While investigating the options for replacing the 35 sq metres of
asbestos cement roof that blew away in Saturday's gale, I have
discovered just how expensive asbestos disposal has become. One local
firm has quoted £50 per sheet if I took it to them, or £850 for a skip.
Derbyshire County council will only accept 2 square metres at a time at
their sites.

I'm hoping the insurers (Zurich) will pay for the disposal of the
smashed sheets and the remainder of that roof which is now in a
precarious state, but I have another building of around 120 square
metres which is structurally sound but has a number of leaks in its
big-6 asbestos sheets as well as quite severe condensation problems on
the underside of the roof. I don't relish removing the existing sheets,
and I certainly don't relish paying for their disposal.

Does anyone have experience of "oversheeting" with steel, onduline, or
other materials? I believe it can be done directly onto the sheets,
having first removed all the nails, or onto battens.


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Kevin Poole
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On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 13:39:38 -0000, "Autolycus"
wrote:

While investigating the options for replacing the 35 sq metres of
asbestos cement roof that blew away in Saturday's gale, I have
discovered just how expensive asbestos disposal has become. One local
firm has quoted £50 per sheet if I took it to them, or £850 for a skip.
Derbyshire County council will only accept 2 square metres at a time at
their sites.

Such is the hysteria that we now face for disposal of this simple
mineral.

I look out of my window at acres of garage roofs covered in the stuff.
I hope it lasts a bit longer.

In message , Autolycus
writes
While investigating the options for replacing the 35 sq metres of
asbestos cement roof that blew away in Saturday's gale, I have
discovered just how expensive asbestos disposal has become. One local
firm has quoted £50 per sheet if I took it to them, or £850 for a skip.
Derbyshire County council will only accept 2 square metres at a time at
their sites.

I'm hoping the insurers (Zurich) will pay for the disposal of the
smashed sheets and the remainder of that roof which is now in a
precarious state, but I have another building of around 120 square
metres which is structurally sound but has a number of leaks in its
big-6 asbestos sheets as well as quite severe condensation problems on
the underside of the roof. I don't relish removing the existing
sheets, and I certainly don't relish paying for their disposal.

Does anyone have experience of "oversheeting" with steel, onduline, or
other materials? I believe it can be done directly onto the sheets,
having first removed all the nails, or onto battens.

Don't forget that with e.g. corrugated steel, you will be liable to get
condensation from the roof dripping everywhere unless you have some
cunning scheme to overcome this
--
geoff

In message , EricP
writes
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 13:39:38 -0000, "Autolycus"
wrote:

While investigating the options for replacing the 35 sq metres of
asbestos cement roof that blew away in Saturday's gale, I have
discovered just how expensive asbestos disposal has become. One local
firm has quoted £50 per sheet if I took it to them, or £850 for a skip.
Derbyshire County council will only accept 2 square metres at a time at
their sites.

Such is the hysteria that we now face for disposal of this simple
mineral.

I look out of my window at acres of garage roofs covered in the stuff.
I hope it lasts a bit longer.

I used to erect pre-fab concrete garages. Fixing the roof on entailed
one being on top with a drill and screwdriver and one underneath holding
the clips in an atmosphere thick with asbestos dust.

Of course, the danger depends on the type of asbestos , but I never see
this mentioned

--
geoff

Of course, the danger depends on the type of asbestos , but I never see
this mentioned

You wont!, it does'nt suit peoples interests to give all the facts. Same
as mobile phones and all this talk of radiation, radio waves are a FORM
of radiation, but the way the media present it, gives the impression of
nuclear radiation !!.

Dave

--
For what we are about to balls up may common sense prevent us doing it
again
in the future!!

You don't know how lucky you are m8

If you would have lifed in the Netherlands, Germany or the US, you would't be able to gone have back in your house until it was cleared off the stuff and have given the all clearance

This stuff is dangerous, and get it out of your life sooner then latter, DO NOT LISTEN TO PEOPLE who don't see the danger of this stuff. SCIENCE has come up to level with the danger of this stuff.

DO NOT TAKE ANY CHANCES

Mcluma wrote:
You don't know how lucky you are m8

If you would have lifed in the Netherlands, Germany or the US, you
would't be able to gone have back in your house until it was cleared
off the stuff and have given the all clearance

This stuff is dangerous, and get it out of your life sooner then
latter, DO NOT LISTEN TO PEOPLE who don't see the danger of this stuff.
SCIENCE has come up to level with the danger of this stuff.

DO NOT TAKE ANY CHANCES


You are pretty clueless on the subject, and should avoid giving advice
until you have read up on it.


--
Grunff

In message , Dave Stanton
writes

Of course, the danger depends on the type of asbestos , but I never see
this mentioned

You wont!, it does'nt suit peoples interests to give all the facts. Same
as mobile phones and all this talk of radiation, radio waves are a FORM
of radiation, but the way the media present it, gives the impression of
nuclear radiation !!.

So it's ... unclear radiation then
--
geoff