To receive 3 independent, no obligation quotes from asbestos removal contractors in your local area. The usual protective clothing should be worn such as disposable overalls, P2 respirator, gloves and boots.

Sheets should be removed intact, avoiding breakage. Sheets should be wrapped in black builders plastic and sealed with duct tape prior to disposal.

Exercise extreme caution when removing standard corrugated sheeting from the roof. A domestic garage cladded with standard corrugated asbestos sheeting. Check the diamond shaped washer with bitumen seal. These are used on the roof and sides. Nails are also used. Internal view of garage. Underside view of roof. Asbestos corner moulding is used here. Close up of standard profile: Note the 11 ridges. Hardies catalogue with details of Fibrolite Standard Corrugated Sheets.

Both products look very similar but how do you distinguish between the two? Hardifence is still manufactured to this day and is an excellent product.

To the untrained eye, Super Six and Hardifence look quite similar. Be careful not to dispose of any Super Six sheeting in general waste or skip bins not designed for asbestos disposal as you risk being charged a hefty asbestos disposal fee or even worse, a fine for illegal asbestos disposal. The latest version of Hardifence has 5 ridges which is a sure sign of being the asbestos free Hardifence rather than Super Six which has 7 ridges. However, to make matters confusing, early versions of Hardifence have the same profile 7 ridges as Super Six.

These early versions of Hardifence were prone to breakage and often cracked off at the bottom. If you can gouge a mark in it, then this is a good indicator of being Hardifence rather than Super Six. Generally Hardifence is slightly softer than Super Six. Next, find a suitably broken corner or edge to photograph.

From this you can determine whether or not the material is asbestos cement or not. By contrast, the cellulose fibres used in Hardifence tend to be bonded more uniformly and fibre lengths tend to be shorter and not as strong. As a result, broken edges of Hardifence almost resemble the appearance of torn cardboard with a soft fuzzy edging.

Do not break any suspect asbestos cement sheeting when taking a close up photo as this will release deadly asbestos fibres which may be breathed in.

Better to find an existing broken corner or edge to photograph. A similar situation occurred in some overseas countries…. Eternit and the Great Asbestos Trial. With that in mind, I present readers with some interesting photos of asbestos from overseas….

Photo by Jason Kovacevic. There is quite a coverage of asbestos cement sheeting on the roof and when the time comes for repairs or demolition, one wonders if the demolition crew will take the appropriate safety precautions for asbestos disposal to prevent the workers and neighbours being exposed to asbestos fibres.

Broken asbestos sheeting left in vacant lot. Breaking up sheets like this can release dangerous asbestos fibres into the surroundings which can be inhaled. The same roof close up. The ridge capping also looks to be made from moulded asbestos. Any smashing up of the sheeting and throwing into a truck or dump bin will release huge amounts of asbestos fibres, exposing the workers and nearby residents.

Again in Mostar…Though the house has a clay or concrete tiled roof, there is a spare sheet of corrugated asbestos leaning against the gutter to act as a makeshift awning. In the above picture we can see how a piece of asbestos sheeting is being recycled. Though recycling is good idea, but not for asbestos cement sheeting.

Also, the new owner may be tempted the drill and cut the sheet to size, thus again releasing even more asbestos fibres. A factory in Taiwan constructed from corrugated asbestos cement sheeting. Photo by Stephanie Low. A quick search on the internet reveals that Taiwan looks still to manufacturing products made from asbestos eg.

In the mean time, there is growing legacy of asbestos products. Old factory in Taipei cladded in corrugated asbestos cement sheeting. Taiwan factory constructed from asbestos cement sheeting. Factory walls constructed from asbestos cement sheeting.

Asbestos sheeting is simply broken to make clearance. Close-up of the wall. Asbestos sheeting is broken where steel frame pokes out. Side view of factory with asbestos cement walls with modern Taipei in the background. Further along shows more of the factory. Walls have been replaced by sheet metal but it still has asbestos roof. Carport with asbestos roof. SS2, Petaling Jaya KL. Asbestos roofs are quite common in Malaysia, particularly in older and established areas.

Entire factories were built from corrugated asbestos cement sheets and many are still in use… Australia also had plenty of industrial buildings built the same way.

There seems to be two types of corrugated asbestos sheets often seen in Malaysia: Thankfully, concrete tiles and sheet metal roofs are now nearly always used on new constructions in Malaysia. Market building with asbestos roof. Note the deeper corrugations, probably HumeSix. House with asbestos roof. This building is a school. Close up of the roof of the same school, SMK Taman SEA. Sheeting appears to be Humedex. Small roof over a Telekom Malaysia junction box in Alor Star, made from corrugated asbestos cement.

Many older factories in Malaysia similar to this typically have asbestos roofs. Striated asbestos sheeting used in the ceiling of house. Illegal dumping of builders rubble including asbestos sheeting. It often happens on vacant land, or anywhere on the outskirts of town. Asbestos sheeting broken into smaller pieces, Petaling Jaya KL. Broken up asbestos sheeting ready to be picked up, Petaling Jaya. Broken up asbestos roof sheeting from demolition of a shop house.

Asbestos pipe dumped on spare lot. Humedex asbestos roof sheeting for sale in Penang. I was fortunate to find and photograph a plastic information wrapper on this batch of Humedex. These sheets were recently manufactured, 14 October and come in red and grey colours.

Humedex plastic wrapping showing the manufacturer as Hume Cemboard Berhad. I could not find a specification sheet from the manufacturer and very little information is available on the internet about these sheets, which is surprising considering how widespread their use is.

Malex factory with some of their products. This is the Malex fibre cement factory located in Section 51 Petaling Jaya KL. Some further investigation is required. Other Helpful Asbestos Identification Sites. Mail will not be published required. You can use these tags: Great website, especially the ID methods using other indicators like the type of joiners. I was hoping to find pictures and ID methods for all the James Hardie products- Try typing asbestos into their website, just for a laugh.

However some of the older Hardies product catalogues are available to view at the National Library of Australia, in Canberra http: This may be as close as you get to identifying all the different profiles and products and associated items of the period. Some of the information contained here is not entireley correct and should not be relied upon, rather used as a guide only. The ONLY definitive way of correctly identifying asbestos is via microscope examination of the sample material- prepared in accordance with NATA standards.

It is NOT recommended or accepted practice to verify identification via visual inspection of the pattern -known colloqually as the golf ball method -due to inconsistencies in qualitative judgements and variations in the manufacturing process over many decades of production.

When in doubt the material must always be treated as asbestos until proven otherwise in a NATA accredited lab.

I had a guy out to network out house and I asked for the hub to be placed in the laundry. After reading that asbestos was used in Laundries and Bathrooms I then checked out laundry and the guy did not clean up after him where he had drilled a hole and the pile of dust was sitting there. However the plie of dust had been sitting in the corner nice and settled for the last 10months. Great site nice work. I think my bathroom has it but the is no joiner.

I have a Logan Kit home, built arounddid Logan Homes, use Fibro sheeting containing asbestos at that time. Plasterboard was the choice material for lounge rooms, bed rooms, kitchens, dining rooms also bathrooms. However, you might find asbestos cement AC sheeting Fibrolite and AC Hardiflex in the ceilings of laundries, toilets and verandahs of these older houses.

Use caution if you suspect asbestos cement sheeting, take a sample and get it lab tested if in doubt. I am renovating the eaves on a very old shed, it looks as though it has had them done before.

My question is, The eaves sheets are bent and hanging down and sagging from the roofline like a sheet of rubber, Would asbestos sheeting bend and sag like this?

Any help is appreciated. The rafters are at centres and the sheeting on the ceilings sags so much it has pulled the nails in a couple of places. Base on the last post, is this evidence that it is not asbestos? I am thinking of taking Clad brick from my house over Christmas, The cladding was installed late 70s and I am not sure if is containing asbestos.

How do I know if it is and will I be safe to remove it using safety clothing and equiptment. Check out the edges or look for a broken corner to see what type of backing it has. Treat it as you would like removing it like any other asbestos cement sheeting. That means disposable overalls, respirator, gloves and boots and hand tools pry bars. But, before you start, calculate the amount square metres you have of the stuff, remembering that in many parts of Australia the law now limits DIYers to only 10m2…so check with local council or State government departments about this.

If you go ahead yourself, make sure you have plenty of black builders plastic on hand the wrap it up, and choose a non windy day. Try to keep breakage to a minimum, and use a plastic drop sheet to catch any small pieces that may fall on the ground.

Wrap it all up in the black plastic sealed with tape. This is not a scientific test but a quick guideline that we have used. We use this guideline when removing suspect boards and also when we are drilling or cutting through it.

The flexibility of a sheet is no sure indication of asbestos content. Some LDB low density board is very flexible and yet is A class abestos. Please don,t assume that because the board sags or bends that it does not have asbestos content. Also, tapping a sheet to hear if it gives of a crisp sound is not a sure test, LDB certainly is not crisp sounding.

Good and important points Shane. Our guess only suggests where we use extra caution but in no way excludes other things that could be asbestos based. All the house wiring is attached to or through the sheet.

Hi Dianne, many old houses have asbestos based backing boards in the electricity meter box. As with most asbestos building products, the danger is when someone starts drilling or cutting it, thus releasing asbestos fibres.

