I've just moved into a new house. In the loft there are about 6 pipes. According to the survey we had done these are made from asbestos and were used for a flue that has since been dismantled.
There are about 6 of them that are roughly 0.5m long and about 6" in diameter.
My local tip will take in asbestos if its wrapped correctly, but I'm not sure how safe it is to wrap these up myself. Some of the info I've found on the web says about using overalls and full face masks when handling the stuff. Does this apply to anything with asbestos in, or is this more to do the flaky stuff or if you're cutting it up?
I wouldn't have thought I'd create many fibres from moving it a few feet into a bag, especially as it's all loose and cut up already. But then again I don't know very much about asbestos...
I know you can call people in to remove it but that will cost a bomb. What would the land of ocuk do?!
Oh, and the reason I want it moved is I'm putting loft insulation down. If it is going to be risk then I guess I can just leave it there and either leave that area un-insulated, or lay insulation over the top of it!
There are about 6 of them that are roughly 0.5m long and about 6" in diameter.
My local tip will take in asbestos if its wrapped correctly, but I'm not sure how safe it is to wrap these up myself. Some of the info I've found on the web says about using overalls and full face masks when handling the stuff. Does this apply to anything with asbestos in, or is this more to do the flaky stuff or if you're cutting it up?
I wouldn't have thought I'd create many fibres from moving it a few feet into a bag, especially as it's all loose and cut up already. But then again I don't know very much about asbestos...
I know you can call people in to remove it but that will cost a bomb. What would the land of ocuk do?!
Oh, and the reason I want it moved is I'm putting loft insulation down. If it is going to be risk then I guess I can just leave it there and either leave that area un-insulated, or lay insulation over the top of it!