Asbestos Removal - What a Rip!

[threebikesmcginty]

Having a house (well bungalow ) mauled about by builders at the moment. A health and Safety 'gentleman' was passing and so called in to make friends and help out where ever possible. Anyway he said we had some asbestos on site and we'll have to dispose of it via a contractor. Phoned a number he gave us and they quoted £4 grand to remove it + £280 for initial report and £360 for final report. We hunted around and found a local company (accredited and everything) who are doing the same work all in for £520 + Value Added Tory. It's a bugger because if I knew it was asbestos prior to work starting, as a home-owner, I could have disposed of it through a registered tip for nowt (I think that's correct) but now it's a building site there's a new set of rules.

What a difference in price though!

 

[Aperitif]

Make sure your property doesn't get a virus, now that the firewall is being removed, Ed. The second price? Asbestas yer gonna get! Nice that the chap made your acquaintance though - made your day, I feel...

 

[MacB]

do it yourself 3BM, just make sure you take the time to grind it up nice and small first to get it in bags for disposal

 

[threebikesmcginty]

do it yourself 3BM, just make sure you take the time to grind it up nice and small first to get it in bags for disposal

Jiffy bag of the blue stuff in the post to you Mac.

 

[MontyVeda]

it's a shark infested planet... they do the same with japanese knotweed; because it's controlled waste they'll quote astronomical prices backed up half truth, scare stories and BS.

 

[MacB]

Jiffy bag of the blue stuff in the post to you Mac.

it's your caring and sharing side that makes me love you so....you probably even know some wailing country song about posting asbestos...but don't feel you have to share the link

 

[threebikesmcginty]

it's your caring and sharing side that makes me love you so....you probably even know some wailing country song about posting asbestos...but don't feel you have to share the link

No bother for you...

 

[accountantpete]

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It's a bugger because if I knew it was asbestos prior to work starting, as a home-owner, I could have disposed of it through a registered tip for nowt (I think that's correct) but now it's a building site there's a new set of rules.

That's right - you just have to double bag it up and phone the tip up so they can open the locked container.

It's JJ Barrie.

 

[Paul J]

It came out of the ground so dig a hole in your garden and bury it.

 

[rich p]

Sack the builders, sack the asbestos and then re-hire the builders. QED

 

[gavintc]

Having a house (well bungalow ) mauled about by builders at the moment. A health and Safety 'gentleman' was passing and so called in to make friends and help out where ever possible. Anyway he said we had some asbestos on site and we'll have to dispose of it via a contractor. Phoned a number he gave us and they quoted £4 grand to remove it + £280 for initial report and £360 for final report. We hunted around and found a local company (accredited and everything) who are doing the same work all in for £520 + Value Added Tory. It's a bugger because if I knew it was asbestos prior to work starting, as a home-owner, I could have disposed of it through a registered tip for nowt (I think that's correct) but now it's a building site there's a new set of rules.

What a difference in price though!

I just hope the cheaper quote is for a legal disposal rather than a 'dodgy' one. The difference is remarkable and my cynical side suspects you may not be getting what you should be getting for this disposal.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Sack the builders, sack the asbestos and then re-hire the builders. QED

Don't think I hadn't thought of that.

 

[dellzeqq]

it's a shark infested planet... they do the same with japanese knotweed; because it's controlled waste they'll quote astronomical prices backed up half truth, scare stories and BS.

knotweed is really big meter stuff. I've seen a building site lay fallow because nobody would insure against the knotweed coming back even after we'd put concrete on top.

 

[Aperitif]

knotweed is really big meter stuff. I've seen a building site lay fallow because nobody would insure about the knotweed coming back even after we'd put concrete on top.

Sometimes I've knotweed all night on a bike ride. That's no insurance that I've not knotweed all day after.

 

[colly]

It's JJ Barrie.

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