If left alone, it poses only small hazard. Make sure you tell your electrician that the board may contain asbestos and take all the necessary precautions when working on it. Hi, I have recently moved into a rental and that has fibro walls inside, and under the eaves and also under the carport.

Drains and downpipes are also suspected to be the old asbestos style. Just wondering how safe it actually is? With young children I am very worried, inside the house is in ok condition only nail Sized holes throughout. Also the eaves and under the carport the fibro sheets have been painted and the paint is peeling off, is there a safe way to clean this?

The paint flakes are constantly falling off and I would rather get rid of it of at all possible. This is a valid concern. Inside the house would generally be quite safe, the fibro walls are probably painted which seals in the asbestos fibres. The peeling paint under carport and eaves is more of a worry. Ideally this old asbestos cement sheeting should be replaced with new sheeting.

Care must be taken in the preparation of sheeting prior to painting. Using a scraper or high pressure cleaner must be avoided, as this will release asbestos fibres. Water blasting AC sheeting may also be illegal in some states of Australia also. After that a good coat of paint should finish the job. Hi Jeff What an informative site this is.

After reading all the above comments I feel I know a little more about this horrid stuff. I am really thankful that one of your readers bought up the question of how to clean this stuff, as I hit everything with the water pressure gun.

Lucky we built our house in the last 5 years. Is it costly to remove. Is it legal to sell a property clad in asbestos? If the cladding is asbestosI suppose the wet areas and eves and possibly roof will also be. I am starting to think that it will be a health trap. HI Deb, thanks for reading. It depends on the size of the job. The same goes for recladding of exterior walls.

Take into account asbestos must be replaced in a safe manner as per worksafe regulations and the cost of disposal of asbestos will be greater than non asbestos material. Also a good chance the eves will be asbestos sheeting if it has eves at all. It may or may not have an asbestos roof.

Plenty of fibro buildings had sheet metal and tiled roofs as well. If the exposure was in a workplace situation you may want write down some specific details of the time, date, place and exactly what happened …just in case you need to make a claim sometime in the future.

Did you manage to get a sample of the pipe? Hi jeff — Thanks for a great site. I live in a rental house and it has an addition which seem to have both fibro and fake brick cladding. The addition has been slowly sinking into the back yard making the walls stressed and many have cracked and broken. What is the potential health risk to this prolonged exposure?

Breakage of asbestos cement sheeting can release asbestos fibres into air. The potential health risk is probably low due to slow craking process, but no doubt some fibres would be released over time.

The larger cracks could be sealed with a PVA wood working glue dries clear which might be worth doing. As far as I know, there are no regulations for maintenance or up keep of asbestos cement sheeting such as fences or walls for private dwellings unless there is some clear structural damage.

Bear in mind, each local authority across Australia can make their own regulations for such things and may vary from council to council.

Jeff,a friend has a house ,highset, timber champher board upstairs with downstairs mainly cladded with what I think is Shadowline cladding around the exterior downstairs perimeter. She wants to have a doorway cut into the cladding downstairs for another entry point. What is needed to have this done? Does it require a qualified asbestos removal accredited tradesman? Hi there, we have a built brick home. In the corner of the lounge was a Kent wood stove thing which was standing on bricks that had been cemented together and laid down over the top of the existing carpet….

When we removed the bricks we found they had been sitting on and glued to a grey sheet of fibro. Some bricks that had been glued to the fibro came away from the fibro sheet taking a layer of fibro with them and leaving layers of fibro behind. Depending how long ago the exposure was, asbestos related diseases can take a while to appear…if at all. Some early celluose sheeting may have also had asbestos fibres contained in them to use up the remainig stock pile of asbestos.

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You could take a close look at it with a magnifying glass to see any clumps of fibres…however the only definitive way to identify asbestos in cement sheeting is by laboratory analysis.

Paint over the bricks with PVA based glue and place the bricks in plastic bags and seal them…along with sheet for proper disposal. Hi Jeff, Thanks so much for the good advice…. Better to be safe. The other areas in the main part of they house are lathe and plaster. Is it dangerous to regyprock over the asbestos I would put up picture rails so that there would be no need to put up picture hooks.

I have worked out gyprock is used in other on the outside of the house. Hi Tracey, I know Tilux well as I have it in my bathroom also. Chances are, it is Tilux as you suspect… being an older timber framed house is was a popular product at the time for such wet areas. It looked good, was water resistant and cost effective not to mention easy to maintain.

A temporary solution maybe to paint it with a teflon based paint. Hi Lorretta, sure send thru the pics. Covering over the asbestos sheeting like you say is an option. On the down side, the asbestos cement sheeting is still in the wall making it a potential hazard to any future renovators or tradesmen unaware there is asbestos beneath the gyprock. Could you tell me if there is a list available anywhere of all products used in wall cladding, soffits and bathroom sheets in the building industry.

Great information — thanks! What are the risks in removing the battens? Should I just let them be? Battens like this were commonly used to cover the join between plaster board and Tilux or plain asbestos sheet …and simply were nailed on. The main concern is breaking the asbestos sheeting with unwanted realease of fibres…so go gently! Sure enough, your likely to get some breakage around the edges of the asbestos sheeting…so be prepared with a suitable dust mast, black plastic sheet taped to the bottom of the wall and some PVA glue to seal the edges.

Another thing you might want to do is attach warning labels to the asbestos sheeting before you cover it with new lining as a warning for future renovators which may not know of the asbestos underneath. We have an asbestos cladded house which looks like ridged wood across ways.

To update the look is it possible to blue board on the outside? My husband was then concerned with nail the blue board onto the cladding etc? I have also had a friend who used an insulating company the process i think insuclad?

We have an old hot water service in the roof space. We suspect it was installed when the house was built in the early s.

The hot water pipe coming out of the unit is insulated with a brownish colored cladding that looks like wool. Would the cladding contain asbestos? Should we do anything about it? Anyone else have anything similar? Asbestos lagging was quite common around hot water pipes, particularly for commercial and industrial application such as steam pipes and boilers, though it occasionally pops up in residential situations also. What you have got there could be asbestos lagging, but keep in mind it may some form of glass wool fibre also.

Considering, loose asbestos also know as friable asbestos is especially dangerous due to the fact the fibres are not bonded together as they are in asbestos cement sheeting, any wind draft for example could conceivably release asbestos fibres into the roof space!

Your first step would be to ascertain whether or not it is asbestos. You can either take a sample yourself be careful doing this and then have it lab tested, or have a professional come in for an assessment. Check with your local or state authority first as friable asbestos may need to be removed by a qualified person.

Hi Julie, covering asbestos cement sheeting is an option to consider, however doing this never rids the house of asbestos. Future renovators or tradesmen may unfortunately be at risk if exposed to asbestos fibres if for example they are drilling or cutting and hit the underlying asbestos.

If you do decide to cover the asbestos, place some warning signs for future renovators or tradesmen. My preference would be to remove the asbestos once and for all. After further investigation, we believe the lagging is hessian tape.

A plumber friend tells us it was very commonly used to insulate hot water pipes in Melbourne houses in the s and s. As a Builder I have come across many jobs with asbestos cladding internal and external and as such, have had the unpleasant task of safely removing it for disposal. If in any doubt, have it checked out using the methods outlined on this website.

I have been using these same methods for years and yet have only just come across this site whilst researching another product. I have also noticed over the years that most asbestos cladding in my area has a bluish tinge to it when viewing breaks on areas such as your 1st and 4th photos in the Fasteners and Joiners section.

Is there any way for me to safely remove several layers of peeling paint and clean mould off the fibro bathroom walls of a house built by the NSW Housing Dept in ? Also is there any way to work out if the kitchen is also lined with asbestos containing fibro?

Hi Jeff, My house is a brick veneer, we discovered a slow leak in our ensuite and decided that an overhaul was in order. He wore all the gear, overalls, P2 mask, gloves, goggles and boots. Room was sealed off and walls were wet down. Breaking the sheets could not be avoided unfortunately.

He sprayed everything with a PVA water mix before wrapping them in black plastic and also sprayed down the room. I still cannot help but worry as there still even taking all these precautions that there is dust around! Have we done everything possible? What should I do to clean up the remaining mess? Hi, I have a 17 year old who was asked by the boss to demolish a wall outside their work premsis as they were doing some renos. So being the kids first real paid job he did as he was instructed.

I now believe the the wall he was asked to demolish contains asbestos. There was no mention of asbestos and no protective measures were taken. Where in Queensland can I get a sample tested.

Also, you might want to grab a representative sample of the material your son was working with, while you can be aware that the demolition may be on private property and you do not have a right of entry.

Bag the sample in a clear plastic bag, and write the date and location on the bag. Consult the nearest Queensland Worksafe office ASAP, as this is within their scope. Hi Haylie, From what you tell me your husband has done an extremely thorough and professional job of asbestos removal in your ensuite. Spraying down with water and PVA solution is the way to go to keep the dust to a minimum.

Also good job with sealing off the room to prevent any leakage into the rest of the house. Do it twice if you want to make sure. If your still not satisfied, then you can take dust samples using Lab wipe down swabs and submit them for laboratory analysis. Jeff, thanks for feedback. He did get a sample on the day and put it in ziplock bag.

