Potential Asbestos

[RedvGreenOLD]

A garage, attached to a house I am looking at buying, has what appears to be asbestos corrugated ceiling. The construction was undertaken around 38yrs ago which would tie in to the laws surrounding the banning of asbestos for use in construction.

The main issue however, is that the garage is approximately 8m wide x 15m deep, with the roof apexed.

I dread to think of the cost of getting this removed, but also, I am drawn to thinking that to be totally sure of all asbestos residue being removed, I would have to remove the full structure and get it rebuilt?

To those who are experienced with this nasty substance, what sort of costs could you expect to get this removed and replaced with an inert/safe roof?

 

[RedvGreenOLD]

The walls were constructed of what resembled smooth concrete moulded blocks. They could well contain Asbestos too - although, I am just going off my instinct here in assuming the roof is asbestos (i'd be pleasantly wrong on this one!).

What sort of PPE would you require to safely deal with hopefully undamaged asbestos sheeting? rebreathers and head/body overalls?

 

[RedvGreenOLD]

Some good advice and points raised - whilst i'd like to think I could do this myself, it all comes down to risk. I'll get a survey done on the property if we decide to move forward on it, and see what it comes back with. If it is positive for asbestos, i'll just get a reputable local business in to deal with it. Being in the glorious North, close to Leeds, I would imagine there could be a lot of experienced people out there!