DebJonSara Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 I've searched the archives, but although I've found mention of this as a problem, I've not been able to find any solution!Our big old wooden barn blew down during high winds last month - and we found the roof was made of large diagonal asbestos tiles. Some of these were broken during the fall. My partner has been dutifully wearing overall, gloves, facemask, gloves and goggles whilst stacking them out of the way so he can salvage the wood for goat stalls, fencing, firewood and so on. But we are expecting paying guests, including children, next month, so we need to get rid of this asbestos. Does anyone know how? Is there a firm that will come and remove it? Or if we load it in the back of our estate car, will our local dechetterie take it from us?We are in Lower Normandy - I will post this in the Northwest France Forum as well, so forgiv me if yu have read this twice.All advice gratefuly receivedDebbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pucette<P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Pucette<FONT><P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">"Qui ne connaît pas la campagne lhiver, ne connaît pas la campagne et ne connaît pas Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 In principle at least this has to be done by a specialist contractor as in UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val2 Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 First of all, are you sure they are asbestos as there are concrete fibreboard tiles which look similar. You should engage a specialist disposal firm to tackle this and I would either enquire at the local Mairie or with the local DDE as to whom and where. Don't try disposing yourself,you can end up with a lot of trouble on your hands as currently,asbestos claims are causing a great deal of trouble for the authorities. We have just visited a property where one wall is completely covered with asbestos sheets inside the house. We refuse to have anything to do with removal completely as our insurance company with not cover this work so,the owners have volunteered to get a sample anylised in the UK.We do not see any necessity to remove the sheets, a block wall with insulation in front of it should suffice as it has not been damaged at all and therefore not causing any harmful particles to get loose and any future pipework or cable trunking can run between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mckenzie Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 You could bury it in a corner of your garden, the deeper the better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdmars Posted March 19, 2003 Share Posted March 19, 2003 We have recently been through the "what to do with asbestos roofing" saga. Ours is the corrugated type covering a hangar. We ran around in circles prior to the purchase of our house trying to do the right thing.In the end our mairie said to dump it in the local rubbish dump, and our neighbour offered to take it there in his trailer!Wendy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebJonSara Posted April 30, 2003 Author Share Posted April 30, 2003 AAAARGH!!! Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. Our Dechetterie said it was "Interdite", and the Mairie and the Prefecture said we had to get a specialist firm to remove it. The devis came today -it's going to cost us 3,193!!! The firm is called Sch Realisations and is in Laval, Mayenne.Does anyone know of a QUALIBAT registered firm who might be able to do it cheaper?? Only this would just about clean us out!Debbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katabrontes Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 HiProbably too late for you now but our local private tip will take it but they charge €150 per metric tonne plus €50 for the bag to put it in. You have to take it there but you can do this in a trailer. As long as the roofing sheets are in reasonable condition and not breaking up into powdery residue it is really quite safe to handle with minimum precautions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 katabrontes, did you look at the date on this thread....? It's 9 years old !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbie Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 [quote user="Russethouse"]katabrontes, did you look at the date on this thread....? It's 9 years old !!![/quote]Nice that some people obviously use the search facility[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idun Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 As I am very unsuccessful at doing searches on here, I am amazed that a thread so old was found. And with such a very old thread, there was Pucette posting. I often wonder what happened to her and if she is OK. Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Nice that some people obviously use the search facilityNice that it worked ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 However, still a very relevant topic.Getting a sample analysed is always a good thing. We have a roof of what at first appears to be asbestos sheeting. Before I retired I used to deal with an asbestos consultant who had a sample analysed and luckily it is not asbestos.Asbestosis is a very nasty disease and can take 20 years or more to show.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Useful for me that it came up as we've just bought a property with fibrous cement roofing on the garages and a couple of outbuildings. The notaire says it's not the really nasty stuff but it does contain asbestos. So if we want to remove it we can take it to a private tip then or should we still try speaking to someone at the local tip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulT Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 If you are going to take it to the tip then wet it and double wrap it to seal it.You can get asbestosis from very minor contact with asbestos - TREAT IT WITH GREAT CARE. It is the micropscopic fibres that do the damage.I speak as someone who was exposed to asbestos in my early work years - and now, 35 to 40 years later could still develop asbestosis.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Thanks, Paul. I must admit that as someone who has been very close to the issue of asbestos related diseases, I will probably get a specialist firm in to handle it rather than risk my own or my husband's health. One of the garages concerned has some damage at the back of the roof, so I think that probably should be replaced but we'll probably get the lot removed at once, regardless of whether it's damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 [quote user="PaulT"]If you are going to take it to the tip then wet it and double wrap it to seal it.You can get asbestosis from very minor contact with asbestos - TREAT IT WITH GREAT CARE. It is the micropscopic fibres that do the damage.I speak as someone who was exposed to asbestos in my early work years - and now, 35 to 40 years later could still develop asbestosis.Paul[/quote]Too true! I worked for a brake lining manufacturer in my first job; they used to weave asbestos fibre to produce belts and clutch linings and the weaving shed was like a cotton mill with fibres floating in the air everywhere. Risks were misunderstood and probably ignored. I worked in the offices and it was 45 years ago and I hope the threat has passed, but who knows! [+o(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG MAC Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 If you stand on the west coast of Ireland and test the atmosphere for asbestos fibres ....you may well detect them ....really depends whether there have been many forest fires in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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