Asbestos Roof

[HaX]

Hi there,

I've just moved into a flat in Nottingham which also includes the use of a garage (which is opposite our bedroom Window). It was not until today on opening up the garage that I discovered that the garage the roof appears to be made of corrugated asbestos.

I am aware that Asbestos used to be used in many different ways - eg car, train, tram and tube brake disks, roofing, tiling, flooring etc, and that considering the number of people who will have been exposed, relatively very few people have died from asbestos related illnesses.

Obviously, having read all the media stories regarding the health hazards with Asbestos, I am rather concerned that I may be in fact putting my own health in danger.

Is it worth taking the risk, does anyone else live near a building with Asbestos used in its construction?

Cheers

HaX

 

[HaX]

Yeah, this is a difficult one, there is literally a bank of garages, and they all appear to have a corrugated asbestos roof, so I'm not sure if x amount of landlords/owners would be prepared to fork out for a replacemnt.

The roofing pannels appear to be fairly solid (not touched them), though have moss growing across them so have obviously been there quite a while.

One of the builders at work said that asbestos roofing sheets only contain 10-15% asbestos and the rest cement. However I've read that as the sheets weather, the cement wears away but the asbestos doesn't, so it still doesn't bode very well.

 

[HaX]

So I should be fine having my bedroom window open even though the asbestos roof is only across the parking area?