Asbestos water tank in loft how do i remove it before loft conversion - any ideas?

[TimeServed]

Re: Asbestos water tank in loft how do i remove it before loft conversion - any ideas

I've got 2 tanks to remove from an airing cupboard tomorrow. I'll disconnect and place them out side but I've already advised the customer to arrange an 'asbestos disposal expert'!

 

[secret squirrel]

Re: Asbestos water tank in loft how do i remove it before loft conversion - any ideas

Like most people I leave them in the loft, I had to remove an asbestos garage I spoke to my local rubbish collector a bloke who does it professionaly and he dismantled it and took it to the local dump that took the damn stuff, I even got a copy of the certificate of disposal!

All for £500, I was over the moon, not a respirator in site though when they dismantled it.

Here we go queue loads of replies about different types and risks of asbestos and that it was in artex back in the day.....

 

[365drills]

Re: Asbestos water tank in loft how do i remove it before loft conversion - any ideas

Something I was wondering is could there be a test to see if it IS asbestos... How would I even know? Or is the photo obvious. (that it is)

Agree it seems once you mention the word suddenly a lot of people get jumpy or talk ££££££££

I dont want to underestimate the risks or the task (Want to do the right thing) Just making sure I am asking all the right questions.

Maybe I need to buy this kit for £39.99 (Testiing kit)

 

[SafeGasInstall]

Re: Asbestos water tank in loft how do i remove it before loft conversion - any ideas

it does not LOOK like asbestos tank !!! pls post another picture

 

[lame plumber]

Re: Asbestos water tank in loft how do i remove it before loft conversion - any ideas

to tgest it you need to break bits off!!! to certify which type of asbestos it needs to be exmined microscopicaly to id the fibre type, a kit cant do that. Hence why disposal companies owners run around in aston martins. When I had a school boiler house stripped of blue asbestos lagging it took a week and £12k to pay for the work!!

 

[Best]

Re: Asbestos water tank in loft how do i remove it before loft conversion - any ideas

Maybe a stupid question, but
Is the trap door opening not big enough? (perhaps with the timber around it removed to bring back to full size?)
That old tank looks about 2' x 2' maybe at it's end.

 

[Killy Bing]

Re: Asbestos water tank in loft how do i remove it before loft conversion - any ideas

If its going to be a loft conversion, one of the first things you will do is make the stairway entrance, take it out then.

 

[Mike Jackson]

it does not LOOK like asbestos tank !!! pls post another picture

Looks like asbestos cement to me.

 

[jam1979]

Re: Asbestos water tank in loft how do i remove it before loft conversion - any ideas

if that's a f+e tank for the central heating what are the 2 taps for its 2 small to be a cwsc

 

[PlumbBobBob]

Re: Asbestos water tank in loft how do i remove it before loft conversion - any ideas

if that's a f+e tank for the central heating what are the 2 taps for its 2 small to be a cwsc

look at the second picture, that stack of chairs is quite high imho