Common Places to find Asbestos
Being a popular building material since the 1950s, asbestos was widely used in homes and commercial buildings up until it was finally banned in the UK in 1999. As a result, buildings built or refurbished prior to 2000 have a high chance of containing asbestos.The Health and Safety Executive put together the following illustration highlighting where you might find asbestos in either a domestic or industrial property.
ASBESTOS IN A DOMESTIC AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY


INSIDE A DOMESTIC PROPERTY
1. Asbestos cement Water tank2. Pipe lagging
3. Loose fill insulation
4. Textured decorative coating eg artex
5. AIB ceiling tiles
6. AIB bath panel
7. Toilet seat and cistern
8. AIB behind fuse box
9. AIB airing cupboard and/or sprayed insulation
10. Coating boiler
11. AIB partition wall
12. AIB interior window panel
13. AIB around boiler
14. Vinyl floor tiles
15. AIB behind fire
OUTSIDE A DOMESTIC PROPERTY
16. Gutters and Asbestos cement downpipes
17. Soffits – AIB or asbestos cement
18. AIB exterior window panel
19. Asbestos cement roof
20. Asbestos cement panels
21. Roofing felt
AIB = Asbestos Insulating Board
1. Sprayed coatings on ceilings, walls, beams and columns
2. Asbestos cement water tank
3. Loose fill insulation
4. Lagging on boilers and pipes
5. AIB ceiling tiles
6. Toilet seat and cistern
7. AIB partition walls
8. AIB panels in fire doors
9. Asbestos rope seals, gaskets and paper
10. Vinyl floor tiles
11. AIB around boilers
12. Textiles e.g. fire blankets
13. Textured decorating coatings on walls and ceilings e.g.
OUTSIDE A INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
14. Asbestos cement roof
15. Asbestos cement panels
16. Asbestos cement gutters and down pipes
17. Soffits – AIB or asbestos cement
18. Asbestos cement flue
If you think you have found asbestos, do not put yourself and those around you at risk. Call Carymar today on 0141 842 8070.
For example, loose fill asbestos was widely used to insulate industrial and domestic premises and can be found between cavity walls, under floorboards and in loft spaces. Loose asbestos is one of the most dangerous asbestos containing material as it is made up of pure asbestos, and if disturbed can release large amounts of fibres into the air, where they can be breathed in. This type of work should only be worked on by HSE-licensed contractors.
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