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Asbestos House

Asbestos as a household building material. Where it is found in various residential buildings, Typical age and design of houses and other domestic buildings containing asbestos products.

If you've arrived at our website then it's fairly probable that you already have or think that you might have a problem with asbestos in one way or another. This site is about identifying asbestos and the careful management, removal and disposal of sheeting, insulation and other products made from the material. All information provided at this site is offered on a non-professional basis and you should take all sensible precautions and consult qualified professionals when dealing with asbestos around the home or commercial building. We aim to supply you with background information, sensible tips and precautions plus links to professional organisations and asbestos removal contractors in the UK and beyond.

This section is an overview of common instances of how and where Asbestos was commonly used in both the domestic residential home and the working environment. Many building processes and products made widespread use of asbestos over the years and examples of it still abound in houses, offices, warehouses, apartment blocks and other buildings in addition to items as diverse as brake pads, coatings and fire blankets. These are just a selection of the various uses that were found for this 'miracle mineral' in its different forms.

In the USA it is Chrysotile, the only asbestos mineral that is in the serpentine minerals group (having a layered or sheet structure), that is found in the vast majority of asbestos products needing attention within older buildings.

The fire retardant, acid resistant and insulating properties of asbestos have been well known for thousands of years and even in the late twentieth centuries most uses were a result of these advantageous properties at a relatively inexpensive cost. Uses were diverse and included...

Joint / sealing compound
Texture coatings
Floor tiles
Adhesive and caulk products
Roofing sheets, tar, felt and shingles
Pipes and thermal pipework insulation
Fireproofing insulation
Fireproof clothing
Internal fire doors
Gaskets and seals
Automotive brake pads, brake shoes and clutch plates
Domestic and commercial fire blankets
Stage / theatre fire curtains

'Asbestos Reference' is the site for info relating to identifying asbestos and the careful management, removal and disposal of sheeting, insulation and other products made from the material. All information provided at this site is offered on a non-professional basis and you should take all sensible precautions and consult qualified UK professional organisations and contractors when dealing with asbestos.