How well supported is it underneath. This material does go very brittle with
age, just a shock or a foot can bugger it.
I had my garage taken away as I was going to get it done up and turned into
a workshop, but it had the sides made from the same material and I kicked it
and my foot went through and cracked one panel from half way up to the
bottom.
So, I guess a bit of testing of it in a place where its not important might
be prudent. I'd even be careful from the inside as the one I had had the
ridge held on by a hook bolt witch hooked around a rod witch was bent to the
roof pitch, and up close it was obvious that a couple of these had started
small cracks in the asbestos, one assumes by tightening and loosening with
heat over the years.


You may be fine, but do be careful.
Can you not get new ridge covers made from metal these days?
Brian

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I have a double length garage with asbestos/cement corrugated pitched roof.

The original ridge which is steel has corroded to nothing in many places and
needs to be replaced as the garage is open to the elements in those places.

I was planning on using bitumen ridge tiles made by various people, also
Wickes do them.

The roof itself is in good condition.

I was goung to use a sterling board crawler, the old ridge can be removed
from inside as it is bolted through, worst way the bolts can be ground off
and the ridge pushed off through the gap.

I've read here that people have said that they would not go onto the roof
even with a crawler board, I had always assumed it would be ok.

Has anybody has experience of tackling this job, I really don't want to
replace the roof as it would cost £1000s.

I would appreciate any comments.

Thanks in advance.