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  • #1

    Asbestos concrete roof removal?

    I need to have an asbestos concrete garage roof removed, so that I can have a new roof put on, but have been quoted over a thousand pounds for disposal, which means that I cannot afford the new roof!
    Please does anyone have any suggestions?
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  • #2
    Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

    Can be done yourself -----> http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/em9.pdf

    I removed my garage roof but was over 20 years ago now........... Still alive and kicking...
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    • #3
      Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

      The problem is that it has to be taken to a site that charges by the weight, hence the cost :-(
      Sadly the recycling sites no longer accept it.

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      • #4
        Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

        Originally posted by Dibsfbd View Post
        The problem is that it has to be taken to a site that charges by the weight, hence the cost :-(
        Sadly the recycling sites no longer accept it.
        Have you looked here ---> https://www.gov.uk/asbestos-in-home
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        • #5
          Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

          Yes and have spoken to the council to see if there is a grant available, but no joy.
          I can't help but feel that it's a con, as the roofing sheets need to be double bagged before we take them and the licensed disposal site just take them for landfill, it's so frustrating.
          Thank you for your help Deepie.

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          • #6
            Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

            Don't be tempted to dump it in your local wood or lay-by like many 'cheap' clearance outfits do. Prosecution rates are high in many areas.

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            • #7
              Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

              I can assure you that dumping is something that I wouldn't consider, not through fear of being caught, but on the morality of dumping.
              It is a recommended building firm that will be doing the clearance and it is them that have looked into the disposal and come back to me with the regulations and cost.
              Sadly, it means that I am now unable to afford to go ahead with the replacing the roof at this time, so everything is currently on hold.
              Thank you for your reply.

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              • #8
                Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

                If damaged, it would be possible to repair slight damage. Does any home insurance cover it eg storm damage or vandalism to outbuildings and garages?

                Unfortunately, although there is normally little danger in an AC roof, fiddling with it and damaging it during removal can cause the release of fibres which can cause lung disease.

                Insurers and employers are now dealing with 10000s of elderly workers who came into daily or prolonged contact without masks and protective disposable clothing who cannot breathe. Also anybody living with them and washing their clothes, so there is a super 'tax' on it.

                I'm sorry it has hit you.

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                • #9
                  Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

                  Julian, I do appreciate your time in replying and thank you for giving such constructive advice.
                  It needs to be replaced with a flat roof, so that part of the garage can be converted to a room, but it will have to wait a little longer :-(

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                  • #10
                    Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

                    Or why not remove the old roof yourself and bag it yourself and store it in the garage/garden/side of garage etc until you're at a more affordable remit to dispose properly..... That's the common sense approach surely?
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                    • #11
                      Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

                      A friend of mine did his roof similar to yours only last year, they provided him with the bags to bag it all and the protective overalls and a mask and they told him where to dispose of it afterwards to, this was a private dwelling so councils do help unless now that they have had their throats cut by these shysters in power it has all stopped.




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                      • #12
                        Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

                        I couldn't move the panels on my own, but Niddy your suggestion is quite a possibility, as the builder is happy to bag it all and put them in a safe place for me, between the garage and the fence for now.
                        The council are unable to help with a grant for disposal by the licensed agent, it's that cost that I'm finding prohibitive, as the panels are going to exceed the £1000 initial weight cost :-(

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                        • #13
                          Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

                          totaly wrong I know, but I was cleaning at a house in the affluent cheshire countryside and noticed the bloke next door taking down an outbuilding,and bagging the peices. the following week I noticed he was digging a VERY LARGE hole in the garden, on seeing me hang out the washing he said'It;s ok i'm not burying the wife, we're putting the house up for sale and have been told we need to get rid of the asbestos shed, but they wanted too much to get a company in so i'm giving it a cheshire funeral and we'll have a patio built over it.
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                          • #14
                            Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

                            Thing is doing that (nightwatch) seems logical as the patio will be there years and asbestos is landfilled anyway!!!

                            Dibs I'd get the builder to bag it and store it by the side of the garage for now, worry about disposal as and when......
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                            • #15
                              Re: Asbestos concrete roof removal?

                              I really don't blame him !

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