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Guy's i have converted a garage into a studio at the rear of my house and after 1 year i have mould forming high on the walls. I put electric radiators inside it but the roof was asbestos sheets and the joiner advised leaving it as it was and painting it rather than replacing it due to danger of breaking asbestos and disposal. I called him recently and he said either to knock a couple of vents in the walls or place a dehumidifier in there. Any of you had similar problems and how did you solve the issue?
 
Ventilation will fix it.
Try and put in one low level vent and a high level vent.
I had a similar thing a few years ago with a workshop I built and insulated. Put in 2 vents and it solved the problem.
 
Bobsyeruncle said:
Ventilation will fix it.
Try and put in one low level vent and a high level vent.
I had a similar thing a few years ago with a workshop I built and insulated. Put in 2 vents and it solved the problem.
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Thanks very much. I'll get this done over the coming days. Was it just normal vents with the insect mesh?
 
Mine was terrible for black mould even my white vinal backdrop got it but there was no vents at all We put a new roof on this year and i also put 2 big vents in it ,I think this will sort it out too early to say for sure.

Rob.
 
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Thanks very much. I'll get this done over the coming days. Was it just normal vents with the insect mesh?
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I used a couple of these. One at the front high up, and the other at the rear low down. Mould disappeared soon after. Previously I was using mould spray etc but it kept coming back.
It was only a workshop so I wasn't worried about spiders etc :LOL:
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you could dry line it also, mould only forms on a cold surface where warm air meets it generally.
vents will do what you need as they generally let the warm air out but that will make the space cooler.
dry line the effective areas and simply reduce the amount of cold spots.
 
Dehumidifier and also mould block paint on the ceiling and upper walls should help.
 
Mr Bump said:
you could dry line it also, mould only forms on a cold surface where warm air meets it generally.
vents will do what you need as they generally let the warm air out but that will make the space cooler.
dry line the effective areas and simply reduce the amount of cold spots.
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My workshop was dry lined and insulated, but still mould would appear.
I also tried a greenhouse type heater down low so it wasn't cold.
The only thing that prevented the mould was airflow through the vents.
2 small vents is all it took, so didn't let much cold air in, but enough to prevent the mould.
 
Put in two vents yesterday so I'll stick the heating on a timer down low and hopefully that'll make a difference. Couldn't really have it on much before as condensation built up rapidly.

Really need a solution to this roof problem. If it wasn't so expensive to get rid of the asbestos sheets it would have been done ages ago. That and the fact nobody wants to remove them.
 
Plenty of asbestos removal companies out there, just not cheap id recon on £2k as a ball park based on stuff we have had done in the past
 
scottduffy said:
Put in two vents yesterday so I'll stick the heating on a timer down low and hopefully that'll make a difference. Couldn't really have it on much before as condensation built up rapidly.

Really need a solution to this roof problem. If it wasn't so expensive to get rid of the asbestos sheets it would have been done ages ago. That and the fact nobody wants to remove them.
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Check with your local dump. Some of them will take asbestos cement sheets and you could remove them yourself....
 
Bobsyeruncle said:
Check with your local dump. Some of them will take asbestos cement sheets and you could remove them yourself....
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Theres a lot of things you can do yourself, messing with asbestos sheets that are not encapsulated is not one of them, and would be highly surprised if a local dump would take it - the 4 local ones near me dont - 4 seperate authorities. Normally its a sealed skip thats used to take it away. or double bagged if using an vehical. I would not want to be putting it in my car to transport it
 
My local tip takes it double bagged. The type that the HSE say can be DIY removed with basic filtration, not the stuff that needs the full X-files hazmat gear.
 
AgentOrange76 said:
Theres a lot of things you can do yourself, messing with asbestos sheets that are not encapsulated is not one of them, and would be highly surprised if a local dump would take it - the 4 local ones near me dont - 4 seperate authorities. Normally its a sealed skip thats used to take it away. or double bagged if using an vehical. I would not want to be putting it in my car to transport it
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Asbestos cement is low risk. It doesn't need a licensed contractor to remove. Some local dumps will take it. The sheets can be removed whole without damaging.
The problems start when some t*** turns up and starts removing it by breaking it and chucking in the back of a truck....
The HSE website gives good info on how to deal with it....

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I think there may also be a 3 day notification period as well before disposing of it? Just in case you don't have anywhere to safety store it in the interim.
 
It may vary according to the local authority, but we have to pre-book and be given authorisation in advance before disposal.
 
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