Help needed with asbestos issue
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unfortunately i'm in that position that i need to have it inspected otherwise my buyer won't buy the house. It on the conditions of there mortgage lender 
Oh and to top it off i need a certificate to say that it's all ok or something has been done about it.
>> Edited by kneedowndeano on Wednesday 7th December 23:34
Oh and to top it off i need a certificate to say that it's all ok or something has been done about it.
>> Edited by kneedowndeano on Wednesday 7th December 23:34
kneedowndeano said:
One asbestos waste pipe = £150 to be collected by the council.
the buyers have aleady spoken to Sevenoaks council and according to them, they don't do this anymore. Its now up to specilists
Oh dear........and dear is the word......I was quoted £600 for the first load regardless of size and £250 for each load thereafter by a "specialist".....bend over!
bugger, best start lubing up
I'm hoping that the asbestos is ok and "best left as is" rather than having to be removed. The stuff is on a back of a door on the under side of the stairs in the understairs cupboard and in the loft surrounding the old hot-air vent pipe.
My house used to be heated by a hot-air vent system so its all over the place.
Does anyone know how much a specilists will charge to have a look?
I'm hoping that the asbestos is ok and "best left as is" rather than having to be removed. The stuff is on a back of a door on the under side of the stairs in the understairs cupboard and in the loft surrounding the old hot-air vent pipe.
My house used to be heated by a hot-air vent system so its all over the place.
Does anyone know how much a specilists will charge to have a look?
DJ111S said:
One asbestos waste pipe = £150 to be collected by the council.
the buyers have aleady spoken to Sevenoaks council and according to them, they don't do this anymore. Its now up to specilists
Oh dear........and dear is the word......I was quoted £600 for the first load regardless of size and £250 for each load thereafter by a "specialist".....bend over!
they do it for free in ipswich....took my mates garage away for free.
Had an old asbestos garage, had to call in asbestos specialists as the sites where it can be taken to are diminishing rather rapidly. Cost £650 to have it all removed (by van..not a skip) and they had to constantly work under a spray of water to keep the dust down.
Only good points are that the horrible garage was removed, and they totally swept and cleaned up after them.
Dunno what it costs for an inspection, but it sure costs for the removal.
Only good points are that the horrible garage was removed, and they totally swept and cleaned up after them.
Dunno what it costs for an inspection, but it sure costs for the removal.
speedchick said:
Had an old asbestos garage, had to call in asbestos specialists as the sites where it can be taken to are diminishing rather rapidly. Cost £650 to have it all removed (by van..not a skip) and they had to constantly work under a spray of water to keep the dust down.
Only good points are that the horrible garage was removed, and they totally swept and cleaned up after them.
Dunno what it costs for an inspection, but it sure costs for the removal.
Interesting - we've got an asbestos walled garage that I'd like to make big enough to actually fit a car in. Did they just remove the asbestos bits or the entire structure?
I dismantled an old garage that had an asbestos roof.I spoke to the council who said that if I double wrapped the roof sheets they had some enclosed skips at their recycling sites that were there specifically for asbestos disposal.I sprayed the roof with water to keep the dust down and made sure I didn't break any sheets and Bob's your uncle,garage roof removed and disposed of for £20( the cost of the plastic sheeting).I also used a face mask just in case.If the asbestos in your house in not damaged then I would imagine there sould be no problem.
Just had to folk out £300 to have a surveyor have a look and take samples. Will know tomorrow if it's ok. I either pay this amount and everything is ok, or it might need to be encapsulated (sp?) which might be a few hundred quid more or the whole lot needs to be removed and this is going to be £xxxx! Bollox
iaint said:
Interesting - we've got an asbestos walled garage that I'd like to make big enough to actually fit a car in. Did they just remove the asbestos bits or the entire structure?
They had to remove all of it as I think the roof was corrugated asbestos too, the only bit they left me was the metal stripping stuff off the apex of the roof!
From the figures being quoted, this is asbestos, not weapons grade plutonium!
Although there is always the option a friend of mine took when, after moving into a new house, he was told he couldnt take the old cooker into the council tip in his rented transit. It was either that or carry it for the 5 mile walk, so it ended up kicked out the back doors of the transit about a hundred metres up from the tip entrance.
Not that I'm suggesting this course of action but removing reasonable amounts of domestic waste is the council's job, and there could be circumstances engineered where they have to dispose of it...
Although there is always the option a friend of mine took when, after moving into a new house, he was told he couldnt take the old cooker into the council tip in his rented transit. It was either that or carry it for the 5 mile walk, so it ended up kicked out the back doors of the transit about a hundred metres up from the tip entrance.
Not that I'm suggesting this course of action but removing reasonable amounts of domestic waste is the council's job, and there could be circumstances engineered where they have to dispose of it...
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