Asbestos Gutters
Gary Trend
I've had a painter round to look painting the outside of my house.
He pointed out that my guttering is asbestos and will not take a paint
finish that will
last very long. Of course he want's to quote for a reguttering job.
All of the houses in our street have the same gutters (circa 1949) some
in the same state as ours but many have been repainted (successfully it
seems).
As 98% of the street has not seen fit to replace do I really need to ?
The house is a semi and the neighbours have original guttering as well.
Replacement guttering is not what we expected and there are others calls
on the budget
that should be addressed first.
Any help / recommendations gratefully recieved
Thanks
Gary (in Bedford)
Ed Sirett
Gary Trend wrote in message <3551B297...@cranfield.ac.uk>...
be sufficient to make sure normal exterior grade paints will adhere
correctly. The very fact that others in your street have been successfully
(re)painted should tell you it will work.
As someone who earns part of my living from doing all sorts of maintenance
job for other people, I can only imagine that the 'painter' below had one of
the following real reasons:
a) Didn't really want to do the job.
b) Had never tried painting on asbestos before and did not want to own up to
the fact.
c) Thought there was more profit in the reguttering job than the painting
job.
Also since the place is a semi the likelihood is that the guttering is all
of a piece with next door, possibly sharing at least one downpipe, it would
make a very unsatisfactory job to botch the join at the boundary.
Ed Sirett
Property Repairer
Tel 0181 883 1448 / 0860 432401
Fax 0181 444 7740
Lee Shepherd
In article <3551B297...@cranfield.ac.uk>, Gary Trend
<g.t...@cranfield.ac.uk> writes
>I've had a painter round to look painting the outside of my house.
>
>He pointed out that my guttering is asbestos and will not take a paint
>finish that will
>last very long. Of course he want's to quote for a reguttering job.
>
Provided the existing gutters are in reasonable condition - not
broken/damaged or leaking, then there is no reason to replace them. If
what you painter says is correct, then surely the worst thing that can
happen is you have to repaint the gutters in a couple of years time!
My advice would be to to get another quote for the painting, he is
obviously touting for work! (Since when did painters quote for renewing
guttering?)
Lee.
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David Pym
On Thu, 7 May 1998 19:56:08 +0100, "Ed Sirett"
<e...@makewrite.demon.co.uk> wrote:
Hi Ed,
>Also since the place is a semi the likelihood is that the guttering is all
>of a piece with next door, possibly sharing at least one downpipe, it would
>make a very unsatisfactory job to botch the join at the boundary.
But the builder/painter will almost certainly be approaching the
neighbour to see if he would likle a new gutter at the same time :o)
Cheers
David.
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Jon Rouse
Gary Trend wrote:
>
> I've had a painter round to look painting the outside of my house.
>
> He pointed out that my guttering is asbestos and will not take a paint
> finish that will
> last very long. Of course he want's to quote for a reguttering job.
If he wants to replace them, then there is a good chance his ladder will
damage them accidentally.
> All of the houses in our street have the same gutters (circa 1949) some
> in the same state as ours but many have been repainted (successfully it
> seems).
The problem with gutters is that you need some sort of structural integrity.
YOu can get black gunk to line them with, but if there isn't enough strength
to support the gunk, then they're going to leak.
> As 98% of the street has not seen fit to replace do I really need to ?
If they've reached that age, then you might, but its best to get someone
checking who doesn't have a vested interest in replacing them.
> The house is a semi and the neighbours have original guttering as well.
Then joining new and old is going to be a problem. Perhaps your painter could
do a contract on the whole street?
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Steve Barnes
Ed Sirett wrote:
> >
> Also since the place is a semi the likelihood is that the guttering is all
> of a piece with next door, possibly sharing at least one downpipe, it would
> make a very unsatisfactory job to botch the join at the boundary.
>
Also, do you not need a special licence to remove or alter
asbestos? If the gutter needs cut, there can be some pretty
nasty fibres blown over the place...
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