The neighbor is tearing down an asbestos cement roof!

[Nisse Hammer]

Greenhouse. Your relationship with dangers and risks far exceeds the rational and reasonable, and your actions here suggest that you lack the ability to accept factual reasons to reduce your worries. I am truly sorry for you, as it must be incredibly tough to worry as much as you do and spend so much time questioning and debating something even though you've already received so many clear and reassuring answers. I also wonder what effect this has on your child, does the child get to play without constant admonitions, or do you transfer your own worries to your child, who then risks becoming anxious and passive? I don't say this to be condescending, but thinking about your and your child's best interest: seek professional help to learn to react proportionally to the dangers and risks we are all exposed to in our lives. Good luck.

 

[Hamstrin]

The danger of asbestos has nothing to do with the internet. It was banned already in 1982, and the internet didn't exist then.

Yes Staffan, of course I'm worried. It's about my child's health. That he has been exposed to something harmful because of my neighbor's negligence and stinginess.

This forum never ceases to amaze

 

[Saxsson]

OK we think in a completely different way:
If the asbestos roof stays for another 20 years, during your child's upbringing, it will regularly release some small amount of fibers. When cones fall, it hails and rains, for example. Most of it goes down into the soil layer right by the building. Then it can be stirred up when raking, for example.
Now you get rid of the roof all at once and the wind blows away from you. Sounds almost good if you look at it that way.

Thought the same way when she blurts out that the man is stingy and nonchalant even though he's actually replacing the roof and furthermore exposing himself to much greater danger! 74 years old and working on the roof is nothing to mess with!
I would have gone over to the neighbor and helped him without hesitation!
Sad with whiny neighbors

 

[Daos69]

Goodness, what threads you have created, TS, 15 about asbestos and eternit in various stages of panic. Just calm down, you can't live your life with asbestos anxiety every time you want to hang a painting.

of course he can live his life as he pleases, as long as he stops harassing others with his need for validation and rechthaberei. they always end up on internet forums, the only place they can get the attention they demand.

 

[Lerstenstegel]

I have obtained a certificate to remove asbestos.
A larger fiber is enough for scar tissue. Asbestos and pleural plaques are the most common injuries.
When working for a client, such as tearing down a roof, a work plan must be established, and this should always include a cordon off, but it was only a few meters from the object, and everything within the cordon (essentially as far as a piece of the roof can fall + some meters) should be cleared of larger objects that can be removed by hand, vacuum the smaller ones, then water them down.

However, it sticks to clothes and hair.
That is why it is important to be careful to vacuum oneself and the clothes.

 

[Rickardth]

Good that you care about your child.

But why ask a question if you're not interested in the answers?

I think your garage is more polluted with asbestos than you want to know,
Close the thread!

 

[Sanna171]

Mention a response that deviated from the informative line.

Of course, you are free to interpret information however you like. But shouldn't "correct" and "informative" rank higher when asking a question?

Many of the responses, especially from Staffan, have just felt like he wants to ridicule the OP. I think that's obvious to most. It's impossible to take seriously what someone says if their intention is to ridicule you and not to help you. It's unfortunate if this forum is meant for adult bullying.

 

[Sockerhög]

of course he can live his life as he wants, as long as he stops harassing others with his need for validation and rechthaberei. they always end up on internet forums, the only place they can get the attention they require.

TS: "- Did you just assume my gender?"
This might also turn into an offended thread

 

[tobost]

Honestly, I haven't managed to read the entire thread. Asbestos can be dangerous even in small doses, so the fear is not unfounded. However, it can take many years before one gets sick. On the other hand, it's not dangerous to have asbestos on the roof or in ventilation pipes. It's the fiber dust that's dangerous. So if the tiles aren't cracked and do not produce dust, it's not dangerous. I have personally taken down an entire house facade with eternitplattor. I wore a respirator. As a private individual, you are allowed to handle it. The rules in place, at least when I did it, were designed as occupational safety.

 

[Sundance Kid]

Absolutely no worries. Plus, him doing it himself is probably much better than if a company comes and does it.
You inhale more asbestos if you take a trip into town.

 

[Staffans2000]

Many of the responses, especially from Staffan, just felt like he wants to ridicule the OP.

It made me reread my answers. But I can't find anything ridiculing. Possibly a hint of sarcasm for good reason. The OP, on the other hand, is arrogant and superior, when she (the OP is definitely a younger lady) dismisses our comments about other dangers to be aware of.

Staffan

 

[Tornhill 2]

Calling a company and asking might be a good idea!

Comparing asbestos with sugar is just childish.

It's not about wanting support in complaining about the neighbor. It's about a genuine concern for a substance that is very hazardous to health.
Justified fear or not, a good tone is expected.

Since (too much) sugar is one of the biggest causes of overweight, and since overweight is one of the biggest causes of cardiovascular diseases, and since cardiovascular diseases are one of the most common causes of death in Sweden today, while asbestos-related deaths are, in principle, non-existent statistically, I agree with you, it is just childish to compare the danger of asbestos with the danger of sugar.

Asbestos is, in principle, a non-issue in today's Sweden, while sugar is a huge problem.

/ Regards, Fredrik

 

[greenhouse]

If TS lived right next to the neighbor. How would you shield the roof?

Good and relevant question!

 

[skagget]

When it comes to asbestos, it's long-term exposure that is dangerous.

Yes, it is actually the case that long-term exposure can result in health effects eventually. Light fibers will just briefly move up and down in the airways. Larger fibers get stuck in the nose. Fibers in sizes in between can remain in the lungs. It probably requires enormous amounts before it has any effect 20-30 years later.
So take it easy.

 

[Chriskar]

Is this a serious post? Hope they have an electric car and don't live in a central location. And don't have someone who smokes nearby, Always important to care about our loved ones but isn't it positive that the neighbor is replacing their eternit roof