Painting asbestos roof tiles

[ort67]

Hi, my house has old roof tiles made with asbestos in them, they are starting to get a bit faded, can anyone recommend a black paint I could paint them with to freshen them up?

I read on the thread linked below that painting asbestos might not be a good idea as the paint will then contain asbestos fibers which might be a health risk, although that thread is for asbestos indoors, so it might not be as risky to do it outdoors.

https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/painting-asbestos.341354/#post-2555589

Here is a picture of the roof:

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[sparkwright]

Leave them well alone.

If you start messing about with those you will have a major job to maintain forever.

 

[ort67]

Leave them well alone.

If you start messing about with those you will have a major job to maintain forever.

Really? You don't think there is some kind of paint I could slap on?

They are starting to look a bit dull. They are due to be replaced in the next 5 years or so with non-asbestos tiles, just want to make it look better in the meantime.

 

[ort67]

I'm thinking of getting one of the following two paints and slapping it on the roof tiles:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/thompsons-high-performance-roof-seal-black-2-5ltr/46708

or

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Everbuild-90505-Weather-Roof-Coating/dp/B0012L72C0

Anyone think that is a bad idea?

 

[oldcardriver]

Sounds like a "bad idea". If you're going to camber over the tiles to brush paint them, then you are probably going to disturb the asbestos fibres which you could inhale and could float down into your house. You're better off leaving them be, or better still have them removed by an experienced contractor and replace them with slate if you want the same appearance.