I did have it identified by a WHSO as asbestos. But I wanted lab tested. Thanks Jeff, you have given me the assurance I needed, he did wet sweep the floor It is hard to tell if the dust is even from the ensuite as we have also taken carpets up in 3 rooms so it is probably just from the slab lol, I will still ensure it is cleaned thoroughly with a damp cloth.

Thank you for providing such a useful and well written resource to the public. I run a skip rental business and I frequently get asked by customers if they can put fibro cement sheeting in a skip bin and there seem to be a lot of missconceptions about when the use of asbestos in building products ceased.

Asbestos waste should not be placed in general purpose rubbish skips as this may result in your rubbish being rejected or being charged a clean up fee at the landfill site. Always ask specifically for an asbestos skip bin, as not all companies have these.

The asbestos waste is taken to a landfill site made especially for asbestos disposal and other toxic substances. Hi Jeff, We are about to undertake a kitchen renovation and thought we would start with ripping up the tiles. They are ceramic but are attached to some sort of cement like sheeting. The house is a small Queenslander with VJ walls and tin roof. We will probably err on the side of caution and remove with the required protective clothing, double bagging, cleaning etc.

Luckily the house is empty so should be able to decontaminate without too many worries if it is asbestos. Hi Jeff, I pulled a tile off the bathroom wall, and worried a bit when I saw what was underneath. Some type of fibro cement sheeting broke off.

Should I be worried maybe I can send you a photo? Just wondering if you know if they made this type of cladding with asbestos? We have noticed a few blue fibres poking through where it gets a pelting from the weather. This has been the preferred method of laying ceramic tiles on wooden floors, especially when it comes to renovating older houses where the floor boards can be uneven.

This method has gained popularity over the last 15 years or so where traditionally many older wooden houses tended to have lino installed. If you can find out when the floor tiles were laid down, this would be helpful. Anything up to would most certainly contain asbestos. Anything up to would most likely contain asbestos.

For positive identification, take a sample to either a laboratory or ask your nearest asbestos removalist. It was later manufactured without the asbestos using cellulose fibre however retained the same name. This will greatly assist you making a decision rather dealing with an unknown. Thanks Jeff, We went back yesterday with all the right equipment but after a couple of hours bagging we agreed best left to the professionals.

We left the sealed bags we had done along with a bag with the used safety gear inside the house and called the professionals. I dread to think how much this will now cost to fix. We have started to look at the roof sheets and they look like gyprock but have a fibrous inside to them. Does this sound like asbestos?

We have a ex NSW department of Housing house built in and it is cladded in 3 different types of painted cladding. We are wanting to reclad the house and are wondering. Is it safe to reclad over the existing cladding. We have spoken to a few tradies and they have all said it is fine to do.

We have removed a few walls inside the house and all of the panels had the big green Asbestos free stamp on the underside of them even in our bathroom and laundry. My husband and father have been very careful with it and carried out all removals properly.

We do not want to get the old cladding removed if it is asbestos as i have been told the costs are massive. What would your advice been on this matter? If the house is vintage then be on the alert for the original asbestos sheeting such as Hardies Fibrolite or the Wunderlich equivalent Durabestos.

Yes, there is no problem recladding over the existing sheeting. The issue with this option is that the asbestos sheet is still there and may pose a risk to any future renovators or tradesmen when working and are unaware of it. Ideally, you should put a few warning labels or notices around where they can be seen.

Hi Jeff, Thanks for the informative site. I have started a reno on my bathroom — knocked off some tiles to try to identify the sheeting. It is coloured pink and has Wunderlich 9 D on the back. After reading your site and also coming across a story on the net about Bruce Stafford getting mesothelioma after cutting some pink coloured sheeting — its pretty safe to say that my bathroom has asbestos sheeting so I will be taking all precautions.

What I am flabbergasted at is that after all the legal battles over the last few years and the legal settlement by James Hardie, I can not believe the Government has not legislated that companies make information freely available on their old products that contained asbestos. Anyhow — off my soap box and on to researhing where I can dispose of the stuff.

I agree, many of the companies and their successors are not particulary forthcoming in making infomation available on past products containing asbestos. If anyone would know what these numbers mean it would be the manufacturers.

Much identification work has been done by others, including many of the Aussie State Government OHS departments, asbestos removalists and Unions. Quite a few excellent publications have been produced by state government departments on identifying asbestos products. A young generation of renovators need to know about the dangers of asbestos in older homes, how to identify it, and how to deal with it safely.

Villaboard with asbestos was phased out in Hi Grant, Sounds very much like Hardies Tilux or its equivalent made by Wunderlich, Duradec. Yes it contains asbestos and treat it with all the necessary precautions as you would with any other asbestos cement sheeting. Hi Jeff, we are looking at a timber home that was built in the mids — it was an architeturally built home which would have been very modern at the time. A lot of the walls are timber clad but the plain walls do not have the joiners — you can see where the sheeting ends and the next sheet begins — it just seems to curve slightly.

Does that make sense? Is there a chance it may not be asbestos? Thanks for this great site, information like this is rare. I heard that there have been recent changes in NSW that now require removal of asbestos fibro cladding before a renovator can brick over. When did this new rule start? This is the best site I have found in my search for answers regarding Asbestos. Thank you so much. I have looked at the exposed back of some wall sheeting and found the name Wonderflex.

Thanks again for the great info. Hi all, Came across this site and found it to be quite useful. My partner and i, are currently renovating a brick home built in the s. Its not until we took more of the tiles of that we saw the name Hardiflex.

I initially thought that it would be free of asbestos because it was smooth, no dimples and looked like modern hardiflex. To be safe we got a sample tested in 24hrs by a nata authorised lab following the link above and found that it actually contained chrysotile asbestos. I guess my point is to treat any fibro as possibly containing asbestos and if your going to do any work, get a piece tested, either by having an inspector come out or sampling a piece yourself in a safe manner and by the procedures outlined by the testing lab you choose.

Hi Ron, thanks for the comment. It goes to show you have to be careful when coming across later versions of asbestos sheeting. Maybe it was a typing error in the factory? Hi Rob, thanks for mentioning this. Hi Vicki, if the sheeting is part of the original structure then it most certainly would be asbestos sheeting.

It may be wise to take small sample to see exactly what your dealing with. Hi Jeff, I wish I had of read this site earlier.

I knocked down a small retro fitted wall in my bathroom this morning. It had pine studs and a black Hardieflex inscription with a series of numbers ending in Did earlier asbestos Hardieflex have such an inscription? Hi Jeff, I drilled some holes in a bathroom wall and was worried because 2cm below where I had drilled I realised from your pics is Tilux. The Tilux only seems to go half way up the wall then changes to something much softer like old plaster board?

HI Frank, The numbers on Hardies sheeting is still a mystery, only Hardies knows this and keeps it to themselves. To be sure, take some samples for lab testing or assume it does contain asbestos and treat it very carefully.

Hi Tim, Great close up photos there. Your bathroom is very typical combination of lower section Tilux and upper section of plasterboard perhaps with a wooden batten in between. The Tilux contains asbestos and should be treated with extreme caution when working with it or removing it. The plasterboard is user friendly and is non hazardous. Watchout for electrical cables when drilling. A great article, and what I have found works quite well is using lots of vaseline jelly near nails, keeping a room very very wet and having a fine spray mist going constantly, keeping a drop sheet in the room and always planning a removal thoroughly.

There are so many variables I think its much better to get an expert in to do the job. A very important step also is to throw out everything that can hold any fibres at all, and wash down any tools very thoroughly. It is an asbestos fibre cladding home with plasterboard walls internally. There is an obselete asbestos flue in the roof which we intend of getting rid of professionally. The bathroom has similar blue coloured floor tiles as depicted in your photo. Is there anything we need to worry about if we were to re-tile the bathroom in the future?

Would it also mean we would have to be careful if we were to thomas cook euro exchange rate buy sell holes through the inside of the walls?

There was an extension built inwould this likely contain asbestos fibre walls? Hi, I deffinitely have sheeting in my bathroom that contains asbestos — it is marked as such. The board under my shower was cracked and repaired probably during construction. Now my shower floor is leaking downstairs and I need to remove and replace at least 1 sheet that will have to be cut. We are retiling the whole bathroom thereby how to trade spi futures all tiles will stripping the tiles up require full safety precautions.

I read somewhere that only more than 10m of sheeting needs to be removed by a professional. If I have a tradesman that is prepared to wear all safety gear and knows the process for removal is it safe to remain in the house while it is being done. To your readers that have old houses ie.

Hi Jamie, Thanks for sharing your renovating experience in New Zealand. One of the problems with asbestos, is people easily forget about it. Hi Tracy, Good luck with your bathroom renovation. If you can, avoid cutting any asbestos sheeting. Try to replace the entire asbestos sheet with modern cellulose equivalent …and then cut that sheet to size and shape. Next came our home roof tiles…they were flat asbestos tiles I would scrape the tiles clean.

