Asbestos garage roof

filmskate · 2 Jan 2010

Hi,

I have an asbestos roof on my garage which needs dealing with. Rather than replacing it I would prefer to coat it with a waterproof coating. Has anyone had experience of a coating product called Kemper 1k PUR which has been suggested?

Filmskate

coolcatkelso · 7 Jan 2010

Hiya there

Yeah I've used it a couple of times for small asbest roofs. Its easy to use, just scrap any loose / flaky crap of the roof, give it a good clean and use the primer from the same guys.. Allow the primer to dry, doesn't take long and then apply the Kemper Pur using a paint roller. short, straight strokes is better, don't go mad and run all over the place lol

However, you can't use this yourself, only Kemper approved contractors are allowed to apply this

filmskate · 7 Jan 2010

Thanks for the info. You say you've used it yourself but in your final parragraph you say "However, you can't use this yourself, only Kemper approved contractors are allowed to apply this" Does this mean that you're a Kemper contractor or how dis you use it yourself? Will Kemper not sell the stuff direct?

coolcatkelso · 7 Jan 2010

Hiya

Yes my employer is kemper approved. We have only used it once, we don't get much call for it in the Scottish Borders

You could use acrypol on Asbestos roofs it will last for about a year, or you could torch on felt it but it is risky

If it was me, I would felt over it and replace with tin etc

As far as I'm aware, you can't buy kemper over the counter unless you have your registartion details which you won't have. We used it about a year ago, so not sure if they have changed it

filmskate · 7 Jan 2010

Thanks for your update. Felt would seem like a good alternative. There is a company called Asbestosafe who do a number on asbestos garage roofs. I don't know if it's a simple torch-on felt system or whether it's something more sophisticated. Can one use regular torch-on felt on top of asbestos - will it adhere, do you know?

coolcatkelso · 7 Jan 2010

yeah normal felt will stick without any problems. Just make sure you prep the surface.. Any flaking asbestos, moss grass etc.. You could do it yourself but with using heat I would recommend getting someone else to do it if its a large area

filmskate · 7 Jan 2010

Thanks for your advice - very useful.

olibob1989 · 8 Jan 2010

No work should be conducted on asbestos materials, even non licensed materials such as asbestos cement, without suitable non licensed training and suitable method statements and plans of work.

If no plan of work is available it is effictively breaking the law!!

coolcatkelso · 17 Jan 2010

The Regulations do not apply to asbestos cement products. Asbestos cement is mainly a mixture of asbestos and cement which is compressed or moulded to a high density. The most common asbestos cement products are roofing sheets, wall boards, gutters, drainpipes and flues.

As long as you follow the conditions in the "Control of Asbestoes" which is linked here

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/guidance/a14.pdf

Then you are not breaking no laws

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