IRONMAN ROSS
9:38 Mon Oct 6
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I run a double glazing company in rainham, we also do soffits, facias and guttering, we tend to overclad, we have our own tower so wouldbt need to price for scaffolding, if your local i will happily pop over to give you a price mate
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Crassus
9:36 Mon Oct 6
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peroni
On the basis that you are serious and moreso that it is very close to my heart - I will tell you
They dont know
It varies, once injested it lays dormant and for reasons unknown can flair, usually years after. With my dad the assumption was the loss of mum
Once it rises it doesnt go away - the victim does
Good luck
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peroni
9:32 Mon Oct 6
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I once cut about 12 holes in an asbestos ceiling with a pad saw, poking my head up through each one, looking for a cable route. So, no, I'm no expert.
On a serious note though, I would like to know how long I've got left? This was about 10 years ago.
I also only did this having been given written confirmation that the area was clear of asbestos. Cut and dry manslaughter at the very least.
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Huffers
9:28 Mon Oct 6
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They can be encapsulated, however scaffolding or a mobile scaffold tower at the very least (depending on the ground below) will be required.
Price for encapsulation £25.00 per LM (not including access)
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frank marker
9:26 Mon Oct 6
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May be a bit obvoious, but have you tried wiping your knob across it?
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Crassus
9:25 Mon Oct 6
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I know nothing of soffits and the like but have some perfectly sound advice which you ought to take
Read this fucker about mesothelioma - zero chance of survival and contractable from a single microscopic fibre - hidious end game
http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/type/mesothelioma/
Never, ever mess with the stuff, its lethal - £2k or you and yours on a potentially dreadful deathrow
How do I know? I watched my Dad with it, a chippy who was cutting it in the 60's, goes beyond that too, women who washed overalls have died from it
Spend ten minutes Googling about and you will not go near those soffits
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Noah
9:20 Mon Oct 6
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No such thing as grey asbestos though mate.
White, brown or blue. Yours'll be white. None of em are good, but white is the least risky.
You're welcome.
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Noah
9:17 Mon Oct 6
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Artex used to be a licensable product, now it's not.
If 1970's there's a high probablilty it is. It sounds like you'll probably pay more for access / scaff that you will for removal and disposal. You'd have to pay for that anyway for decorations.
Get rid mate then the problem's gone.
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zico
9:10 Mon Oct 6
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1970 it was built. Couple of local companies informed neighbour it was grey asbestos but I might call in a company that are experts to take a sample and advise.
Few years ago my porch ceiling leaked and insurance company found asbestos in the artex ceiling. Outside my house was like a scene from Prime Suspect with white tents and men in white suits. Neighbours thought someone had been murdered!! Turned out there was something like 0.0000001 % asbestos content.
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zico
9:06 Mon Oct 6
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. . 8:31 Mon Oct 6
I'd already asked a mate about that as he works for a Equipment Hire Firm. Unfortunately my place has pretty awful terrain around the house where pea beach and uneven ground doesn't make it easy for a cherry picker as well as near to no access around the back. Won't be easy for scaffolding either!
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diehardhammer
9:05 Mon Oct 6
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Huffers works in asbestos removal
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Noah
9:03 Mon Oct 6
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Are you even sure it's asbestos? How old is the property?
There are cement type boards (eg Supalux) which look just like asbestos.
Sorry about the typing. On blackberry.
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Noah
9:00 Mon Oct 6
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Whoops
...Though need not be licensed. Insist on a consignment note to prove its been disposed of properly.
Don't rub it down.
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Noah
8:55 Mon Oct 6
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Anorak mode...
The soffits are, by what you describe, asbestos cement boards. If so, it is likely they have a 20-25% white asbestos (chrysotile) content. The condition of the paint coatings may be poor but it is the condition of the asbestos cement substrate which is most important.
It is the propensity of the material to release fibres which determines how it should be handled. If this is sound rather than friable (flaky), the material is stable and can be removed by a competent contractor and disposed of as licensed waste. Precautions during removal will include wetting down and double bagging (not in the popular WHO sense - the contractor will not need any Jonnies).
Competent contractors are asbestos awareness trained th
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ManorParkHammer
8:32 Mon Oct 6
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http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/meetings/committees/alg/memo0312.pdf
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zico
8:32 Mon Oct 6
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Honest Hammer 8:27 Mon Oct 6
Sorry to hear that mate. My mum worked with it for years at Farnborough Airport and I know it is a source of concern for her.
It's getting the right advice that's the problem. You can't just get your local painter and decorator in but at the same time the "experts" are quoting anything from 2 - 7000 to my neighbour for cladding or removal.
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8:31 Mon Oct 6
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Asbestos is ok as long as you don't cut/drill etc
The currant trend is to encapsulate (glue cladding both sides)
I feel that this is something most people can do themselves.
I would imagine that the longest part of this work is the erection and dismantling of the scaffold, something you will be paying for along with the hire of the scaffold.
If you can't carry this work out yourself find someone with a cherrypicker (MEWP) the hire of this equipment is cheaper than waiting for scaffold
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zico
8:29 Mon Oct 6
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BRANDED 8:19 Mon Oct 6
It's not the asbestos that's rotting it's the paint that is flaking off but to get all the paint off to repaint, which is the cheapest option, would involve scraping which may and I may be wrong scrape asbestos fibres away. In a perfect world maybe just spray paint remover on the paint and hope it all drops off!!!
UPVC cladding over is an option but quotes are rather pricey.
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Honest Hammer
8:27 Mon Oct 6
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The only thing I can stress is get it done properly.
My grandad did one job with it in the 60s and died a very painful protracted death in about 7 years ago as a result, went from feeling a bit under the weather to diagnosis to dead in about 8 months.
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Far Cough
8:25 Mon Oct 6
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I'm no expert but if the soffit is asbestos, it won't be in cladding form, just sheets which I believe anyone can remove as long as it's disposed of correctly?
Glad to be corrected though
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BRANDED
8:19 Mon Oct 6
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They're hardly going to rot if made if asbestos. Why not just leave them?
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