I would like to say that was that but no there was more… At school we had Asbestos aprons and gloves. At age 35 I was told to repair lagging on water pipes in a well known bakery factory…. I was suspicious despite the reassurances of the supervisor that it was not asbestos…yet after getting the OHS company rhodium futures market to get it tested it was friable types of asbestos…the scary thing is the rep was told to go quiet and i was threatened with the loss of my job….

I left soon after and thankfully the factory closed not long after that. Further on and again asbestos has crossed my path. I read the building report and saw no reference to the house having asbestos. I didnt notice her…and she got some of the dust…at the time I didnt know it was asbestos…later I was lifting up the tiles near the eaves and spotted an Asbestos sticker…Grrrrr I was so angry at this I called the Building Inspector and asked him to pay for the removal of the asbestos or pay for us to move house again…as it was his fault he had not picked this up…however he said he didnt have to look for asbestos and therefore by law he was in the clear.

It annoys me terribly that my young daughter was exposed at such a young age with no one being held accountable. Further asbestos was found when we removed a wood fire. Lately another scare where I have worked has found old asbestos floor tiles used as packing for a false floor. You may or may not know that Asbestos exposure can cause Autoimmune Disease…I now have several Autoimmune disease.

Autoimmunity runs in families but still needs an environmental trigger…I think Asbestos could be me and my brothers trigger. So conversely I love this site and the information it provides to prevent further suffering…Cheers.

A panic attack followed, then jumping online to work out whether I was over reacting. This information should be so widely broadcast that its impossible to miss! Recently in SA there was a home explosion where the nearby residents may be affected by debris, but still no information on what it actually is or what it looks like or what to do!

Hi, really excellent site and I wish I had come across it six weeks ago. I decided to remove four boards approx 1. I wore a good quality P2 mask, gloves, googles, and carefully removed and bagged the sheets which came away mainly as large pieces. Two of the sheets came away whole but I then broke them into pieces in order to bag them.

They were marked Asbestolux on the back. I then spent the next month living and sleeping in the house. Like I said, I wish I had seen this site earlier! I am looking at purchasing a garage first erected in in New Zealand.

Can you tell me whether it contains Asbestos. If it does I dont want to buy the garage for obvious reasons. Someone told me that it was not uncommon in Australia for internal rendering to contain asbestos.

But difficult to say in your particular case. Certainly some early decorative plaster mouldings also contained asbestos.

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Your best bet is how do you save in red dead redemption multiplayer a sample if your have any left for Lab analysis, that way you know exactly the composition of your plaster render.

We have recently brought a s weatherboard house, which in the was reclad with asbestos. The sheeting is painted and in good condition.

Can we just place new weatherboards over the asbestos sheeting to give us a bit of extra insulation? Our bathroom is also asbersto sheet, can we do a similar thing inside and plaster straight over the top of the sheet? I came accross your website whilst typing in a search for information about any danger from asbestos roof tiles that are broken. Forex brokers 4001 house next door has asbestos roof tiles which are badly damaged, the roof level of the neighbours house is the same height as our second level in our home, therefore when we open all the windows facing their roof the wind blows accross their broken roof directly into our home.

I have been interested in finding out if this would present any health dangers to us as we have rather strong winds and we like the windows open so the breeze can cool the house down.

I am renting a housing department home. I ripped up all the old carpet and installed floating floorboards. There was a hell of a lot of dust and grime. I found an old newspaper clipping under some of the carpet dated to Obviously I had to rip off the skirts to install the floor boards I ended up throwing them out as they were rotted which is where I came across so much dust. I then panicked about asbestos! A little too late I know! Most of the nails came off with the old skirts but a few nails are still in the walls.

Is it safe to pull them out and should I be nailing the new skirts back on or just liquid nail them on? Im trying to fix this old run down house up best I can, being a single mum.

Its us government propping up stock market easy and I had no idea about asbestos until it was too late and now im panicking!

What shoud I do?? BTw — awesome website, I just learnt so so much, thanks for the info: The apartment has fireproof ceilings and I had conflicting information from builders who quoted on the work, as to whether the ceiling material contains aesbestos. It just looks like a very thick plasterboard. I suspect the walls contained asbestos and a local removalist believes that it would almost certainly have been white asbestos if anything. I can understand your concern.

I would suggest unless the tiles have been coated in some way, the tiles would probably be subjected to a certain degree of weathering from rain, wind, hail, heating and cooling effects. With tiles subject to this amount of weathering I would expect there to be a release of some asbestos fibres from the asbestos-cement matrix into the surroundings. To see how many fibres are being released, an air sampling audit would need woolworths opening hours christmas 2013 be done.

This is no big deal and is quite often done on large commercial asbestos removal jobs, such as when asbestos lagging is being removed from multi-storey buildings.

Some say one fibre constitutes a health hazard, others say a higher amount. In a practical sense, you can try writing a letter forex mini broker australia reviews your neighbours or the owner of the building expressing your concern, maybe they are happy do something about it.

You can also try contacting your local council, to see what they say. Could be some building codes and level of up-keep required by the local council for buildings such as this. Sorry for late reply. Yes… the dust under the carpet could well contain asbestos from the original construction.

If the internal walls are fibro, the builders may have used the floor to cut and drill sheets prior to installing them. Yes alarmingly some the original asbestos dust may still be there! This may also be true of soil on the outside of house. This is another thing to be cautious of when renovating asbestos houses.

I then confirmed that my eaves boarding had been asbestos cement sheeting, and also found that behind my bathroom walls which are plasterthere is an additional wall of asbestos bathroom only. Lucky I didnt go disturbing any of this. Confirm or not whether this is Wilsons compensation expense in 2016 for these stock options was Asbestolux.

A low density fibreboard which looks a bit like plasterboard. Check this link from Queensland worksafe for a picture of it and description Thanks QLD Worksafe for this great info:. As such, it requires a licensed asbestos removalist to deal with it. Having said that, there is much evidence to link Chrysotile with mesothelioma also. As always, the only true way of knowing the actual composition of asbestos cement products in us stock market average pe ratio particular situation is to have it laboratory tested.

We own a transportable house built in the s we think. The internal walls have builders tape joining them. Could you please tell me if it could be asbestos? Thanks for that tip on another way of identifying asbestos by using plans and certificates from the local council. Not sure is this is true all binary options brokers enfinium all states in Australia, but if your in NSW might be worth dropping into your local council and asking for this.

As for the cost of removing and replacing the asbestos eaves with asbestos free material such as Hardiflex and removing asbestos from the bathroom…just a rough guess assuming you have tradesman do the job: I used to live in a transportable house, with asbestos external walls Shadowline I think.

Bathroom had asbestos Hardies Tilux. It could be fibreglass reinforced paper also. This may have varied from state to state around Australia, depending on the manufacturer of tranportable homes also. I am hoping you can help me. I am about to purchase a home that is 40 years old. I have requested this to be removed before I purchase it but I am concerned that there might be more — the house inside does look renovated though.

A recent commenter on here has suggested to check with your local council or shire for the original building plans which may list the type of materials used in its construction. This might be worth a try and is easy to ask this. At 40 years old. Also, does the estate agent or seller have a duty of disclosure for any asbestos on the property?

You might want to ask about this. I have a granny flat in my yard, not sure of the exact age, but the neighbours tell me it is mid to late s. Got two questions for you:. Does this ring any warning bells for asbestos material? Is acrylic render something that is likely to contain asbestos fibre?

Hi jeff great informative site. My dilemma is I am a builder currently doing a garage renovation. The house had recently been serveyed by a building surveyer and architect and neither had said anything. So our first job was to take this boarding down. It is smooth both sides and off white colour, I presumed it was superlux board.

So we took it down and on the last sheet were the words asbestolux. On closer inspection the edge of the sheets have what looks like hairs coming out of it. But they are not as hard forex action news some of the cement I have encountered.

I am now really really cross with myself. I have read that asbestolux was a trade name and they did use alternatives to asbestos even with the brand name on them.

The house was built around the late 70s. Is there any way of checking other than sending of for analysis. Hi really like the website.

I am currently renovating my bathroom. My house is within the asbestos era and i am fairly confident that the shed is asbestos after checking your website. My bathroom however confuses me. I have chipped off several tiles and have exposed the walls. When chipping off the tiles some trading binary options in singapore the sheeting has come off and kind of looks like layers.

Now for the questions 1. Hope this makes sense found it hard to explain and any advice would be appreciated as i am planning on removing the walls back to investment policy statement for pension plan and want to dispose of rubbish safely if need be.

Fletchers as well as Hardies were culprits in manufacturing asbestos products in NZ and knew it was dangerous for many years before the law was finally changed to stop Blue Asbestos importation in the early 80s.

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They were still allowed to manufacture and products were sold for some years beyond that. Any asbestos should be sealed with paint if allowed to remain and label it so any future painter does not sand, scrape, wire brush or waterblast the surface. I am not exaggerating as I have spent hundreds of hours researching and negotiating with ACC on this subject. A special medical Unit is set up in Christchurch to handle information and deal with victims.

Slow deterioration of health can take anywhere from 12 to 50 years. Many problems can result from these dangerous fibres entering the body by way of skin, ingestion or breathing. The exposure time only produces a statistical increase in risk.

Blue Asbestos is used in all the products with any curve and is more than 30 times more lethal than White asbestos which is bad enough.

