eternite tiles - basement wall

[Mangelito]

Have eternit panels on a wall in the basement. Currently plastering the other walls, and of course want to take the opportunity to remove these ugly boards.

They are nailed directly into the concrete.

How dangerous is it really to pry these off? Won't be cutting into them. How brittle are they? Do they break easily when you pry them off?

Thanks

Mangelito

 

[Immobil]

How dangerous is it really to pry these loose? I'm not going to cut into them. How fragile are they? Do they break easily when pried loose?

8) It's not as dangerous as many seem to think. You are exposed only for a few hours, after all. The boards break quite easily.
If you're worried about the dust, you can wet the boards first and get a proper respiratory mask. A half-cup bra won't do, you might as well go without.

 

[zankan]

The tiles must then be disposed of as environmentally hazardous waste. Dare to be kind to the environment and the environment will be kind to you...

 

[MathiasS]

The tiles must then be disposed of as environmentally hazardous waste. Dare to be kind to the environment and the environment will be kind to you...

How it is disposed of depends on where you throw it away. The recycling center in Botkyrka has a special container for eternit. In Östberga, the workers run into the shed and lock themselves in if you say "eternit".....

 

[zankan]

How it is disposed of depends on where you throw it away. The recycling center in Botkyrka has a special container for eternit. In Östberga, the men run into the shed and lock themselves in if you say "eternit".....

You have to choose your places... I just know that we have terrible penalty fees on our containers if we have asbestos, electronics, and mixed waste in the bins...

 

[MathiasS]

One has to choose their places... I only know that we have terrible penalty fees on our containers if we have asbestos, electronics, and mixed waste in the bins...

Yes, and it’s quite reasonable actually.

Although it is a bit funny that two recycling centers, albeit in two different municipalities, handle the same material so differently.

 

[zankan]

It's a bit funny, I must say, handling things so differently. And regarding our penalty fees, I like them too, the problem is when you bring home a container for something like wood... The next day you come back, it's full of household waste, plaster, stereos, and stuff. It's fun to empty 10 cubic meters for 15,000 kronor when you could have done it for 3,000 if half the neighborhood wasn't dyslexic. Even though we have signs on containers indicating the type of waste we have in them. Often we have three: Combustible, landfill/electric, and non-combustible... It's not fun defending those costs or getting reprimanded from the environmental department due to poor handling of construction waste... But you've done the neighborhood a service...

Now, we've started using lockable containers, and the guys appreciate it immensely when it takes half a day just to empty a feeder wagon with waste...

 

[Immobil]

In Östberga, the old men run into the shed and lock themselves in if you say "eternit".....

: The question is: Is it out of fear of eternit or the craving for coffee? ??? :-/ ;D

 

[Haagbard]

When I replaced the roof on the lake shed, I loaded the rowboat, rowed out, and sank the asbestos in the lake, it was shaped like regular sinus-corrugated roofing sheets, practically an apartment house for the crayfish... quite a good deed  8)

 

[MathiasS]

When I replaced the roof on the boathouse, I loaded the boat, rowed out and sank the asbestos cement in the lake, it was shaped like regular sinusoidal roofing sheets, a real townhouse for the crayfish........truly a good deed 8)

That's the recommendation I've also received from a municipality's environmental office. Either throw it in the lake or bury it in the yard. It's probably not as crazy as it sounds.