does anybody know of the best way to dispose of asbestos roof sheets?? We have been asked to do a job which includes taking down an old turkey shed which has an asbestos roof and so need some help in the appropriate direction. Any advise appreciated. Thank you in advance!!!!!
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Disposing of asbestos roof sheets
- Thread starter Griff
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
What are you basing your facts on skinnyhoskins. Most Agri asbestos is low grade cement bonded, with no removal issues, non notifiable, but needs disposing with certification, there are other grades, which agreed need treating with caution.
If it's the usual stuff a skip is about £1000
We have recently done this. Ring round to find out who has the designated tip, get them to drop off the skip, they have to register the site. You pay by weight and you a get a ticket to say its disposed off properly. I think we paid £300 a tonne Our council will also dispose of small amounts of domestic asbestos and give you free bags.
We also had a company come and demolish a small asbestos bungalow, everything was asbestos, including the external/internal walls and roof. Like everything get several prices, there was £6k difference in the prices.
To get some samples tested cost £30
We also had a company come and demolish a small asbestos bungalow, everything was asbestos, including the external/internal walls and roof. Like everything get several prices, there was £6k difference in the prices.
To get some samples tested cost £30
- Location
- south norfolk
Get a firm in.safest way to do it and you get all tge appropriate paperwork.is your health worth risking fir a few quid
Nick...
Nick...
Cowcalf
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- Location
- North of Scotland
large quantities are as low as 110 pounds per ton to dispose
grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
So you telling me you paid a £20000 fine for removing a roof that could have only been cement bonded, think someone is yanking your chain !!!
Read this attachment
http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/detail.htm
Generally asbestos corrugated sheeting is very low grade , and needs no specialist company to remove , just some overalls and a wet day to keep dust down , local landfills , will supply skip but sometimes only one day a week etc
200 a ton to get rid of here , 1m2 is about 16kg ,
http://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/detail.htm
Generally asbestos corrugated sheeting is very low grade , and needs no specialist company to remove , just some overalls and a wet day to keep dust down , local landfills , will supply skip but sometimes only one day a week etc
200 a ton to get rid of here , 1m2 is about 16kg ,
grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
Just some overalls and a damp day doesn't quite fulfill health and safety requirements. Yes you can remove yourself, but procedure, PPE and protection to your self and others has to be taken into consideration, ie cut j bolts on purlin not on roof sheet, if wooden purlins cut flush to purlin with reciprocating saw, try to alleviate
It's all in the attachment ,
grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
Try to alleviate all potential causes of dust or breakages, be safe as its a horrible way to die !!!!!
I think get its tested and know what you are handling. If its whole sheets, and you are not breaking it up its a low level risk.
Even the guys demolishing the bungalow did not wear as much equipment as I thought they would be doing, and they were from a fairly large waste management company. If you are wanting to use your own employees to shift it I would pay someone else, then you know as long as they have got the right bits of paper you are covered.
The skip just has metal flaps as a cover and it just gets dumped in an allocated hole at the dump site.
Even the guys demolishing the bungalow did not wear as much equipment as I thought they would be doing, and they were from a fairly large waste management company. If you are wanting to use your own employees to shift it I would pay someone else, then you know as long as they have got the right bits of paper you are covered.
The skip just has metal flaps as a cover and it just gets dumped in an allocated hole at the dump site.
- Location
- Wiltshire
I had 2 160 foot long chicken houses to dispose of. Had a company in they tested the asbestos. Then totally removed the buildings and supplied the correct paperwork. It was much cheaper than I expected and they did a better job than I would have if I had done it myself.
Get an expert to do it and stay safe
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Get an expert to do it and stay safe
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grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
The allocated hole at dump is not quite correct, most Asbestos sites are seperate to other waste, they are clay lined with a membrane, Asbestos is tipped then immediately capped with both membrane and clay.
Builder did a small job for me and in W Wales like this. Tapped and bagged it all up, went to tip, told to wait until yard was cleared. They then tipped in the shed, as they drove out a loading shovel then pushed up into a heap with sofas, old bed mattresses etc...
