The rubber gasket that surrounds the vent pipe could be rotted.
My asbestos roof is leaking.
Look for cracks in the base of flexible rubber flashing or broken seams in metal varieties of vent pipe flashing.
Check plumbing vent boots and roof vents if water is entering from that area to cause the leaking roof.
The problems with the roof sheets occur as they deteriorate with age and consequently become more brittle.
Here s eight easy ways to fix your deteriorating bolts and washers safely seal asbestos sheets and fix those leaky cracks in your roof.
Cement sheets are one of the most commonly used roofing products that the mineral is found in and there are still a large number of buildings around the uk that have an asbestos cement sheet roof.
My garage is i believe a 1980s kit one with a corrugated asbestos roof.
Refurbish with a specialist coating.
The roof was in excellent condition for long but over the past few months there were a few incidents of tree branches falling on the roof during heavy winds causing small portions of the roof on the edges to break off.
Hi the first floor of my house has large portion of it covered by asbestos cement it has been so for a few decades now.
These fibres have broken free from the cement.
Over the years it has become very porous.
I m hoping someone can offer advice with regard to my leaking roof.
Although most of the asbestos fibres have been bound by the cement there are a comparatively higher number of fibres released.