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

http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/

.........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.

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mcbrien410 wrote:
Guys. I did the right thing and asked these people...

http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/

.........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??


Say to what? Does it contain asbestos? Quite likely. Three "whats"
connected together, incidentally?
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Chris Bacon wrote:
mcbrien410 wrote:
Guys. I did the right thing and asked these people...

http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/

.........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??


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


Garages, hence the 'we all'


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Thanks Phil.

I am just a bit Off Piste with the Watchdogs.

Chris.

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Phil L wrote:
Chris Bacon wrote:
mcbrien410 wrote:
Guys. I did the right thing and asked these people...
http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/
.........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.
What say you Pundits??


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


Garages, hence the 'we all'


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).


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In message .com,
writes
Guys.
I did the right thing and asked these people...

http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/

.........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??

You're about to undergo a slow and painful death


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wrote:

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

http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/

.........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.


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 ****ed off instead of grateful?


NT

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

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

Chris.



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On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:27:12 GMT, Guy King wrote:

|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
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In message , Dave Fawthrop
writes

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.


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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Steve Walker wrote:
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).


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.
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from Dave Fawthrop contains these words:

|So soon?


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


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

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Chris Bacon wrote:
Steve Walker wrote:


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


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

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