asbestos roof

[junmist]

The new shed (well to me a new shed) has an asbestos roof it looks to be in good condition and I wont be getting ride of it at this moment in time, this is the only roof with a plastic down pipe that I can use to collect the rain water if I treated it would it be safe to drink or should I just use it for washing and such. If at some point in the future I wished to cover it what would people suggest I cover it with.

[jansman]

In a word no. Do not use it for anything water related. Just to be safe.
When you get rid, you must ring the waste disposal service at your local council. It is a serious waste hazard I am afraid. When you replace it you could use 3" profile bitumen sheets, or uv treated plastic , which I have on my workshop. They are good.

[Devonian]

Well actually, although I wouldn't recommend it, you can theoretically eat asbestos without it causing you any harm. It is only known to cause harm to the respiratory tract and therefore has to be breathed in to cause harm.

A lot of older houses have Asbestos Water Tanks in their lofts and a significant proportion of the UK water distribution network use's Asbestos Cement water pipes which were laid in the 1960's and 70's.

Even so, I wouldn't choose to collect any kind of drinking water from it.

With regards to covering it, probably easiest to remove and replace it, but alternatively there are proprietary paint type products that can be used to encapsulate corrugated asbestos cement sheets.

[cpslashm]

When you get rid, you must ring the waste disposal service at your local council. ... you could use 3" profile bitumen sheets

I had some sheets taken away by the Council. Not cheap!

Not sure I'd like to drink off a bitumen roof...

[FEISTY]

When you get rid, you must ring the waste disposal service at your local council. ... you could use 3" profile bitumen sheets

I had some sheets taken away by the Council. Not cheap!

Not sure I'd like to drink off a bitumen roof...

Our double garage, separate to house and built later, has a corrugated asbestos roof. We found a few square feet of the stuff in an old shed full of excess roof tiles, etc. Wouldn't have known what it was if we hadn't had a workman in who told us. I rang the Council to ask what to do and they told us, as there was no-one within a hundred miles who would take it (for a fee) and they didn't have a protocol for it, we were to carefully wrap it in several layers of polythene (bin bags, or whatever), secure it and take it to the main dump. I bought some professional quality face masks first and did as told. If we ever want to remove roof or re-build garage, it'll be expensive. I think someone has had a butt attached to the downpipe before, but I wouldn't even think of taking the water off that roof. Fortunately have enough to fill a swimming pool off the house roof. Could you ... rig up a water collector: child's paddling pool/sand pit up high enough to feed it into the water butt? In this country it would soon fill up.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Our local council tip takes it as long as its bagged

See hse.gov website for safe working methods p3 mask os essential...

[FEISTY]

Our local council tip takes it as long as its bagged

See hse.gov website for safe working methods p3 mask os essential...

Exactly, but isn't it outrageous that they keep telling you how dangerous this stuff is then then say they can't help you and sort it out yourself! They almost behave as if it's funny that you're a law-abiding, careful citizen trying to do the right thing. As long as you pay your council tax ...

[Yorkshire Andy]

Our local council tip takes it as long as its bagged

See hse.gov website for safe working methods p3 mask os essential...

Exactly, but isn't it outrageous that they keep telling you how dangerous this stuff is then then say they can't help you and sort it out yourself! They almost behave as if it's funny that you're a law-abiding, careful citizen trying to do the right thing. As long as you pay your council tax ...

Yep one more thing when the woman at the tip came out with her clip board to take my details she had on a nice new Tyvec pair of overalls on and proceaded to tell me how dangerous it is and how she had been on a course to open and close the skip.... Then Promptly put on a P2 face mask UPSIDE DOWN


She looked gobsmacked when i pulled my full face Sundstrom Respirator out of the car

[Devonian]

Then Promptly put on a P2 face mask UPSIDE DOWN

That sounds about right

You should have taken a photo and then developed one of those spot the error type of posters

[Yorkshire Andy]

Then Promptly put on a P2 face mask UPSIDE DOWN

That sounds about right

You should have taken a photo and then developed one of those spot the error type of posters

would have made a great health and safety training aid

then again some of these people who run the courses are totally clueless

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1quq5JcdIYY

for example.....







But back on the asbestos these should help

personally id clean the roof of moss and alge using scraping and bagging then pressure wash and if waterproof and sound apply several coats (one thinnned primer coat of thinned bitumen and thinners or other thinning agent as described by the instructions on the tin)

of this kind of product

http://www.everbuild.co.uk/bitumen-and- ... uct_id=236

these below explain the safety precautions that should be taken




http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a14.pdf


http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a16.pdf

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a12.pdf