NorfolkAYA Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Finally got round to clearing a shed at the bottom of the garden today when I came across 2 broken sheets of white asbestos shed roof. I'm thinking of just leaving them be?...will they cause any harm? Cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gu5 Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Try calling your council, a lot take it away for free (just needs wrapping). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Finally got round to clearing a shed at the bottom of the garden today when I came across 2 broken sheets of white asbestos shed roof. I'm thinking of just leaving them be?...will they cause any harm? Cheers Pete Try calling your council, a lot take it away for free (just needs wrapping). im not honestly sure how to deal with it , but be careful what you say to the local authority , they can get a bit crazy when it comes to dealing with asbestos. one of the guys at work noticed some asbestos in the back of his bin lorry , iirc , the decontamination bill ran into several thousand pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) Wet it down with soapy water and just bag it up. Only airborne fibers are dangerous. Edited April 2, 2017 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arm3000gt Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Some councils will supply the bags/wraps for free. You collect bags, wrap up the sheet phone the council again and arrange a suitable time to drop it off. That is how West Berkshire works anyway. If left untouched it will be fine but I'd be tempted to bag no matter what just in case you break it by accident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetter Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) Check with the local council first. Some will arrange collection but also quite a few councils have specific skips for it on some of their tidy tips though they do insist it is transported wrapped in plastic and sealed. Its pretty safe stuff to deal with if you dont smash it up or saw it (believe me I have seen people do this first hand ) Main thing is to avoid the generation of free dust and fibres. Generally we used to damp it down with a garden sprayer to prevent loose fibres and double wrap it in heavy gauge polyethylene for transport. There is a great advice note on the HSE website on how to deal with cement bonded asbestos http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/essentials/ You can leave it in place and to be honest it wont do anything but as it weathers more and more you can get it breaking down and it would cause you an issue if you come to move house as you would have to deal with it then. Edited April 2, 2017 by Zetter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimmie Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Get some pva glue and a weed sprayer from the pound shop, mix the pva with water as thick as you can so it still sprays. Soak the sheets with the mixture and let it dry, will be fine to move as long as you don't brake it up any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I do not think that this stuff is anywhere near as bad for peoples health than they make out if it was that bad there would not be anyone over 60 still alive as it was everywhere when I was young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Asbestos cement products such as corrugated garage roofing sheets contain 10 to 15% asbestos, the rest is cement, apparantly not dangerous unless broken or abraded.... Contact the Local Authority for help/advice on disposal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I do not think that this stuff is anywhere near as bad for peoples health than they make out if it was that bad there would not be anyone over 60 still alive as it was everywhere when I was young. You might want to wake up and smell the nescafe http://www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/causdis/asbestos.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I do asbestos removal as part of my job, four wheel drive is ignorant of the hazards it presents. As above it has and will continue to take lives. I wear full PPE and encapsulate fully when doing internal removals for a reason. For the external sheets soak them until they are saturated and wrap as suggested. Tape all joints with a decent tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1nut Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 (edited) What winston72 said!! I know people directly affected by this and it's not very nice!! As digger said too, ignorant!!!! Edited April 3, 2017 by R1nut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobbyathome Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I had a couple of broken sheets in a friends house and after speaking to Bromley council we wore protective masks wet it with the hose broke it into pieces that we could get in the car double wrapped it and took it to the council tip and they accepted it ok its pretty safe to handle as long as you don't break it up as its the fibres that cause all the trouble if you can get it in your car or van without breaking it all the better make sure you are wearing protective masks !!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I had a couple of broken sheets in a friends house and after speaking to Bromley council we wore protective masks wet it with the hose broke it into pieces that we could get in the car double wrapped it and took it to the council tip and they accepted it ok its pretty safe to handle as long as you don't break it up as its the fibres that cause all the trouble if you can get it in your car or van without breaking it all the better make sure you are wearing protective masks !!!!!!!!!! It's not only if you "break it up" !!! You've only got to damage it in any fashion, ie brush or scuff the surface. I work in the Insurance Repair area of the Construction Industry,,,, there is normally only a very small percentage of fibres in the suspect products, of which there are many [look it up], but it only takes a small amount of dust to empty a house of it's occupants when Asbestos is suspected during Claim Works. There is no such thing as 'Safe Asbestos' !!! And yes,,,, I've probably breathed it in at some point during the past 36 years, as have many others. I now have breathing problems, but tests show not due to Asbestos Exposure,,,, I have my doubts re these results I am qualified to take product samples for testing, not for actually handling it when tested positive. My ethics, and my firm's is,,,, better to be safe than sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yates Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Asbestos cement products such as corrugated garage roofing sheets contain 10 to 15% asbestos, the rest is cement, apparantly not dangerous unless broken or abraded.... Contact the Local Authority for help/advice on disposal. As someone who has lost family members to death due to asbestosis. It is very dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkAYA Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Thanks to the replies, they are already bagged up but not taped, they are already broken? Will they be giving off fibres now? Or just if I started drilling or breaking them more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 If undisturbed they won't be giving off fibres. Tape up and dispose as above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I think thetford has a place you can take it bagged up Pete, gave a google,I've got a shed to take down but I think it's cement board I'm not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I think thetford has a place you can take it bagged up Pete, gave a google,I've got a shed to take down but I think it's cement board I'm not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Please take a look here,,,, https://www.ukasl.co.uk/asbestos-matters It really isn't worth taking risks. As others have said, it's a horrible way to die. I have colleagues who've had relatives die of 'Asbestosis', pretty it ain't !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David.Evans Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 Digger is bang on in what he is saying And cement based products are the only types that can be removed with a cat 2 cert , all other has to be removed by lincensed contractor I would really check out the do and don't , berore taking any cement based sheets any where ,! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 I was chatting to a guy in the doctors last week. He said he used to cut asbestos up for a living for 40 years. I joked and said " are you here for a lung test " He said he's not even asthmatic . He also told me where they buried 1000's of tons of it local to me . It's all houses now . My dad used to cut it for a living and my mates dad was the guy who cleaned the machines out . They never realised at the time but both have lived another 40 years so far. I've always been told it's just luck / unlucky. Some people get hit and some don't . This weeks customer has just been informed her brother has it . He's a sparks so it must of been in the walls he's drilled. My mates grandad died of it as a black smith with it lining his furnace . It really is luck of the draw. We use hardwood that's know to cause cancer but I do wear my mask lots and especially when cutting mdf or worktops as it's the glues that kill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpoonlouis Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 I have two down pipes, three sections of gutter and some sofitts to dispose of. Rushcliffe Borough Council want it double bagged and taped and then I pay £80 fee and the then issue me with a permit to take it to one location open once a month and the wonder why most of it gets dumped in lay-bys around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted April 5, 2017 Report Share Posted April 5, 2017 Currently disposing of some out of a farm tip. It is probably much safer where it is but there you go. Bagged and/or wrapped with thick polythene and taped up. Skip costs £200, £45 admin because it is asbestos then £240/ton with a minimum of 2 tons. That is what I am paying. Done similar with a garage roof and took it to Council skips and tipped for free in the past. Still can as long as it is domestic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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