Asbestos fencing?????
Quick question......
We've recently moved into a house which is about 12-15 years old, in Perth's northern subs. The fencing surrounding the house is that concrete looking material that a lot of houses around here have. Is this likely to be made with asbestos and if so should we consider having it removed, or at least be careful if drilling into it?? Cheers |
Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Originally Posted by geordiebloke
(Post 7729920)
Quick question......
We've recently moved into a house which is about 12-15 years old, in Perth's northern subs. The fencing surrounding the house is that concrete looking material that a lot of houses around here have. Is this likely to be made with asbestos and if so should we consider having it removed, or at least be careful if drilling into it?? Cheers The fence is OK, when it gets replaced - the neighbour and I will have to split the cost. I would get it identified before you do anything with it. Our old neighbour was going to merrily smash it down until I told him what it was. It needs to be disposed of in a certain way, if we choose to have it removed, the guy will have breathing equipment on and some sort of bodysuit. We have been told we will have to keep the windows shut and take certain precautions and you have to pay for its disposal - although a guy at work told me if you take it to a certain landfill site for asbestos then you only pay a little bit instead of hundreds, how true that is I do not know. On the top part of our garden where there is new(ish) fencing, the thicko guys that put the new fence up, didnt see fit to pull out all the asbestos from the old one, they just smashed it down and buried it all. Stupidity that beggards belief. Especially as our dog keeps digging it up - he doesnt touch it, he digs it and barks at it:eek:. Our council said asbestos is OK until it is disturbed - cut/drilled/smashed :blink:. So probably safer to get someone to identify it and then take it from there. |
Re: Asbestos fencing?????
I would advise not drilling into it, or doing anything to it.
Apparently it is not dangerous when in good condition and not disturbed. It does seem that lots of houses around Perth have such fencing. Official rules are: Existing asbestos cement fencing which is place may remain in place. However if the Asbestos fence is damaged and requires repairs, the fence must be removed and disposed of in a particular manner. Asbestos cannot be reused for any purpose - it must be disposed of correctly. |
Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Or hire a skip, break down the fence and place the pieces in bottom of skip, fill skip up with other crap, get skip collected. Problem solved - cheaply.
Not that I've ever done anything like that of course. |
Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Originally Posted by Amazulu
(Post 7729988)
Or hire a skip, break down the fence and place the pieces in bottom of skip, fill skip up with other crap, get skip collected. Problem solved - cheaply.
Not that I've ever done anything like that of course. And of course, most newcomers to such an area would not be aware of that... |
Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Any idea when exactly they have stopped using asbestos in housing construction in Australia?
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Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Originally Posted by Mipik
(Post 7730010)
Any idea when exactly they have stopped using asbestos in housing construction in Australia?
Brown and Blue asbestos, used in construction, was banned in 1987. White asbestos, used mainly for the manufacture of packing and friction materials such as brake and clutch linings, was banned on 31st December, 2003. |
Re: Asbestos fencing?????
It's flipping unreal how much stuff is made of asbestos and how late they were using it in Australia! Abatement programmes had been going on in the UK for donkeys' before the Aussies even stopped installing it.
Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
(Post 7729996)
And perfectly OK to do that, as long as you aren't aware that it is asbestos ;)
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Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Originally Posted by lapin_windstar
(Post 7730384)
It's flipping unreal how much stuff is made of asbestos and how late they were using it in Australia! Abatement programmes had been going on in the UK for donkeys' before the Aussies even stopped installing it.
Blue and brown asbestos (the two most dangerous forms) were banned in Australia in 1987. Two years difference = Donkeys years ? |
Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Originally Posted by lapin_windstar
(Post 7730384)
So long, of course, as you, your neighbours or anyone working at the waste site doesn't breathe it in and gets asbestosis because you're too tight-fisted. In Qld the laws on removal are pretty strict, but of course plenty of people ignore them:rolleyes: Lots of schools are full of it, R has done a few schools where its had to be removed, the entire area is sealed off etc, specialist company brought in. Houses, the neighbours are usually pretty clued up;) theres been a few houses recently where someones gone about removing it on the cheap and someones dobbed them in and they get fined, story often appears on local news and paper. However on building sites you hear amazing things, like old blokes who were chopping and sawing it 30 years ago and cause their not dead yet they reckon its safe:eek: Asbestos fences were sawed and drilled and apparently nobody even wore a mask. |
Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
(Post 7730247)
James Hardie, Australia’s largest asbestos manufacturer, who were sued recently, stopped using asbestos in its products in 1987.
Brown and Blue asbestos, used in construction, was banned in 1987. White asbestos, used mainly for the manufacture of packing and friction materials such as brake and clutch linings, was banned on 31st December, 2003. |
Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Originally Posted by lapin_windstar
(Post 7730384)
So long, of course, as you, your neighbours or anyone working at the waste site doesn't breathe it in and gets asbestosis because you're too tight-fisted.
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Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Originally Posted by geordiebloke
(Post 7730736)
So I'm guessing, with this in mind, if my house/fence was constructed in the mid 90's, it's unlikely to contain asbestos :confused:
But, you do hear of many people disagreeing with laws, and doing things their own way. |
Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Originally Posted by geordiebloke
(Post 7729920)
Quick question......
We've recently moved into a house which is about 12-15 years old, in Perth's northern subs. The fencing surrounding the house is that concrete looking material that a lot of houses around here have. Is this likely to be made with asbestos and if so should we consider having it removed, or at least be careful if drilling into it?? Cheers |
Re: Asbestos fencing?????
Originally Posted by lapin_windstar
(Post 7730384)
It's flipping unreal how much stuff is made of asbestos and how late they were using it in Australia! Abatement programmes had been going on in the UK for donkeys' before the Aussies even stopped installing it.
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