Water Leaking Through Asbestos Roof

Regrettably the pitch is very low and as a result when it rains hard the water ingresses and leeks into the garage.

Water leaking through asbestos roof.

I don t want to go to the expense of removing the asbestos and creating a greater pitch so i wonder if there is a material with which the roof can be covered. If cleaning is necessary apply a moss killer e g. As long as the leaking water is controlled and disposed of safely there shouldn t be any problems. The trick is not to try to disturb or do anything with the asbestos roof yourself.

The way that asbestos fibres can affect your health it does not really matter if you actually live under an asbestos roof or not. Posted by m forbes if the water is leaking through the roof the asbestos particles will be contained within the water and should therefore not be airbourne. The drainage for the roof runs down the middle to the back of the garage and the roof itself is a very shallow v shape sloping towards the central drainage. Do not clean the roof unless really necessary as asbestos fibres may be released during the process.

The difference in the level of exposure whether you have an asbestos roof or not is virtually zero. Do not sand or scrape the cement. Around the area of the joint water seeps through and i can see some of the roof is damp.