Before & After pictures please!

fair enough yoss. but your post was the forum equivalent of walking into a pub and saying: “yer all ****s!”

Oh ok, well I’ll have a martini then.

Seriously just damp it down, wrap it up and get shot of it. I’m currently studying the effects of inhaleable toxins for an OSH qualification and the risks people take with this stuff is unbelievable.

There is a 38 year old guy in the wife’s hospice at the moment with Asbestosis.
He used to sit on his dad’s knee when he was a little lad when his dad came home from work and his dad was having a cuppa’ before going for a bath.
He picked up asbestos spores from his old man’s overalls who only worked at the factory that was being demolished for 6 weeks or so.
He won’t be walking out of the place.

I’m not sure, but I think children who inhale asbestos fibres develop problems quicker in their lives, and with less fibres needed, than adults. Hence the women mentioned in my link who died due to inhaling asbestos fibres after a one-off childhood prank.

Jesus monksie 🙁

Ps. Bingo the sod did an escaper from our backgarden and was found ‘playing’ in his favourite park- a few people brought him back!

monksie – that is severely unsettling.

My father worked with asbestos for 40 years. I’ve always been conscious that it will probably get him, but never really thought about the rest of the family. Thankfully they all changed overalls at work, but don’t think they would have had showers etc in those days 🙁

indian asbestos workers

Scarily, I’m about to move into a house with an integral garage. the ceiling (below a bedroom – pres. there as fire retardation) is sheeted in white asbestos tiles. Given the place was built in the 1960s, I suspect it isn’t the “cleanest” of asbestos.

Is it a cement sheet, hard faced material or slightly soft to the touch? Wear a mask and disposable suit to check!!
It could be AIB which will require specialist removal/encapsulation. Asbestos Insulating Board could have been used to reduce noise and heat loss in this application.

gonefishin, nuke – cheers.

sandwich – however, you’ve now frightened me. Gonna get another report done on it. I don’t live there yet, so am not aware iof its specific detail.

My concern is for my daughter – she’ll grow up in the house, so I want to avoid exposure for her. Paranoid parent syndrome, etc.

Cheers

My sister analyses asbestos samples – it’s her business.

Look up East Riding Laboratories in Hull.

Ourman ACC in trafford park offer a same day service. You can drop it off to verify. Call them. I paid 33quid for a 4hour turnaround.

Well that was pretty painless in the end.

“Emergency” trailer permit for the local recycling/dump and just roll up and put the stuff in the asbestos safe.

That’s £300 saved then.

That’s £300 saved then.

Hardly seems worth it.

Holy thread revival. I now own the house…

Is it a cement sheet, hard faced material or slightly soft to the touch? Wear a mask and disposable suit to check!!

Dunno. Have decided not to get that close to it.

It could be AIB which will require specialist removal/encapsulation. Asbestos Insulating Board could have been used to reduce noise and heat loss in this application.

I fear that it’s AIB, as it will have been installed for thermal insulation and fire retardation (the garage is integral, so there’s a room above).

It seems intact *on the whole* but there is a small area of damage showing in the middle of the ceiling. Also, whenever the boiler was installed (located in the garage) pipes were run up the wall and through the ceiling. Suggests to me that those panels at least are not stable.

Currently, only my bikes are in the garage, so I’m going to get someone round. I’ll have to brace myself for the quotes.