Can redoing a garden release diseases?

If he buried Asbestos is he going to spray chemicals propley, if they used a mini digger they would have buried about 10ft max by time they put in the item in, in would only be about 6ft under the the soil

 

Thanx for the replies guys i need to figure out how to go about it without causing problems with my neighbours. As im practically housebound without help a bad relationship with my neighbours would cause massive problems

So need to handle this very carefully

Oh and the neighbour doesn't know what was sprayed he told me his bloke had killed the chocolate vine and whatever he used had worked

So he hasnt got a clue *sigh*

 

No you don't. To save money it is possible (we have to accept that you are not 100% certain that it is asbestos) that your neighbour runs the risk of irreversibly damaging the health of others, including your health.
I am about to loose a good customer to an asbestos related disease. We see him just once a year now when I MOT the car. I collected it a few weeks ago and had a cup of tea with him as he used oxygen to help him breathe. The car had done just over twenty miles in a year.
The potential risk to you is very small, but it should not even be there. Your neighbour is a mean spirited, self absorbed idiot.

 

I completely understand what your saying LongK but i already have massive health problems that can be made considerably worse by constant noise by others. I have had several bad relapses due to the noise from all the work they have had constantly done to the house and garden over the last year and a half since they bought it.

Therefore this situation needs to be handled delicately because I don't need a bad relationship with my neighbours and if it ended up turning nasty and they decided to have parties till all hours and play loud music constantly to be spiteful that would have a massive effect on my health and would eventually lead me to being bed bound again.

If i was renting or healthy then i would not have to consider these things but I'm stuck in my house 90% of the time. my house and garden is my whole world and i really don't want to feel uncomfortable in my own home and have anymore extra stress on top of my health.

I have improved so much that i cant take risks that could knock me right back.

So i really do need to think how to go about this without it leading to anything nasty

 

Maybe tell him you've sent samples of the dying plants, and some soil off to the RHS for an analysis to see exactly what they're dying of. Just drop subtle little seeds of ideas in there, like that you're puzzled that (choose a plant) is suffering, especially as it is so deep rooted compared to other plants. Mention how its unusual that the plants have shown these particular symptoms, as you don't know of any natural disorders that might cause it etc.

The idea being to sow seeds of worry in his own mind, worrying that such analyses might uncover some very illegal chemicals, and then he might panic and confess or take remedial action himself. Its a long shot, but worth a try. Coppers use such bluffs all the time I believe.

 

Thank you clueless that sounds like a good plan :-)

 

If the asbestos is cement based we can take it to our local site,it has to be placed into 2 strong plastic bags then sealed with tape so no dust can get out.There is no charge if you are householders.A few years ago I had a Cement based garage which got in a bad state so I made enquires about what to do.Had I been a contractor I would have done had to do this.

1 notify and get the correct forms 3,fill in and return.
2 Get a special skip at the then charge of £200
3 Break up the asbestos with a hammer not cut it with a saw.
4 Pay £12 per ton disposal charge.

Lucky for me I new a chap who owned skips and got in touch with him,when I told him my problem it was him who told me to go to the local rubbish site and ask them what to do.
As I have said I was told that as a householder I could bag it up and seal, take it to the dump,get the bags checked that they where well sealed and them place it in there special skip.
NO CHARGE, can you see if there is a site near you and ask them,if you are lucky and are then pop next door and have a word,

 

Unfortunately fileyboy hes laid his precious lawn now so wont have any interest in digging it all up

Our local site does take asbestos as well it turns out which is infuriating