Asbestos in Your Home
Do you have asbestos in your home? Discover what it is, if you've been exposed, how to test for it and the best methods for removal.
Asbestos in Your Home
Do you have asbestos in your home? Discover what it is, if you've been exposed, how to test for it and the best methods for removal.
Where is asbestos most commonly found in homes?
Asbestos is found in some vinyl floor tiles and the backing on vinyl sheet flooring and adhesives. Hot water and steam pipes in older houses may be coated with an asbestos material or covered with an asbestos blanket or tape. Oil and coal furnaces and door gaskets may have asbestos insulation.
Asbestos Cement garages
These are mainly made up of large sheets of corrugated asbestos cement; they are often found on industrial or farmyard …
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Asbestos Insulating Board
Normal building items such as wall panels boards, ceiling tiles and plasterboard. It is difficult to tell the difference between asbestos insulating board items and non-asbestos materials. Asbestos Insulating Board was commonly used as fireproofing material but …
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Asbestos Is Naturally Occurring
A common misconception is that the term “asbestos” refers to one material, but asbestos is actually a group of six, …
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Commercial Asbestos services
Asbestos is no longer permitted in a wide range of commercial structures, including storage facilities and offices, as well as retail stores, hotels, and nursing homes.
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When is asbestos dangerous?
The more asbestos you are exposed to, the more likely you are to get an asbestos disease. Asbestosis and lung cancer are dose-related diseases. Dose-related means the more asbestos you breathe, the more likely you are to get sick.
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Asbestos cement roofs
These are mainly made up of large sheets of corrugated asbestos cement; they are often found on industrial or farmyard buildings, but can also be found as roofs on garages and sheds…
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