{"id":40,"date":"2026-08-07T09:54:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpbrainy.com\/garage\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2026-09-17T10:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T10:58:26","slug":"asbestos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpbrainy.com\/garage\/asbestos\/","title":{"rendered":"Asbestos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Asbestos Removal - Garage Roofs\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u200bAre you worried about an\u00a0asbestos garage roof<\/strong>? We regularly deal with lots of asbestos garage roof removals throughout\u00a0Edinburgh<\/a>,\u00a0Glasgow\u00a0<\/a>and Scotland.<\/div>
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SEPA Registration<\/h4>
Garage Roof Scotland is a\u00a0SEPA Registered<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>company\u00a0(registration no.\u00a0WCR\/R\/110596<\/strong>). This is important because it means that we are licensed to remove and dispose of asbestos safely. If a company says that they are registered it is always a good idea to check, otherwise they could be removing the asbestos garage roof sheets using unsafe methods and then fly tipping them!

You can easily check if a company is SEPA Registered using the\u00a0SEPA website<\/a>. (You can find\u00a0Garage Roof Scotland<\/a>\u00a0by entering Paul McLean in the Search.)<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What is asbestos?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Asbestos is the name given to a set of 6 naturally occurring silicate minerals. Humans have found uses for it and mined it for more than 4000 years. However, in the last 100 years mining increased vastly due to its desirable properties in building eg fire resistance, sound absorption and affordability. It became a common product to use in building insulation.

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Problems with asbestos<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

As the uses of asbestos increased, health concerns about this product also increased. It is now known that inhalation of asbestos dust and fibres can cause serious and sometimes fatal illnesses such as malignant lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis. However it causes no problems at all if it is sealed as you cannot inhale the dangerous fibres.<\/p>\n


Asbestos in garages<\/b><\/p>\n

Asbestos-cement is the most widely used asbestos material and can be found in garages built before 1980. It is still used today, however only rarely and any material containing asbestos must be labelled as such. If your garage was built in the 60s or 70s it is quite likely to have roof sheets containing asbestos and possibly wall-cladding. Asbestos roof sheeting is normally a grey corrugated material. This product will have been perfectly safe but now that it is getting older it will be starting to show signs of wear and tear and weather damage. This is when the asbestos fibres can be released and cause health problems.<\/p>\n


Removal of asbestos garage roof
<\/b>You should seriously consider getting your garage roof replaced if it is showing any signs at all of decay. Signs include:
Leaks in your garage
Split or broken roof sheets
Missing roof sheets
Mould growing on your ceiling
Plants growing through and on the roof<\/p>\n

If you have found any of these problems, then you could be inhaling dangerous asbestos fibres.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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