Replace Eternit facade...

[JoLi]

We are considering replacing the facade from Eternit panels to wood. BUT, should the Eternit panels be removed? OR can they remain in place, be framed, insulated, and covered with a wooden facade?

 

[styrman1]

mine remain in place.
secured on the outside with double 45 studs

 

[MathiasS]

Mine don't stay put.

I have done this operation in two places, at home and in the countryside. Both times, it has been obvious to remove debris that serves no function and to have a clean surface to work from.

Taking down the tiles is easy and quick. If you have scaffolding in place, it takes a couple of days (if you are going to take down the tiles whole, which you should).

If you choose to remove the tiles, use the same clothes while working (which you then throw away) and proper respiratory protection (buy at Jula, not paper filters like a nurse uses).

Some recycling centers accept asbestos-cement for free, others for a fee (say 800 SEK per ton, a low cost indeed). Another option that is not as crazy as it sounds is to bury the tiles in the ground.

 

[Johan Gunverth]

...Another option that isn't as crazy as it sounds is to bury the slabs in the ground.

It is technically not allowed to bury them, but that is mostly because there need to be regulations on how to handle hazardous waste like asbestos in this case. Buried deep in the ground so that there's no risk of encountering it later is completely fine. That's what is done at the landfill. However, the municipalities want to have control over this.
Asbestos is mined and is purely mineral and stable. No risk of it reacting with anything else, in other words.
Eternit is only dangerous when it dusts, and it's the dust itself that harms the lungs. The asbestos fibers clog the air sacs and can, in the worst case, cause asbestosis or lung cancer in large amounts.

 

[MathiasS]

It is actually not allowed to bury, but it's mostly because there should be regulations on how to handle hazardous waste like asbestos in this case. Buried deep down in the ground so there's no risk of it being encountered later is perfectly fine. That's what's done at the landfill. However, the municipalities want to have control over this.
Asbestos is mined in quarries and is purely mineral and stable. No risk of it reacting with anything else in other words.
Eternit is only dangerous when it dusts, and it is the dust itself that damages the lungs. Asbestos fibers clog the alveoli and can, in the worst case, cause asbestosis or lung cancer in large quantities.

Yep.

When we dealt with this in the countryside, we got two tips from the municipality's environmental department (Waxholm): Bury it on the property or dump it in the lake where it's deep (!!!). Now the tiles are stacked in a corner of the property that's not used. Here at home, I found a recycling center that accepts it for free.

 

[sville]

There is no reason to take down the tiles imo.
It's fastest and easiest to let them stay.

 

[Immobil]

??? imo? ??? :-/

Away with the eterniten,
and you'll be rid of the mess! ;D

 

[Byggahus-nisse]

A bit off-topic, but: Several doctors have told me that the eternit dust is only harmful to tobacco smokers, others don't need to worry (as long as it involves single exposures).


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[sville]

??? imo? ??? :-/

Away with the eterniten,
and you get rid of the mess! ;D

Imo= In my opinion

In any case, it becomes more expensive to take it down. Then if a customer of mine wants it, of course I'll do it!

 

[MathiasS]

Imo= In my opinion

It will in any case be more expensive to take it down. But if a customer of mine wants it, of course I'll do it!

It only gets more expensive if you don't do it yourself. Okay, maybe a few hundred for the landfill if you can't dispose of it for free.

 

[fia_mstd]

it is not what I have heard from people who worked at Lomma eternit factory where the majority are dead now

At an eternit factory, it is hardly about isolated exposures... :