Asbestos testing
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I heard asbestosis was a hoax
Lol
Lol
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It's never bothered me , was taking down and scraping artex since I was a lad and before I new of any danger , if I was starting over I think I would steam it off then rip the rest down
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By post , think it's about £30
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Could you not mf it underneath mate got the room cheap as fuk mf
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I’ve got an apprentice working with me. He’s 19. It’s better to do it right. I know it’s low risk but the customer is aware of it too.
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It’s bowing down a lot mate. Would leave the ceiling really low.
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Didn’t realise that. Was going to do the test then remove myself with all the PPE etc.
Suppose this is how these companies make money. Scare the f**k out of the customer with horror stories then add a few 000’s to the cost.
the insurance company nor the structural engineer who hands out this type of work want any come backs in the future.
Know way can any1 get rid of asbestos without a licence,every tom dick and Harry would be on it,gypos,Romanians the lot,needs to be removed then disposed of properly imagine gypos just fly tipping it everywhere with there tarmac
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Assuming the test comes back positive
If it's not a big room how about a suspended ceiling , assuming you have the height and no foot traffic above
If it's not a big room how about a suspended ceiling , assuming you have the height and no foot traffic above
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If it comes back positive it will be covid
local tip in Ipswich will only take asbestos on 1 day per week. it is buried deep and the area is marked for future generations.
£120 for the last test we had on an external panel. white asbestos isn’t as bad as blue or brown but one fibre can
Still be critical it can sit dorment for years in your lungs.
I used to treat asbestos as a bit of a faff and an over reaction, fuss about nothing sort of thing ...until my dad got diagnosed with asbestosis at 61, hes now 64 and it’s got worse and worse he’s on a death run and it will kill him in the next 2-4 years, it’s heartbreaking. he used to rip old downpipes etc down on the externals. My advice to any fella, do it by the book and never scrape any ceilings down, it was everywhere until the late 80s early 90s.
Still be critical it can sit dorment for years in your lungs.
I used to treat asbestos as a bit of a faff and an over reaction, fuss about nothing sort of thing ...until my dad got diagnosed with asbestosis at 61, hes now 64 and it’s got worse and worse he’s on a death run and it will kill him in the next 2-4 years, it’s heartbreaking. he used to rip old downpipes etc down on the externals. My advice to any fella, do it by the book and never scrape any ceilings down, it was everywhere until the late 80s early 90s.
Sad to hear,was they asbestos in the old brown gutter pipes then? Its a scandal really that they thought was harmless as it used to be everywhere from brake pads etc
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Sorry to hear that rich. Make the most of your time mate.
Ceilings, soffits, gutters, boilers, sheds, roofing panels, all sorts of cladding etc etc. For my chas I have to do a touch screen test on it every 2 years, a real eye opener. It’s a modern day scandal. The rates of old school trades getting diagnosed is escalating every year, and it will do for at least the next 10 years until it levels off. My old man was a joiner/ roofer and his lungs are full of it, gut retching my young kids will never know there grandad just because he was doing his job in the 1980s.
Thanks, I do, although with this covid job I Darent go near him with it being a respiratory job.
I once smashed up an old garage when I was 20 it was asbestos
We didn’t wear masks or anthing, I’ve woken up in a cold sweat on a number of occasions thinking about it.
My uncle died 2 years ago of asbestos in the lungs, my mom was diagnosed 3 years ago with asbestos has had several operations he was a itspecialist my mum a hairdresser the only thing they could think of when they was kids they used to play on an old tip at the back of their estate where they have torn down a load of prefabs.
It’s truly awful, one day your fit, months down the line you get short of breath etc a year you can’t even walk up stairs, it’s pretty much incurable.
Not doom mongering at all,nothing like hector
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We found a patch of asbestos buried in the sub-floor of a garage conversion at the job we're on last week. Once we'd exposed enough to see it wasn't just a couple of bits I didn't give the customer a choice. Phoned an asbestos removal company, they had a look, £1700 plus vat to remove 20 bags in a day.
It's low risk white asbestos cement board type panels broken up. The damp in the ground keeps the dust down.
It's expensive, but it's not a problem I've created so it's not my problem how much it costs to remove.
It's low risk white asbestos cement board type panels broken up. The damp in the ground keeps the dust down.
It's expensive, but it's not a problem I've created so it's not my problem how much it costs to remove.
That's why they buried it. Bet the customer was pissed! however, if it was the previous owners they might, just might, be able to recover that on their insurance or any purchase indemnity insurance. E.G if the garage didn't have planning approval then normally you'd get indemnity insurance - since it was part of a fault in that build it's covered.