It’s the generation of ever more bullshit requirements by people who have no fucking clue. A uni friend ended up working in California in the defence industry. His company made an interesting box of … (View Post)

s Ah yes, the belief that you can “just take some money and no one will notice or be affected” I’ll just chuck some cattle grids on some footpaths. No-one will notice, eh? (View Post)

My relative who runs a building business insists on proper protective gear for lagging, woodwork and painting. Real painting for woodwork involves multiple coats and sanding - lots of fine dust. Mask… (View Post)

Further, it would almost certainly be white asbestos. Which is about as bad for you as fibre glass fibres from lagging. That is, both will give you lung cancer if you spend lots of time chopping it u… (View Post)

A building of that age will be stuffed full of asbestos - the high watermark of usage. Some will have been removed over the years. Much will have been left in place - unless you rip back to the bare … (View Post)