10 Sep Asbestos is in the air
Asbestos is in the air
Spring is in the air & so is the time for buying/ renovating or just renovating this is just little reminder that asbestos is in the air.
Is your home or building built before 2003? if so it may contain asbestos.
You are thinking about renovating you must be aware. It’s important for home owners and renovators to be aware of how to safely manage asbestos in & around the home.
Asbestos fibres were used widely in building materials before the mid 1980’s. Your house was built or renovated before the mid 1980’s, it’s likely to contain asbestos cement building materials. Australia was one of the highest users per capita in the world up until the mid 1980’s.
New South Wales use was discontinued in all fibro sheets and products by the mid 1980’s. After this, asbestos continued to be used principally in friction products, for brake and clutch linings. Manufacture and use of asbestos products was banned nationally in Australia from 31 December 2003.
Some places where you will find It asbestos
- Roof sheeting and capping
- Guttering
- Gables, eaves/soffits
- Water pipes
- Lagging on pipping
- Flues
- Exterior wall sheeting (flat or a weatherboard style)
- Interior Wall sheeting
- Interior Ceiling sheeting
- Vinyl sheet flooring & glue
- Floor sheeting
- Carpet and tile underlays
- Zelemite backing boards to the switchboards
- Flexible building boards
- Imitation brick cladding
- Fencing
- Carports and sheds
- Waterproof membrane
- Some window putty
- Expansion joints
- Window packing
- Door packing
- Packing under beams
- Concrete form work
Importantly
If you suspect you have asbestos in your HOME, Don’t cut it! Don’t drill it! Don’t drop it! Don’t sand it! Don’t cut it! Don’t scrape it! Don’t scrub it! Don’t dismantle it! Don’t water blast it! Don’t demolish it! Don’t dump it!
Recommended
We recommended asbestos inspection & testing before renovating or demolishing.
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