DIY ASBESTOS REMOVAL - how to - ****saving money**** - 023

Finally came to removing the asbestos cladding. Decided to do it myself to save some money. It's actually quite straight forward!

First buy an asbestos testing kit (google search), mine cost about £35. You will get a test certificate back after sending the samples off. Mine had blue asbestos as well as white which is super rare. You will need to supply the cert to your local waste management company. They charged me upfront for the haulage approx. £300 and for the first tonne of waste approx. £300. I had a tad more than a tonne so they charged me a little more once the skip went back.

All in all this actually cost me less than a grand!

I used my hvlp gun to spray down the sheets with diluted pva. I saw this on an asbestos awareness website from Australia. Basically it bonds any lose fibres so they don't go anywhere. It's called a 'wetting agent' in the UK, there are more expensive options if you like spending money.

A couple of rolls of damp proof membrane 1000ga and some tape and you're sorted.

disclaimer, I am not a professional, please DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH!


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I'm Aiden and I'm documenting what was supposed to be my barn conversion, which has now ended up being a new build. I don't have a trade, I just have a go and I'll be doing lots of work myself. This is the boring bit in grand designs that you don't get to see. Subscribe and follow along to find out how our future home turns out.

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