Hyndburn Homes - asbestos removal - Page 4

Michael1954 · 22-02-2012, 14:22

You have had a traumatic time of it, so I am very pleased that things are now on the up.

Best wishes
Michael

MargaretR · 22-02-2012, 14:37

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

They might think twice in the future Margaret. Glad you are sorted.
I hope they are doing the deep clean for you...or at least paying for it to be done.

Oh yes - didn't miss that

I forgot to claim the £7 I spent on a taxi on Sunday but I'll not get too greedy.

susie123 · 22-02-2012, 14:55

Well done. I wonder if others had the same experience as you? It will be expensive for Assist if so. Or perhaps the others just put up with it. Hope you get back to normal soon.

MargaretR · 22-02-2012, 15:11

My flat was the first on this road. They are working their way downhill.
The air monitor is buzzing in my lounge now.

I had a chat with the young woman who brought it.(independant monitoring company)
She says that the position of decontamination chambers on the exit route to the door has been changed on the flats done after mine. It will no longer be possible to get access to bathroom and bedroom with the sheeted tunnel in place. She personally inspected the exit tunnel before work began on my flat.

MargaretR · 22-02-2012, 15:12

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Originally Posted by susie123

Well done. I wonder if others had the same experience as you? It will be expensive for Assist if so. Or perhaps the others just put up with it. Hope you get back to normal soon.

I am the only one who had rainwater penetration --- so far

Less · 22-02-2012, 15:44

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

I am the only one who had rainwater penetration --- so far

Truce over,

I hate the image conjured up of the position you were in for that to happen!

susie123 · 22-02-2012, 16:42

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Originally Posted by Less

Truce over,

I hate the image conjured up of the position you were in for that to happen!

Funny that Less - a similar picture crossed my mind!

jaysay · 22-02-2012, 17:40

Glad you have got some sort of satisfaction Margaret, or will have when everything is done and dusted, one thing for sure they're going to be on their toes for the rest of the contract, the boss is calling to see next Monday, think I'll mention your name, that should scare the living daylights out of him

MargaretR · 22-02-2012, 18:07

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Glad you have got some sort of satisfaction Margaret, or will have when everything is done and dusted, one thing for sure they're going to be on their toes for the rest of the contract, the boss is calling to see next Monday, think I'll mention your name, that should scare the living daylights out of him

They don't send out the organ grinders until after the job, and not unless you complain.

The chap you will get is the liason officer.

He is the one who lied to me saying the flue pipe was smashed( I knew it wasn't) instead of saying what the real (big) problem was - damaged asbestos firestop sheets.

As a ex building trade person you will know how baaaad that is.

If your neighbours are grumbling to you about this work you can now tell them that removal is essential - a defunct flue pipe alone wouldn't have been.

To reduce their dismay, you can add that mine were damaged and emitting fibres - theirs might be undamaged, but they need removal because they will deteriorate over time.

The lady who monitored the air near the water leak carpet damage has returned with the results - 2 fibres detected, but the 'safe' limit is 20.

People who dont get rainwater washing down the fibres into the living space should not expect to have any at all.

Whilst she was here I showed her the large gap around the pipe going up into the loft from my shower installation.

She assured me that my loft has been sealed - where all piping goes into the loft, the space around the pipe has been sealed from above. She has an honest face - I trust her.

When the liason officer calls, explain your past experience with asbestos so that he won't feel the need to lie to you.

I wouldn't have created a fuss like I did if I had known that it was much more than an intact defunct flue pipe.

PS as a downstairs flat all you have to do is stay in with windows shut

jaysay · 22-02-2012, 18:22

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

They don't send out the organ grinders until after the job, and not unless you complain.

The chap you will get is the liaison officer.

He is the one who lied to me saying the flue pipe was smashed( I knew it wasn't) instead of saying what the real (big) problem was - damaged asbestos firestop sheets.

As a ex building trade person you will know how baaaad that is.

If your neighbours are grumbling to you about this work you can now tell them that removal is essential - a defunct flue pipe alone wouldn't have been.

To reduce their dismay, you can add that mine were damaged and emitting fibres - theirs might be undamaged, but they need removal because they will deteriorate over time.

The lady who monitored the air near the water leak carpet damage has returned with the results - 2 fibres detected, but the 'safe' limit is 20.

People who dont get rainwater washing down the fibres into the living space should not expect to have any at all.

Whilst she was here I showed her the large gap around the pipe going up into the loft from my shower installation.

She assured me that my loft has been sealed - where all piping goes into the loft, the space around the pipe has been sealed from above. She has an honest face - I trust her.

When the liason officer calls, explain your past experience with asbestos so that he won't feel the need to lie to you.

I wouldn't have created a fuss like I did if I had known that it was much more than an intact defunct flue pipe.

Thanks for that Margaret, I don't think I'll have the same problem as you living on the ground floor, maybe just the flue pipe, anyway I too know about the dangers of asbestos having worked with it when it was deemed safe, many years ago. In the letter I had pushed through the door it says the call will be between 8am and 3pm, oh no he won't 10am is the earliest they'll get in here and I shall inform them in the morning

MargaretR · 22-02-2012, 18:26

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Originally Posted by jaysay

In the letter I had pushed through the door it says the call will be between 8am and 3pm, oh no he won't 10am is the earliest they'll get in here and I shall inform them in the morning

I told them the same

but found that my anxiety about getting out had me awake before dawn.

PS- the flue pipe from your ceiling to the defunct boiler went out with that boiler - mine did - and no precautions were used then.

jaysay · 22-02-2012, 18:40

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

I told them the same

but found that my anxiety about getting out had me awake before dawn.

PS- the flue pipe from your ceiling to the defunct boiler went out with that boiler - mine did - and no precautions were used then.

Ya that's right, and they didn't use any special precautions then, its surprising what you remember with hindsight

MargaretR · 22-02-2012, 18:44

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Ya that's right, and they didn't use any special precautions then, its surprising what you remember with hindsight

The flue pipes hadn't been tested so they didn't know, and the firm that did it were thicko scousers.

Undamaged flue pipes are very low risk and are usually just coated with PVC glue as a precaution.

mobertol · 22-02-2012, 18:58

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

The flue pipes hadn't been tested so they didn't know, and the firm that did it were thicko scousers.

Tsk,tsk! Not like you to fall for such biased regional stereotypes, Margaret!

The scousers I met were all pretty quick on the up-take - quite the opposite to thickos!!!

MargaretR · 22-02-2012, 19:05

As a ground floor flat you will be told to stay in with windows shut- no peeking in the stairwell, because the red bags of roof insulation will be stacked there waiting to be carried out.

The 'windows shut' is because the air extraction equipment is vented outside.

The only aggro you are likely to get is the sound of the deisel generator operating that equpment.