Reply to: Weekend Thread

[vetran]

Ditto

She means Air Scrubbers not NLYUK!

[Halo Jones]

Not been near asbestos for removals, but come across plenty of urbex sites with asbestos warnings, do you think face mask with air supply and old clothes that can binned afterwards is enough as that's all I usually bother with

Asbestos is nasty stuff – it’s just down to luck if it kills you. Yes some are more dangerous than others,
It’s your life / risk – generally as long as the asbestos is not broken or disturbed (which cause the fibres to become air borne) you will be fine

As for the weekend It’s going to be cold so I plan on getting home putting on the heating & leaving it on until Monday.

So catching up on some leather projects, reading & playing a bit of WoW should be a nice quiet one

[I just need to test it]

(As the next three evenings are not designated "dry nights" I shall be celebrating with beer).

In addition to that, tonight I'm hoping to watch the concluding episodes of Making a Murderer which has been staggeringly good.

Saturday me and the missus are living the dream by hitting the hills with the local rambling group.

Sunday we will be wrapping up against the cold and cycling 40 miles - which will be our longest trip so far.

[MicrosoftBob]

What method have you employed to ensure that no particulates are released in to the environment during removal?

How are you transporting the materials to the disposal place?

I hope for your sake you have thought this through..

Is a £10k saving worth the risk of a possible very painful death?
Is a £10k saving worth a £20k fine? <linky>


Yes asbestos removal is expense, yes the profits are good, what cost is risk?

Not been near asbestos for removals, but come across plenty of urbex sites with asbestos warnings, do you think face mask with air supply and old clothes that can binned afterwards is enough as that's all I usually bother with

[MrMarkyMark]

I will be wearing white suit and appropriate face mask etc.

I have it on good authority, these don't let anything through:-

[ELBBUBKUNPS]

I got rid of mine free at the local tip with the following requirements:
double bagged or wrapped in heavy duty plastic sheeting
not sticking out from the packaging
no more than 10 feet (3 metres) x 5 feet (1.5 metres)
kept damp

My local council pick it up and take, first x kg for free then after that you pay its not to expensive £200 a ton, same rules doubled bagged, damp etc. Mine is very low grade asbestos concrete lengths 100cm x 20cm wide, all are damp etc, I paid for asbestos survey as well got it checked to confirm its low grade. I will be wearing white suit and appropriate face mask etc. I'm not disagreeing its nasty stuff but it depends what type it is and condition. Asbestos removal people seem to see it as the worse stuff and charge that way, mine they wanted to put the whole house in some kind of tent thing, shower on site etc. I have scaffolding up around the whole house and to release each length its 2 screws to undo, double bag, pass down to the ground put on front drive for Monday pick up.

[MicrosoftBob]

Heading off before dawn tommorrow into Snowdonia to get some photos where the missus will probably be snoring in the car, while I'll be trudging round wearing crampons hoping I don't stray from the path (or wander in the slaughtered lamb by mistake)

[MrMarkyMark]

Are you suffering any side effects? Apart from posting on CUK that is.....

Many, however, the Mrs puts that down to being a miserable grumpy git, in general, nothing to do with Asbestos.

[BrilloPad]

My thoughts exactly. Years ago, I helped remove a load, horrible stuff.

Are you suffering any side effects? Apart from posting on CUK that is.....

[MrMarkyMark]

Make peace with your God

It wasn't for a long period of time, but a sobering thought nonetheless.

[Lockhouse]

My dad died from Mesothelioma 30 years after dismantling a garage with an asbestos roof. It lies dormant for years.

[Troll]

Yes, we used to handle it all the time, very itchy..

Make peace with your God

[MrMarkyMark]

Me old man started out his working life as a fitter & used to tell us how they would make snowballs out of the asbestos cladding used in industrial boilers and throw them around the workshop. He was amazed not to have been affected by it - poor Micky Most died from Mesothelioma just by being in a building when renovation work was being carried out - suppose you have to have a genetic disposition

Yes, we used to handle it all the time, very itchy.
Obviously, there were next to no regulations to do with the stuff back then.

[Troll]

My thoughts exactly. Years ago, I helped remove a load, horrible stuff.

Me old man started out his working life as a fitter & used to tell us how they would make snowballs out of the asbestos cladding used in industrial boilers and throw them around the workshop. He was amazed not to have been affected by it - poor Micky Most died from Mesothelioma just by being in a building when renovation work was being carried out - suppose you have to have a genetic disposition

[Troll]

Removing asbestos sofits boards save me approx £10k, I was quoted £12k for job but doing it myself for £2k and that includes scaffolding and proper disposal at a licensed place,

I got rid of mine free at the local tip with the following requirements:
double bagged or wrapped in heavy duty plastic sheeting
not sticking out from the packaging
no more than 10 feet (3 metres) x 5 feet (1.5 metres)
kept damp