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Asbestos Cement Sheeting.

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Good afternoon all,

                                  I have just visited a 1950s building to view it prior to estimating for a rewire. The owner has demolished some internal walls and the floor is covered in broken asbestos cement boarding, about 4 to 5mm approx I think. I advised him that only specialist companies can remove asbestos waste. Information websites describe this type of cement board as low risk as the asbestos fibres are trapped within the board. But the whole floor is covered in broken cement board. What is your opinion in working in that environment after the broken cement board has been removed? Would you? Or would you insist that only a licensed asbestos removal company should clear the site before any electrical work is undertaken?

 EDIT. I just found this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_1xtqwfLrU


Thanks.


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    If you do not like the look of it, I think you are quite right to insist that it is removed before you are prepared to start - by smashing it up, who ever did so deliberately  or not, may well have made it far more hazardous by creating an easily disturbed coating of fibre and powder mix. If it was painted panels all carefully removed and stacked under sheeting, that is one thing, this does not sound anything like that level of care.

    It may be that someone else is happy to hose it down, bag it up, wash the floors and use the right kind of vacuum cleaner, but if you are not sure, there will be other less risky jobs out there.

    Or send a pic to your local asbestos removers for a quick ballpark estimate for them to clean up it before you will go in, and add it to your quoted price as unforeseen extra works.

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    If you do not like the look of it, I think you are quite right to insist that it is removed before you are prepared to start - by smashing it up, who ever did so deliberately  or not, may well have made it far more hazardous by creating an easily disturbed coating of fibre and powder mix. If it was painted panels all carefully removed and stacked under sheeting, that is one thing, this does not sound anything like that level of care.

    It may be that someone else is happy to hose it down, bag it up, wash the floors and use the right kind of vacuum cleaner, but if you are not sure, there will be other less risky jobs out there.

    Or send a pic to your local asbestos removers for a quick ballpark estimate for them to clean up it before you will go in, and add it to your quoted price as unforeseen extra works.

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