Even today beware imported items containing asbestos as transnational manufacturers have been found sourcing materials from India and other 3rd world countries with asbestos content. A large scale class action is being taken in Australia against Hardies for a massive sum so Hardies moved their money off to Europe to avoid responsibility. If you think you may have been exposed then register with the Labour Dept and you and your Doctor will get updates of information and new findings.

Many of the conditions are very hard to diagnose and smokers are usually not diagnosed. If exposure is in the work place ACC will assist but if it was not in the workplace no assistance is given. Yet the Two companies now cannot be sued in NZ since National passed a law effectively absolving them.

The number of identified chronic cases is expected to rise as the years of exposure and the deterioration of the cement holding the fibres together all moves ahead. In the cities many of our water pipes mains are asbestos pipe with Blue Asbestos. It is a creeping killer. Generally asbestos disease conditions do not respond to treatment but the drug Premextred can be used for mesothelioma conditions and may expend life a few months if caught early enough.

Public awareness is low and little publicity is given about asbestos in NZits history and the legacy of manufacture for profit without responsibility. Thanks for the information on the state of asbestos in New Zealand. Also, can you give some indication of when the manufacturing of asbestos products ceased in New Zealand? Interesting what you say about blue asbestos and the use of curved products. Blue asbestos due to its longer fibre properties was the choice fibre to use rather than chrysotile white asbestos for such products.

More info on Premextred here: Hardiflex does tend to be a little softer than asbestos which is brittle. Looks like you might have to be careful with your bathroom commodity options vs stock options on this one. For the time being, paint over the exposed sheeting binary options where the money can be withdraw immediately PVA glue or paint.

Better to be safe than sorry. Hi Jeff, My husband and I have been renting a property for 3 years and recenlty moved to our new home. However recently they decided to look at renovating the property and had someone come out to inspect it. Not long before we moved in they put a ceiling fan into the outside ceiling as it has a section under the main roof between the garage and house that creates a alfresco.

Our concern is that this roof runs to the eaves and appears to be made of the same material that the builder informed us could be asbestos. Im worried as we spent many a hot summer days sitting under the alfresco in ths shade with the fan on full while our year old played in the cool. Thankyou for your help. The risk to exposure to asbestos fibres would be virtually nil in this case. You mention the sheeting has been painted, which would effectively seal the asbestos cement sheeting.

As it is, left alone, it does not pose a danger. The main danger with asbestos cement sheeting comes at renovation time and activities such as cutting, drilling, removal and breakage of asbestos cement sheeting have potential to release asbestos fibres. Hi Jeff, Thankyou the ceiling fan was only put in about a month before we moved in so the electrtion would have had to drill a hole for it to be put into the ceiling but Im hoping all the dust would have been gone by then.

It did used to move around a bit as it was one of those ones that is normaly mounted into an inside ceiling with the light and as they tend be a little be flexible as they need the room to accomodate the movement as they rotate so I was worried as it would have been at times hitting the sides of the hole that had been cut to fit and exposed fibres fan to the ceiling as it could be potentialy hitting cut asbestos sheeting and releasing fibres while it was on. I think they tend to be on a ball mount and this creates the swing and movemnet in them.

Thanks again and thankyou for offering this fantastic service Nrt money maker surface only wish all local goverments would get together to make sure practices and pollicies would be put in place for all home owners new and old to be educated on the potential asbestos in there properties and the potentialdangers, thanks Louise.

A neighbour has just cut a doorway and window into an old shed close to our house. The neighbour sheepishly informed me that it was masonite. The sheets are flat with beading covering the joins. Is there some way of telling what it really is through a visual inspection-preferably from a safe distance. Hi Jeff — Thanks for an informative site. I do not have any relevant date on when the verandah was built — Can you shed some light on the meaning of those numbers?

Without seeing this myself, I think the So this would be 6 Oct 1: Therefore does not contain asbestos. Yes, is not good a situation you buy crappie stock ponds there.

I would take a guess it is asbestos cement sheeting rather than Masonite. Masonite tends to be for internal use only put option premium valuation black scholes would not be durable enough for external use would fall apart very easily actually.

Plenty of old asbestos sheds still around. Hi Jeff, Your site is really informative, thanks. We have moved into a 5-year-old property a rental when we bought itthat had a piece of? Not sure why the tenants did this, but we took it down without thinking when we moved in and it snapped. Given the age of the property, we feel it is unlikely to be asbestos, but we are still concerned.

Our 2-year-old has been playing in the back garden where it has been lying. We need to dispose of it and other rubbish and are concerned about a moving it and b whether the tip will accept it.

There are no markings on the material. What is the likelihood of it being asbestos and how should we proceed with getting rid of it? Thanks for your advice. With the property being only 5 years old, I would have a good guess this is a sheet of modern cellulose based Hardiflex left over from the construction of the house.

Modern Hardiflex does not contain asbestos. But, before you do that…ring your practice forex trading software council to see what your options are in your area.

Thanks Jeff for your quick response and great advice. Gyprock is basically plaster sandwiched between 2 pieces of cardboard. If the material is Gyprock or plasterboard then compass point will penetrate into it about 1mm.

Asbestos sheeting is very hard. The tricky part is distinguishing between asbestos sheeting and modern cellulose based cement fibre sheeting which looks very similar. These are relatively smaller operators, but the price difference causes fear that the cheaper operators may take shortcuts which may leave fibres or dust behind or even break the sheets or not wet them correctly prior to removal, etc. Do you think I should fear this with the cheaper operator?

I therefore feel inclined to go with the more expensive operator. This subject only came up a few weeks ago and when I told them this, they are now going to both seek lung X-Rays from their local GP so as to check the lungs for asbestos. But to any other readers here, play safe, do NOT take asbestos for granted.

My property is a 3 bedroom automated automated forex forex forex forex forextraderguide.info veneer in Colyton NSW built in and at first thought, the average Joe blow would never imagine a brick dwelling containing asbestos — wrong!

The eaves boarding is asbestos, as is the bathroom not the actual walls as these are plaster, however behind the plaster, there are asbestos sheets. Thirdly, 2 small boards on the tiled roof to close off the end of the big w taree trading hours anzac day roof and link it to North-South. I have confirmed all of this by accessing building plans from How to make money butterfly farming City Council and urge anyone in NSW to do the same.

With Penrith City Council it was a free service, I simply contacted them and made an appointment to view the original document. I then viewed and asked the administration officer to photocopy and upon studying the 10 or so pages in detail, I knew exactly where the asbestos was and can now play it safe. Ideally, laws need to be brought out to make it mandatory for all of those renovation-type reality shows on television to carry warnings on asbestos as well as regular campaigns on the mass media with good use of pictures a picture is worth a thousand words!

I know of countless examples like one in the year when one son and his father built a back shed behind their mini supermarket at Kingswood NSW out of asbestos sheets! I just tore off the wall paper in my bathroom of a house built in the 50s. Under the wall paper is some type of panel board that seems to have educational training forex course reviews something similar to conact paper glued to it it looks like the panel boards came that way.

The panels are a dark brown board. I am wondering if this type of board contains asbestos? If so, can it be painted over to seal or does it have to be removed and replaced with drywall? As for choosing a cheap asbestos removalist versus the more expensive removalist, I agree with you.

Hi Penny, the brown colour of material underneath the wall paper suggests it might be a wood based material such as Masonite. Fibre cement such as asbestos will usually be grey colour and quite hard.

You might be best to get someone in the positively identify the material before you begin renovation. Just so people are aware, older vehicles used asbestos brake pads as the original pads at time the vehicle left the production line, as well as for manual transmission vehicles an asbestos clutch friction disk some people call this the clutch driven plate.

Mitsubishi stopped using asbestos products in their vehicles in and Holden in We banned asbestos nationally inthe UK did inbut the Asian world is a different story sadly. So for all you DIY mechanics out there, take caution if replacing the clutch or brake pads as if they are originals, they may contain asbestos. If your unsure, it is best to leave the work to a professional or if really want to tackle it yourself like me, assume it is asbestos.

Try and work in a place with good ventilation. Nzforex fees is this website for example http: Wilsons compensation expense in 2016 for these stock options was that car makers had different scenarios with different countries with their vehicles, for example, one model shipped here or there may contain asbestos whilst the other may not have shipped there, etc.

As a general rule of thumb, unless you have written confirmation from a credible source like the car maker after you have quoted the VIN or chassis number, then it is better to assume that it does contain it. I cleaned out the dirt and dust from an old shed I suspect is cladded with asbestos.

I used a soft bristle broom to wipe the cladding, and a lot of old dust brown dirt mostly came off. Would this be enough to break down the fibers? Have you come across this? A good point you mention about potential asbestos hazards in old cars, that being brake pads, clutch plates and gaskets.

These represent a hazard come restoration time if not handled carefully. Also, if you look carefully at a freshly broken piece of Hardiflex, the break will reveal some of the cellulose fibres, sort of a fuzzy appearance and looks somewhat like torn cardboard.

The layering effect, I suspect is a result of different manufacturing techniques used to make cellulosed based cement sheeting and and not so much to do with the composition. The honeycomb effect you mention, would be pattern on the back of flat sheeting I presume? Old Fibrolite has a dimpled golf ball appearance, quite distinct. There seems to be several different patterns on the various sheetings.

