Where Will I Find Asbestos?
Asbestos can exist in a variety of forms in a building; cement, coatings, floor tiles, insulating, lagging and loose. Many buildings build before 1999 will contain at least one form of asbestos as it was often too expensive or too difficult to extract.
Asbestos filled cement can often be found in the form of guttering, wall cladding and roofing. It is most commonly used for corrugated cement roofing which can be found on old farm buildings, warehouses and on some private sheds and garages.
Textured and sprayed asbestos was used to cover many internal walls and ceilings in lofts and often living spaces but while the textured coating is generally considered quite safe the sprayed coating is very unstable and can release large quantities of toxins into the air if disturbed.
Tiles made of asbestos were often used in insulating floor surfaces underneath laminate flooring or carpets. Similar forms of the material were used in fire blankets and oven gloves. Although generally quite safe to work with it is still best to consult a specialist or guidelines.
Asbestos insulating board (AIB) was quite commonly used in partition walls, lift shafts, roof linings and fire doors. Large quantities of this can still be found in many buildings built from the 1950s onwards and it is considered very dangerous to work with and only handled by a full licensed contractor.
Loose fill and lagging asbestos are considered the most dangerous forms of the material and are often found in cavities and wrapped around pipes and boilers. Both of these are the most dangerous and should only be handled by a professional as they can easily release toxins into the air.
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