On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 23:19:56 -0000, "Steve Walker"
wrote:

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.
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