I should point out these differences between asbestos sheeting and cellulose based sheeting are not always reliable indicators esp. Option trading short straddle should be used in conjuction with other evidence, such as any markings, dates of manufacture, age of buildings and finally if there is still some doubt, the material should be lab tested.

This has the potential to dislogde loose asbestos fibres into the surroundings. Best left alone and untouched until a removal plan has been thought up. Yes, I was meaning the golf ball, dimpled pattern on one side of cement sheeting.

I was aware of it being common with asbestos containing sheets, but also have come across it on asbestos-free sheeting. So, I was curious as to whether you had also stock market volatility rapidshare this. Also as this has been worked and if asbestos is made airborne, does the asbestos stay in the air for always, or is it safe after a period of time? Hi Jeff, Great website.

How commonly was asbestos used in ceilings? It seems to be everywhere. How likely is the ceiling to be asbestos instead of normal plasterboard? Hi Jeff, Maybe I should add — the ceiling has those battens similar to the ones in your picture. Is that an indication? And this could alter from year to year.

Asbestos fibres will eventually settle onto the ground, window sills, or like any dust anywhere they can settle…so an asbestos cleanup will involve wiping these surfaces down with a damp cloth, or by using HEPA vacuum cleaner. The sagging ceiling does sound somewhat like plasterboard, which it typically does in older homes, even more so after it has become wet from a leaking roof.

Procede with caution, confirm the material is plasterboard by asking a someone to visually inspect it. Hi Jeff, just wanted to add to your January 27th posting to Angie re: This was found on the up side of my asbestos eaves boarding, but interestingly, only at one particular position not every eaves board of the propertyjust the Eastern side. I noticed this in as I was changing a few concrete tiles at the edge.

Would it have been common they how can i get free station cash on free realms the warning labels on a single part of the whole eaves section, not more frequently around it?

Looks like I have read this site a little late. I removed some sheeting today with the hardiflex name on the back.

I was wearing mask but that is about it. My question is did all earnings on trading binary options without attachments products contain asbestos or were different types manufactured for different uses some with and some without asbestos?

The labels were put on by Hardies after growing concern from builders and customers about exposure to asbestos when working with AC products. Though, better than no sticker at all. Also, thanks for pointing out about a record of building products used in the construction maybe available at your local council in NSW. When the switch was made to eliminate asbestos from all Hardies products, some product names were mathematics options trading pdf like Shadowline others renamed like Super Six to Hardifencehowever the name Hardiflex was retained.

This often adds to the confusion surrounding Hardiflex. Thus, there is asbestos and non asbestos versions of Hardiflex. Just wondering if you know what type of asbestos white, bllue or brown was used in the manufacturing of super six?

Hardies often used a mixture of the 3 different types of asbestos at various stages…and often tweaked the mix to suit. Hi Jeff, Great website with loads of info. If purchased, id want to do some major works inside including wall knockdowns.

What are your thoughts? Hi Jeff, Just a quick question again. Would this have any content of asbestos in it? I tried to do some quick research on-line and cannot associate asbestos with it except this one website which writes the following: Just something else, the asbestos sheeting in my bathroom does not have battens like the traditional types we see enclosed with battens but is actually just a single sheet, exactly like plaster board.

Nicely sealed and painted bonded asbestos. The only way I knew it was asbestos is by the original bulding certificare from council and, this I learnt from people inspecting recently and giving me quotes, the knock on the asbestos sheeting has a rock-type sound behind it. When the inspector knocked on ordinary pinewood walls in the remainder of the credit risk in fx options, it was just a more hollower knock, you could easily tell.

This is a single sheet nicely painted exactly like plasterboard! I can only imagine people across the country doing their own home renovations and smashing walls like this to smithereens not knowing what it could potentially be. I say tax cuts for individuals for asbestos removal!

Surely Rudd can come up with this initiative when he gets in shortly, otherwise if he doesnt, then Abbott can do it. I think this is one of the best ways to start putting asbestos back where it wont hurt anyone — in the ground! This will indirectly also start promoting greater awareness of it which probably means greater numbers of incidents of otherwise accidental exposure prevented. Interesting you mention this. As far as I know, asbestos was not added to plasterboard in Australia.

I think this needs further investigation. Hi Jason, I think asbestos is fairly low on the list of priorities of most pollies. Although Greg Combet is one exception.

Certainly a continuing asbestos awareness campaign ought to be the domain of government departments and should be on the list. In the past, the unions have often been pivotal to awareness of asbestos in the workplace and the greatest awareness campaigns have been the high profile court cases such as the Bernie Banton vs Hardies.

The sheet has the name Hardies written on it, with the same pattern as shown on the hardflex picture above the non-asbestos one. I can see on the edge that it is made up of layers which can be pulled apart and the broken edges are furry. I dont think they are CSR I think they are Boral, CSR replied, and a week or more later, still no reply from Boral. However, we are not familiar with that label — our board was usually identified with CSR branding.

It is unlikely that any plasterboard has asbestos but if it is not CSR branded then you should have it tested or identify the manufacturer.

However it would be good to get a reply off Boral. In the event of any reply I am thinking of having it tested. True the Malaysians did it, but they like all Asians love their asbestos, practically many of them still use it today. Thank you for this extremely useful website. I have some questions and quite possibly they are a lot of others in our position, so your responses would help others apart from us. The place is painted inside and out so hopefully the asbestos is in a stable condition and we are very careful not to disturb it.

So the place would sell on landvalue only, with its price diminished because the area is famous for asbestos weekenders, so buyers all factor asbestos removal into the price. What this means is that there is no real point in us spending a lot of money renovating it. However, we love this little place death trap although I suppose it is! My questions are these. If so, what precautions? Thanks again for your great website.

How to identify asbestos fibro when doing renovations The Asbestos Removal Guide Villaboard became asbestos-free in So… get it tested or if you can't wait, make your [ I came across your site when trying to determine if a shed on our new property contains asbestos. We were renting a not particularly well kept fibro house and the landlord wanted to renovate the bathroom. He was going to do this while we were away on holiday and we were supposed to come back to a finished bathroom, instead we walked into a dust laden house with a bathroom that had only a bath in it and the tiler had barely started.

It was nightime when we arrived home and so we wearily cleaned up the mess ourselves. What is your opinion and do you think that implies even making sure it is sealed to prevent ANY fibre release? Reason I ask these is compare it to people who have told me of their experiences following exposure.

On the bases of probabilities, he may have been exposed. I know another example where a man who has a property in the western suburbs of Sydney had set out to repair a small hole in his asbestos wall in the WC closet.

He sanded and sanded the wall, then patched then painted. When I spoke to him and told him what it had been, he told me that he coughed and coughed up blood at the time. I told him to go and see his doctor and advise him of this and then ask for a lung xray to check for asbestos. If it makes you feel better, you and your family can go and see your GP and tell him or her what happened and then ask for a lung Xray to check for asbestos.

Something else you can do is apply through the local council in the area to attend council and view a copy of the original building certificate of that property. Even if you are not the owner, when you apply, there may be some small administration fee to view, but they cannot refuse it as it is considered to be a public document.

The building certificate will detail materials used in the construction of that dwelling. I have a 3 bedroom brick veneer property at Colyton NSW and a few years ago I applied to view the original building certificate through Penrith City Council. I logged on to their website, filled out a form, posted and with a money order, and attended their office many days later and viewed the original building certificate from when the dwelling had been built.

My suspicions were correct, the bathroom walls are asbestos, as is the eaves boarding and 2x gables on the concrete tiled roof. From tillfrom when I had been 9 till 19, I resided with my fokes in a weatherboard dwelling not far from here and they sold that house in thanks god for that!

Hope this helps a little. If you let someone else manage your whole bathroom or kitchen renovation, the risk is that they may utilise the cheapest or lowest cost asbestos removalists. With the 2 quotes I received, I have done some research and selected the more expensive one as I can be assured that the asbestos from my property wont be dumped illegally putting people at risk and that it will be a proper full job not half baked at risk of leaving dust or fibres behind.

Hi Jeff, Thank you for such a great website! I have recently been offered a house from NSW Department of Housing, it is a brick home with new paint and what appears to be a new kitchen, it also has new carpet. I have a 3 year old and I am so worried that their may be asbestos dust around as a result of these refurbishments.

Also, inside some of the newly painted walls have the wooden battens, does this guarantee its asbestos? I am so paranoid about this dreaded stuff!! Any advice or info would be very much appreciated. I have a 2 year old and am renting an old renovated beach shack from the asbestos era. I have read there may be asbestos in pipes and gutters- ours are in a pretty poor state, cracked, pealing paint etc, some joiners have fallen off.

Should I be concerned? Made by Hardies and probably contains brown asbestos. Please send me a pic if you have time and send to jeff asbestosremovalguide. Thanks for the great website. If you could let me know if they were using it Tunis purpose at the time I would appreciate it. Hi Jeff, Our builder just took down a wall he said was not asbestos, there is no writing on the back, and the front has a racked affect and was very heavey is this asbestos product, the rest of the walls are burnie board including the bathroom.

