Replacing old Asbestos Roof on a Garage

Probably your local council will be able to help, they will know who is licensed to do the work.

You definitely must use a licensed company as Katie59 says.

You will need a specialist company and it won't be cheap. There may not be any local to you and you will have to use a national company. Also I think you may need permission to have it removed and neighbours warned to keep windows closed while work is carried out. It's not a straight forward job. As it is hazardous waste.

If it’s in sheets on garage roof and all intact it isn’t too bad - we found a local contractor who would do it, they came, removed the roof and took it all away - they were licensed to do so .

You will have to use a specialist and licensed company for any work to do with asbestos. A nationwide company maybe your only option if there are none locally.

I am aware that it needs to be a licensed company. There are several that remove asbestos.
It is a query as to any Grans who have had experience of companies that remove and replace with a new roof that I am enquiring about.

Yes, we did, but about 13/14 years ago, so things may have changed. I went, as suggested to our local council. I think I rang up and explained and they put me through to the relevant person.
I can't remember their title, but they explained how to get a licenced contractor. There was one locally - but I think they tend to be part of bigger companies because the investment things necessary for asbestos removal is significant, but it may sit idly for awhile.
I am also sorry that I can't remember the name of the company - the paperwork stayed with the house - but that may well have changed.

So my advice is to begin with your local council - I am sure they will still be offering this advice via phone or the internet.
I should add that as soon as preliminary work began, we had people knocking at the door offering to take it away cheaply. I also had one acquaintance tell me that I was 'daft' to pay so much when his mate would have done it. I told all of them, truthfully, that one of my dearest friends had died of mesothelioma, which I would wish on no-one.

You haven't said what kind of asbestos it is - I am aware of different procedures, but as it is sometimes uncertain, just contact the council for guidance.

I'm sorry this is not as helpful as it might be, but no-one has come forward with a more recent experience.

In our previous house, my next door neighbour had a garage with a leaking asbestos roof. It cost her a horrendous amount of money to get it removed, so that she could replace it with something better and safer. There are some recently refurbished industrial units close to us where they appear to have built another roof over the existing corrugated asbestos roofing. I’m assuming they got the necessary consents for this, and that it must have been a cheaper option than removal.

Greyduster what did your neighbour replace her roof with please?

Sorry to but in on your thread blossom14

The purchase of DD2’s new home has been held up because of asbestos in the ceiling artexing. The mortgage company wouldn’t move forward until it was removed so the executors are now getting it removed by a qualified company.

It also came up in a US property programme last week.

Did a quick check of our ceilings and they are all a slightly embossed paper, thank goodness.

It will be asbestos cement, not especially dangerous but you do need a licensed contractor. Removing a garage roof is a couple of hours work then transport and paperwork, should not be an outrageous cost.

As for a new roof, ask the same contractor if he can renew the roof, he might, depending how busy he is.

If memory serves me right, Beechnut, it was some sort of preformed galvanised metal sections that were bolted together.

Thank you Greyduster. I have a roof to replace and I’m looking for ideas.

We had a shed with galvanized metal sheeting, quick easy, one disadvantage, condensation in cold weather. Not a problem if all you have is a car in it, anything else will get damp.

It cost us £1800. I felt sorry for the men doing the work, they had to wear special masks, the asbestos panels had to be wrapped before being taken away and they had to be taken to a specific disposal site. Perils from the past.

We are in process of getting quotes for replacing our asbestos garage roof with polycarbonate. First chap came yesterday and will send a quote. We are waiting for two more quotes.

Chap no 1 assured us that he is licensed and asbestos will be removed according to regulations and disposed of similarly.

www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a14.pdf

Found this, for sheds and garages the rules are different

I’ll not go down the road of galvanised sheet then Katie59.

Are you thinking polycarbonate like that twin wall stuff Gagagran?

Katie59 it sounds like a product callled Eternit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternit.
Our first house in France was roofed entirely with this and I was dreading having to sell it. Which we did, no problems.
But I think this was before the EU regs on safety reports to be included in house sales documents.
Evidently the product itself is harmless - only dangerous if it's damaged.

We had an asbestos roof removed many years ago and replaced with tiles. It wasn’t that expensive then but I am sure it would be now. It was corrugated asbestos and the whole family went out for the day when they took it away. Very dangerous when you disturb it but safe enough if you leave it alone. That wasn’t an option for us because it was leaking.

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Katie59 it sounds like a product callled Eternit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternit.
Our first house in France was roofed entirely with this and I was dreading having to sell it. Which we did, no problems.
But I think this was before the EU regs on safety reports to be included in house sales documents.
Evidently the product itself is harmless - only dangerous if it's damaged.

Eternit is “Fibre Cement” and is still used, perfectly OK does not contain asbestos