Just because they are a builder doesn t mean they are competent to deal with asbestos.
Neighbours asbestos roof.
The pragmatic answer to this question is simply this.
Your neighbour s may have asbestos roofs.
Homes with asbestos roofs are also likely to be more expensive to insure.
We re all aware of the health risks here.
Contact the council who will send someone out to risk asses the asbestos roof it could well be the safe form of asbestos but better not to take the risk as it will have to be removed by.
The question to your neighbour should be whether the contractor is competent.
It s been ratting around in the current storm.
I m unsure of what to do.
Inform your neighbours of the proposed work and advise them to close doors and windows while the work is being undertaken.
You may live near an industrial area where there are many hectares of asbestos roofs and there may be other asbestos products that we do not know about that is close by.
The more weathered your roof gets the more risk there is of deterioration which might expose your family and neighbours to harmful asbestos fibres.
We ve heard from some property owners that asbestos roofing makes a property more difficult to sell.