I have moved into a s cottage in Canberra. The facia on the eaves is rotting on the corners but the eaves themselves look ok although a little weathered where the facia is rotting. Some paint is also flaking away from the eaves in a couple of places and some holes have been drilled in what appears to be an attempt at letting water out of the eaves.

This paint or coating is relatively soft. Could this also contain asbestos? Hi B, I agree with your suspicions, the eaves probably are asbestos considering the age of the house. The best option would be to replace the eaves with modern HardiFlex and then repaint, unfortunately this is probably also the most expensive option. But…Check-out how much needs to be replaced and painted, it might be not be as expenive as you think and has the advantage of ridding your property some of the asbestos a bonus at sale time if you ever decide to sell.

The alternative, is repainting the existing asbestos. After that, you can procede to paint. Some of the textured paints prior to did contain asbestos! If you can find out when it was painted, then that would be helpful.

If you have any doubts, take a sample to be lab tested to be sure. Hi Shorn, I can understand your concern…and not every trademan is an asbestos identification expert either. Your welcome to send me photos of sample of the material and I can take a look for you: You may need to get someone to confirm the composition of it before you procede with your renovation… or send a sample off to the lab.

Leave a warning note if you ever sell. Alternatively,depending on how much Tilux needs to be removed, as this might be worth considering, removing it yourself, and ridding your kitchen of it for good. If you take the precautions and feeling confident, dust mask, disposable overalls, tools, PVA water solution and black plastic and tape you can DIY. You could also consider hiring a HEPA vaccum cleaner to be clean up any dust in between the wall left over from constuction possibly.

A small sheet of tilux is in the realm of DIY asbestos removal. Ultimately I think this is the best way, but I can understand for not wanting go this route also. Replacing rotted window frames: Wood should carefully removed making sure to not to crack the asbestos sheeting. If sheeting is cracked, seal it immediately with a sealer-binder. Edges of the asbestos sheeting should also be sealed with sealer-binder prior to installation of new window frames. Have dust mask ready if things go amiss.

Finally, many houses across Australia are similar to yours mine included. They are not so much of a death trap if treated carefully…and a house is home, which is good. However we should think about the men who worked in the asbestos mines, the workers in the asbestos factories, and the builders who constructed our asbestos houses many years ago.

Hi Ingrid from Feb The risk is relatively low by merely staying in your property. You can seal any of the edges of the fibro with PVA glue to be sure. If I was to get the eaves replaced by a licensed asbestos removalist with a good rep is there still a high danger of fibers being released when the old eaves are removed? Hi B, The services of professional asbestos removalist should ensure there is a minimal release of asbestos fibres into surroundings and virtually nil remaining asbestos.

For example, a good removalist will:. This is just a quick guide, no doubt there are other aspects to a good asbestos removalist such as insurance also. Hi B, just wanted to share some additional info with you on some cost savings for when you re-sheet following removal of the asbestos, it sounds like your in a similar scenario as my property with asbestos eaves build brick veneer.

Most handymen will also do the re-sheeting for you, in your case, re-fitting Hardiflex eaves boarding or some other non asbestos material.

The same handyman can install all of those replacements, that is, re-sheet the bathroom with ordinary plaster and installation of non asbestos gables replacement. As Jeff was saying, you should manage your own project like I will be and source professionals for asbestos removal that only do asbestos removals.

Does the company have a website, are they involved with any other government or commercial work, etc etc. Let them come to your place and quote you and when they quote you, you can ask what kind of processes they follow and you can scrutinise it with the criteria that Jeff has mentioned above. Hi B, also something I forgot to add, handymen will not be involved in the supply of any of the replacement materials generally, so like me, if you elect to have them install it, you will need to source and have the material supplied.

Get the measure of existing eaves boarding, the asbestos ones, as they come out, and you know what size of replacement to search for when you go shopping. Not to bag products here, but to tell you the truth, in I installed a leaf gutter screen system for the guttering here. Colyton NSW having a lot of clay soil, I found during extremely heavy rain that the leaf gutter screen was actually greatly sending a lot of water over the edge not into the gutters and water pooling on the ground. I have just moved into a NSW Department of Housing house and am concerned in may contain asbestos.

Also under the eaves I have discovered a crack in the sheeting, should I be concerned? The house is brick but has some cladding near the front door.

The battens sure do sound like the typical Tilux or other asbestos sheeting -batten-plasterboard combination that was a popular contruction method for bathrooms back then. So should I also suspect al internal walls are asbestos?

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Such as in the lounge room etc it appears to look like plasterboard and has no batterns in the plasterboard in the other areas of the house. Other likely places you might find asbestos fibro is in the laundry, the toilet and parts of the kitchen. I was hoping to have the job done by my builder… But do not want to put anybody at risk. And they probably exposed themselves and me!!

The recent death of Lincoln Hall has raised awareness again …. Please people do not take any risks at all with material which may contain asbestos. My father who is now 87 and up until recently was a very fit healthy person has now been diagonised with asbestosis and lung cancer caused by asbestos. He worked back in the late sixties and early seventies on Qld housing commission houses painting them which were all fibro constructed.

This horrible disease can take up to years before it shows itself. He is taking legal action for compensation, although it will not save his life, we all believe James Hardie should be held accountable for what they knowningly did. I removed some cement sheets from the exterior of our 3rd bedroom when renovating.

I went ahead because the first sheet had a clear Aust Standards code and a date code, but once removed it seemd to have a mixture of sheets. Most of them have no markings except the numbers 22 39 83 printed in what resembles the old dot matrix printer style.

It has been newly painted so my understanding is that if we leave it alone it will be ok. If we wanted to cover this up with new sheeting would it be safe to dampen the walls, put the new sheeting up against the old sheet and then drill through both? Yes Bevelux does contain asbestos. With your previous bad experience with a builder, you might consider calling in specialist asbestos removalist to take care of the bevelux and any other asbestos fibro.

Though this might cost a little extra, you can be sure at least the job has been done properly. A good removalist will seal off the work area that is an air tight seal so no fibres can travel through to the rest of the house. Final clean up, after the asbestos has been removed, will be done with a HEPA vacuum cleaner.

And yes experts are predicting a new wave of mesothelioma sufferers due to this. With this in mind, we must be vigilant to every last piece of asbestos is safely dipsosed of at least in Australia. Hi Trish, thanks for the comment. Best of luck with any compensation claims for your dad. Make contact with your local asbestos compensation lawyers and solicitors on this one. Hi David, this is one of the most frustrating aspects of identifying flat asbestos fibro sheeting from the celluose based products.

Often the numbers are production and batch numbers which resemble prodction dates and times. That is when asbestos was phased out and replaced with the celluose fibre based products. Hi Elaine, I always have a preference to removing asbestos where possible rather than covering it over which can be a danger to future renovators or builders then replace with Hardiflex. This way is more expensive but is safer in the long run. This might work well if the sheets are not to big and are lower down where they can be held in place till the glue dries.

Hello, Our home was built in — we are renovating our bathroom. Around the bath, under the tiles there is some cement sheeting with a green stamp on it with the letters A B. Would this be asbestos? The walls in the bathroom are not the same material, but they also have some faint green print on it, but I cannot make out what it says.

Does anyone know if this has asbestos in it? House is from the 70s. It is in very good condition but if and when we were to reclad, can you reclad over the top, or do you need to remove the whole thing and then wrap the place in plastic while you do it? We had been reconsidering repainting the house, and most of the upper floor windows need replacing.

This is a New england style home with very steep roof. I am firstly concerned that this plank material might contain aspestos, and am not sure how to approach cleaning and painting it. Secondly, the windows and some fascia boards have fungal rot and must be replaced.

What is the danger of removing the windows and refitting them, and perhaps releasing aspestos fibres? One builder suggested simply placing colourbond over the fascias, and recladding the top with vinyl cladding — but the latter would look cheap. The cladding is cut into wide sheets — not thin — like currently available materials. I thought repainting would look nicer. Also in this period, sheeting like this tended to have stickers attached to the back side indicating whether or not it contained asbestos to make it clear.

Hi Lozo, I suspect it might be Hardies Villaboard what you have there. The house being constructed in would be unlikely to contain asbestos. If you decide to keep the existing asbestos, be careful where the extension meets the old asbestos not create a dust by drilling or cutting the asbestos sheeting.

Sounds like quite job here. I tend to think in this situation repainting the HardiPlank might be the way to go and replacing the wooden windows with either new wood or modern aluminium windows rather than do a reclad. A good builder should be able to replace the windows without disturbing the HardiPlank too much thus keeping the risk of releasing asbestos fibres to a absolute minimum.

With painting preparation, avoid using a high pressure water cleaner, wire brushing or anything that will disturb the underlying asbestos in the HardiPlank. Hopefully also, the existing paint is not too flakey and peeling to do this. The insulation in our ceiling is a yellow color and clumps together. It certainly has a friable glass look about it. Any information would be much appreciated. It has Beechwood home written on the back of the bricks in the garage, but is constructed of brick and tile with boarding under eaves soffit?

The problem is that our roof is leaking causing the boarding to sag, the nails are falling out and it is falling down with the edges exposed in the corners. Could this board contain asbestos? From what I have seen above, we are concerned. Does the non asbestos board make a dust if broken? We had a tree damage an outside light and screwing it back caused fine, white dust to escape from the screw hole. My house was built by Masterton in April Recently, my wife slipped whilst having a shower and her head bumped into one tile.

