Asbestos in Boilers and Boiler Rooms

This boiler and the boiler room had been stripped of asbestos in the 1980's. Closer examination revealed several asbestos gaskets in poor condition and we found several pieces of asbestos debris that the strippers missed.

The gasket can clearly be seen around the boiler door in it's closed position. A small sample was take to confirm the presence of asbestos.

Although previously stripped of asbestos, a cursory inspection revealed asbestos debris in the boiler room which must now undergo a thorough environmental clean.

This is a wall panel to the same previously stripped boiler room. As you can see, there is a broken panel of asbestos insulation board clearly visible.

Although this heating boiler looked quite modern, the gasket was tested and found to contain asbestos. Boiler rooms were often lagged with asbestos and older heating equipment can contain gaskets, asbestos paper and asbestos string.

The examples above all come from the same boiler room in Smethwick, West Midlands. Despite the room being stripped of asbestos 20 years ago, there was still a fair amount of asbestos present and in poor condition, posing a threat to health.

We have been retained to project manage the removal of the boiler, the asbestos wall linings and to perform an environmental clean of the area.

As chartered building surveyors and qualified asbestos surveyors, we are responsible for the initial specification of the works, the tendering process, planning supervisor duties and the project management of the removal, together with managing the replacement heating system for this large factory.

The works qualify for a tax rebate of 150%.

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Old redundant valve in a disused factory with residue of asbestos gasket. Not all gaskets contain asbestos, so because this one was exposed and in poor condition, we tested it and it confirmed that it contained Chrysotile asbestos. In a removal situation, it would be as easy to remove the valve and dispose of the entire thing in an asbestos skip, rather than attempt to remove the asbestos from each component.

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