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Say to what? Does it contain asbestos? Quite likely. Three "whats" connected together, incidentally?

[Phil L]

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Garages, hence the 'we all'

[mcbrien410]

Thanks Phil.

I am just a bit Off Piste with the Watchdogs.

Chris.

[Chris Bacon]

Aha, I see. If that's so, then what rules is he referring to?

Continued use: OK.

Removal/disposal: Take it to a "tidy tip" (for household refuse) that accepts asbestos cement (Google earlier postings from this group).

[Steve Walker]

We used to have a whole garage made of these. After taking advice I dismantled it myself, apparently those cementboard sheets are low risk.

Take 'em off one by one, as gently as you can, and wearing a dust mask. If you are forced to saw, drill or break them, damp them down first with soapy water (to prevent dust flying around).

Wrap them in polythene and ring your local council to arrange disposal. Some collect, some accept panels at waste depots. There may be a small charge.

[meow2222]

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How much did you pay them for their time and expertise? Why didnt you read the site to find the anxswers to your qs first? They've offered their extensive expertise to you via web pages for free, so why are you pissed off instead of grateful?

NT

[Dave Fawthrop]

| [e-mail] wrote: | |> .........about my garage roof covering. It is what used |> to be called an Asbestos roof but maybe Cement sheet bonded with |> fibres. As it is 25 years old and there are three of them | |> What say you Pundits?? | |We used to have a whole garage made of these. After taking advice I |dismantled it myself, apparently those cementboard sheets are low risk. | |Take 'em off one by one, as gently as you can, and wearing a dust mask. If |you are forced to saw, drill or break them, damp them down first with soapy |water (to prevent dust flying around). | |Wrap them in polythene and ring your local council to arrange disposal. |Some collect, some accept panels at waste depots. There may be a small |charge.

Does anyone know the date when corrugated Asbestos roofs were replaced by corrugated cement sheets? I replaced mine in 1997, after *the* big storm and am sure that it was sold as not containing asbestos, but I can not prove it. It will have to be replaced soon.

[Guy King]

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So soon?

[mcbrien410]

I think the 'Great Storm' was 1987 not 1997. Luckily I was in Adelaide at the time.

Chris.

[Dave Fawthrop]

|The message |from Dave Fawthrop contains these words: | |> I replaced mine in 1997, after *the* big storm |> and am sure that it was sold as not containing asbestos, but I can not |> prove it. It will have to be replaced soon. | |So soon?

I will have to move the garage, and I don't expect the roof to sheeting to survive the move

[Tim Lamb]

In message , Dave Fawthrop writes

Have a close look at the top surface of the sheets.

*Big six* roofing supplied for agricultural purposes has a descriptive legend stamped on some of the ribs.

Brown and blue asbestos were banned in 1985 but asbestos cement was used until 1999.

I had a barn erected in 1995 and the material used was said to be asbestos free so you should be OK.

The last skip cost me £800+ so enjoy the domestic waste status.

regards

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[Chris Bacon]

A pair of bolt-cutters is useful. Use them to split the nuts on the fixings, rather than trying to undo them.

nut bolt head # \ ///////////////////////| ^ # / | | Cut off any long bit of bolt if necessary, then:

bolt __________ / bolt head \ / # \ x ///////////////| cutter __________/ \ # / \ Cut the nut in half, on opposite flats, so it falls off the bolt, which can then be pushed out.

[Guy King]

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Ah, right. I thought you'd found some special short-life roofing!

[meow2222]

dangle grind the heads off is the other option: one way or another it is usually poss to remove the sheets in one piece. Whether its worth the time to do so vs the cost of new in your case I dont know.

NT