Asking too much? Or just enough to not breathe Asbestos and Victorian dust?
Are we being ridiculously over the top here, or is this actually a sensible asbestos-related hill to... errr die on?
We bought a 1800s house in dire need of work that got an ancient boiler (Stelrad 'Ideal Concord CX' - listed as containing ACMs https://www.miketheboilerman.com/asbestos-risk-in-boilers.html ) to remove. It’s already been professionally disconnected, but it’s still bolted to a cement pad, and there may be ACMs in the boiler itself, the seals/gaskets, the pad, and the pipe ( flue) running up the chimney breast.
Our goal is simple: remove all and eventually use that chimney breast safely for a kitchen extractor/cooker hood (ideally not seasoning dinner with asbestos fibers.)
We're having trouble getting quotes for:
NPU enclosure for the chimney works
full boiler and flue removal/disposal
minimal-disassembly of boiler if possible
removal of the cement pad and any adjoining ACMs
ideally full flue/chimney removal without opening up the whole house like a tinned sardine.
Are we being unreasonable asking for all this and should we just give up on the stove on the chimney breast idea entirely?
boiler and flue connecting to wall
