Many people know that asbestos can be found in old roofs but asbestos can lurk in many places that most of us are unfamiliar with. If you are unsure you have asbestos in your home or industrial/commercial building, contact a licensed asbestos professional such as our team at JP Franklin Asbestos, for advice, inspection, and testing. Do not attempt to inspect or remove asbestos by yourself. Asbestos becomes dangerous if it is displaced and becomes airborne.
Residential House
Asbestos****can be found in the following areas:
- Vinyl flooring
- Cladding, including baseboards
- Wet area lining substrate
- Electrical meter board
- Compressed sheeting
- Soffits
- Roofing panels, eg ‘Super Six’
- Exterior window flashing
- Toilet seat and cistern
- Bath panel
- Hotwater cupboard lining
- Water tank
- Ceiling tiles
- Textured ceiling
- Interior window panel
- Gutters and downpipes
- Fireplace surrounding
- Garage cladding
- Fence panels
- Stormwater trap
- Stormwater and sewage piping
- Loose fill insulation
- Partition wall
Industrial and Commercial Buildings
Asbestos can be found in****the following areas:
- Roof ventilators
- ‘Super Six’ or ‘Super Eight’ roof sheeting
- Skylight and manhole frames
- Asbestos cement vent pipe and capping
- Fluted ridge capping used on plain roll, fluted saddle ridge, sawtooth ridge capping and ventilating ridge
- Window moulding and louvre blades
- Barge moulding
- Sheeting or ceiling tiles used in the office area, kitchen, toilet walls or mezzanine area
- Compressed sheet flooring
- ‘Super Six’, ‘Super Eight’ or architecturally designed wall cladding
- Wall sheeting or compressed sheeting
- ‘Super Six’ awning
- Vinyl floor tiles or sheet vinyl floor coverings
- Compressed wall sheeting used for toilet partitions
- Moulded telecommunications pit or electrical pit
- Gully trap surrounds
- Textile in the fuse holders
- Backing to the switchboard and internal lining
- Asbestos cement downpipes
- Side flashing
- Window moulding and louvre blades
- Rainwater heads
- Door mouldings
- Gutters
- Woven fencing product
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Source: Worksafe.govt.nz
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