Asbestos Removal Cost - 18' x 10' Corrugated Garage Roof

danza · 13 Apr 2012 at 13:40

As per title. I removed my knackered garage roof last August, and it's been sat under the trees in my garden since. The wife is complaining that it'll kill the grass (which it already has), so I'm looking at removing it.

I kitted myself up with dust masks and strong rubble bags, but am not 100% confident in my ability to break it up and remove it safely. That and I can't really be arsed.

So, has anyone here had a similar amount shifted and at what cost?

danza · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:13

Cheers chaps.

I don't know what grade it is, but I've been told by my wife's uncle that it's likely very low risk (he's a civil engineer and had a look at it a while back). Still, I'm not totally confident that I'd handle it safely enough, especially as it needs breaking up for me to be able to remove it.

Trying to get people come round to give quotes as I type this, so hopefully will have an answer soon.

danza · 13 Apr 2012 at 14:55

No free collections here in West Sussex.

It's free to take it to my local tip though, but I can't fit it in my car and it must be (double IIRC) wrapped for them to accept it. I'm not liking the idea of breaking it up myself, despite having adequate PPE (I have some good quality particle masks and disposable overalls from work that I usually use for DIY, but are for harsh, dry particulate environments).

danza · 13 Apr 2012 at 15:37

Greebo said:
Can't u borrow a transit or a trailer and take them whole?

Don't know anyone with a van, and I'd still have to wrap some pretty big sheets with plastic that I don't have.

danza · 13 Apr 2012 at 15:54

Spook187 said:
Honest mate,just pay for someone to take it away,dirty horrible stuff.

That's what I'm aiming to do. Just need someone to quote me a decent price, and it'll be gone.

danza · 13 Apr 2012 at 16:17

Stan_Lite said:
Are you 100% sure it is asbestos?

Asbestos was banned in 1985 so if the roofing material is less than 27 years old, it's not asbestos. If I recall from my days in the waste management business, if it's between that and about 40-45 years old, it may or may not be asbestos and if it's older than that, it almost certainly is asbestos.

A lot of people still refer to modern corrugated roofing as 'asbestos' when it actually contains no asbestos.

Might be worth checking how old it is.

I'm almost certain it's asbestos (or at least the chance is very high). The garage is a nasty prefab concrete affair, and the roof was original. The garage was built in the 1960s.

danza · 13 Apr 2012 at 18:24

Efour2 said:
interested to see the quotes you get if you dont mind sharing that is

Be safe, no licking it!

But it tastes so nice.

I'll post the quotes prices up when I get some.

danza · 7 Jun 2013 at 13:37

I ended up removing it myself after receiving an extortionate quote from one company local to me. Double wrapped it outdoors in the heaviest polythene I could buy and took it to the local tip. I fitted timber purlins, keeping the steel ties in place, and replaced the old roofing with green corrugated steel sheet at a cost all in of about 400 quid.