How To Insulate Asbestos Garage Roof

If the existing roof of the garage is pitched or if you are intending to build a space above the garage with a pitched roof then we suggest you look at our page on pitched roof insulation which covers this area in a bit more detail.

How to insulate asbestos garage roof.

Asbestos could be lurking anywhere in your home but two of the more common places is your roof and insulation. These specific mineral fibers are dangerous once they begin to breakdown. In colder weather lots of condensation would drip from the underside. My garage and adjacent workshop i fitted with a modern corrugated metal roof.

If your garage is attached to your house you will notice a big difference in your home s temperature as well. With no disturbance to the asbestos work can be completed quickly with. This is because our asbestos encapsulation system prevents the further release of harmful asbestos fibres into the air. It is a corrugated asbestos roof with wooden joists holding it up.

Then filling any gaps left from fitting with expanding foam. Check the underside of your roof for a white or gray rough coating. The space created above the garage would also have to be fully insulated in a similar fashion to the garage. Replace asbestos cement garage roof.

It will look like a rough layer of either white or gray paint. Insulating the ceiling of your garage involves the same process as insulating the walls. Asbestos fibers were used consistently in these two items for decades. Remodels new construction and even demolition can.

If you have a flat garage roof and an attic above you can install the garage insulation from below using a standard ladder. Unfortunately it is an asbestos mix roof which i can t replace as my neighbours garage shares the same roof. This will help while you re up on the ladder. I was thinking of getting some 50mm kingspan board cutting it and pushing it between the rafters.

Insulation rolls preferably ones easy to cut into pieces one of the best methods you can use if you want to regulate the temperature of your garage is to insulate the garage roof. This can happen for numerous reasons. Just remember to use thicker r 40 insulation. We need to pass some pipes through our corrugated asbestos garage roof so.

Asbestos spray coating was a commonly used way to insulate a roof and sometimes the sides of buildings. It can have a lot to do with lack of any insulation. I want to insulate my garage roof to help stop the condensation. However if you have a cathedral style garage roof you will need a scaffolding to get into the upper areas of the roof.

Measure the height and width between the framing in the ceiling and pre cut the pieces you ll need.