I had to remove the tile which is glued to a sheeting. Do you think the sheet contains asbestos? Highly appreciate your advise as I am a worried I may have inhaled the powder and have contaminated the bathroom, clothes, etc in our house if this is asbestos.

If you want to be absolutely sure, take a sample off to the nearest Lab to be tested. Our sunroom built in the 70s had a leak in the roof last week. We have asked for a test to be done before restorative work begins.

From your description, it sounds likes a fibre cement of some sort as opposed to a wood based product. Both asbestos and celluose based fibre cement sheets will produce a white dust when drilled.

Your next step would be to identify the material by either taking a sample to an asbestos lab or calling in a asbestos expert or removalist to positively identify it, then take it from there. The yellow colour and your description sounds like typical glass fibre insulation. Very common to see this in the roof spaces of many houses around Australia. No serious health concerns with glass fibre insulation. Always err on the side of caution until the material has been positively identified, then you can proceed with any repairs or renovation.

A wise decision of yours to take a sample to your nearest asbestos lab for analysis. Better safe than sorry as the saying goes. House was renovated inmostly brick and apparently gyprock.

But in other areas certain corners of walls the paint is peeling and reveals a grey edge underneath which is very hard, is that also gyprock or some other material? I am just curious as to how dangerous asbestos flues are. I know some school portables have these and you mentioned the blue asbestos not being phased out of pipes. Does that include flues? You are a champ mate. Sounds like there is a mixture of Gyprpock and fibre cement for the walls.

Though you say the house was renovated inbe on the look-out for parts of the original house construction, which might contain asbestos fibro… the hard grey material you describe could well be asbestos fibro left over but it could also be new cellulose based Hardiflex also. Cracking of the asbestos pipe — from the constant heating and cooling process. This is a major pain, as the whole flue will probably need to be replaced if it cracks or replace the whole heater.

Probably the flue can be replaced with a stainless steel flue… if your really keen. The usual asbestos safety procedures apply when removing the old asbestos flue.

If you think asbestos flues are bad, be on the look-out for coiled asbestos rope or other types of asbestos insulation that may be wrapped around the exhaust pipe that leads from the back of the heater, through the wall to the outside.

This is friable asbestos and is extremely dangerous. Friable asbestos may also be present in the heater itself, so take caution if moving or disposing of this unit. There is a good chance all flues contain either blue or brown asbestos.

Blue and and brown asbestos had the right characteristics long fibre length and strength for flues and pipe manufacture. Therefore they should be treated with extra caution. The worst that has happened to my eaves board is that the paint has bubbled a little in this location — see how strong the material is no wonder they used it for so long?!

You can have it tested by a lab or if in NSW, you can apply through your local council to obtain a copy of the building certificate from your property when it had been constructed — the materials used will be listed here including the eaves boarding. Hi Jeff, I have 2 photos of some i am pulling down at my place The old laundry, and was lined around a timber lintel above the window and door.

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It looks like a layered cellulose type but the edges and fibres some clumped. The back though is Hardiplank going by your photos above. Can i send these 2 photos to you to have a look? I thought I might update the info on the eaves of my house. I went to the council I am in NSW and they were very helpful in assisting me to fill out the request to view the building certificate. So far it is a free service.

I am waiting to hear back it could take 3 weeks but it is on microfish? We were able to access under the tiles in the North West garage area, but there was no sticker visable nor any markings from the manufacturer on the back of the boards. In the meantime, 14 pine trees at the back of our property were removed. Guess what was hiding behind the corner tree — a large piece of asbestos fibro.

We feel that we are drowning in this stuff. Anyway, we notified our neighbour whose bedroom window is only 2 feet away from the board. There is also quite a lot of other half buried garbage in the corner. So where to from here? Our concern is that there might be more asbestos buried under the rubbish. Hi Chris, send them through to jeff asbestosremovalguide. Many thanks to reader, Jason, who pointed out that original building plans can be accessed through the local councils in NSW.

The left over sheet of fibro and buried fibro is quite a common story unfortunately. So much of this stuff is still around like this. I found similar flat broken fibro pieces recently while digging my sewerage pipes.

The problem comes when the soil is disturbed due to some activity such as building, fencing, landscaping, plumbing or gardening for example. The large sheet can be wrapped up in black plastic ready for disposal. Wet it down first and wear use a P2 respirator with disposable filter, then wrap it up and seal it with duct tape.

While you have your respirator on, have search for any broken fragents visible on the surface and put them in strong plastic bag and seal it also. Keep an eye on that area of your yard in the future, if any more fragments become exposed, pick them up and bag them immediately.

Thanks for all you responses. Is asbestos common in concrete? We just had a new DVS ventilation system professionally installed in our s house.

Surely this means fibrolite, which if installed in would probably contain asbestos? How is the average family to know? Is it just me, or does anyone else think there should be a better system out there for informing homeowners. Laws to also require that this has to happen regardless of possible renovations over the years previously which may have seen asbestos replaced with non asbestos.

The only way we can hope to change this culture or attitude will be with the government commencing on a mass media asbestos awareness campaign. Is it safeto live in the house for an extended period. You need to check the dates you quote for the asbestos cement change overs you have listed. A number of products were not made after because they could not be changed over or were deleted from the line up. For example, compressed sheet was not really available for a period from into 83 because of problems and the profiled sheets were not sold for a while.

Tilux stopped being made circa and was not replaced. A few things to note: Hardifence was actually separate to Super Six and visa versa. Hardifence had a different profile, however Super Six was used as fensing as more commonly. So there is AC Super Six used as fencing, and also Hardifence in AC and later asbestos free versions.

The answer is no. Two things to consider. AC products from the mid seventies had the asbestos warning sticker on the back, which usually stayed there. The other point is that the asbestos free products were originally called SX then Series II.

Hence asbestos free Hardiflex became Hardiflex II and is batch coding H2, Villaboard II — V2, Compressed Sheet II — C2, Versilux II — VL2, so when you see this on the back of a sheet this indicates it is an absestos free product.

From several respondents Are these AC sheets? W4 means they were made on No 4 machine at Welshpool WA and V2 means Villaboard II non AC. Hardiflex B1 1 95H2 and 3K Hardiflex W42D — The first one is Hardiflex II made inthe second is from WA is I am fully familiar with, the 2 after the 4 suggests series II. Just a quick one. What shocked me is that he said that ALL the internal linings were also asbestos.

I had taken it for granted to be plain old plaster board. Is he pulling my chain? Oops, the typist made a mistake. Is asbestos in Hardiflex 4 2 5 5 1 as this is on the back of the sheet? Linda, at least you know — the mere fact that you know what it is and have come here to read about it and no doubt researched it is sometimes a life saver. David, I know it may be a long shot, but do you know if there was any asbestos mixed in to Australian Gypsum plasterboard sheeting as supplied in the late s?

A number of other countries did mix asbestos with it and wondering if we did. It may have been manufactured by Boral or by Hardies? Remember, fibro at the time was the material of choice for economical building.

The beach bungalow would be a good candidate fibro construction throughout. David, thankyou so much for the extremely valuable information regarding codes printed on Hardies fibro products, which no-one seems to know about. Hi Jeff We have a brick home here in QLD and we have had an electrician come out when we first moved in and installed some ceiling fans. At the time we didnt even conwsider the ceilings could have been asbestos, but they could quite possibly be.

A question for you please…. The rest of the house has lovely ornate plasterboard ceilings but I have been told that the sunroom has an asbestos ceiling. It looks like fibro sheeting to me as there are timber joins in place on the ceiling I suppose to cover the joins between each of the sheets. We had some water damage in this room recently so the ceiling and cornices got wet. That said, it seems in tact and all that is left is a dirty water mark where the water penetrated.

We want to fix this room up — not only to repair the water damage but to remove any potential threat from the asbestos we have young kids. Is it safe for a plasterer to come in an install a new ceiling straight over the existing fibro ceiling? Obviously first prize would be to have it removed entirely but I am reluctant to have ANY asbestos fibers disturbed given our kids. I met with a plasterer and he said that he would need to nail and glue new gyprock to the existing ceiling. I said I was concerned about him nailing into the fibro but he said he would remove the timber joins to reveal where the fibro sheets join and he would screw his nails in at this point.

The house has asbestos in the eaves. What sort of maintenance do we need to do to ensure that the asbestos is not disturbed? How should this be safely done? Hi Lee, Tradesmen should have a some knowledge of identifying and dealing with asbestos.

There are effective and safe methods for drilling holes in asbestos, which is up to the tradee to make an assessment if it can be done safely. If a large amount of cutting and drilling needs to be done such as installing an air con unitthen the tradee should make a judgement call to remove the whole asbestos sheet and replace it with Hardiflex.

They should inform the owner of what needs to be done, as this will certainly make the job more expensive. Renovators could certainly sus out the job themselves, prior to calling out trademan by identifying any potential asbestos. Then go about finding a tradesman who is asbestos wise. Hi Amber, Gyprocking over the asbestos should be fine.

As the plasterer has recommended, use screws in between the asbestos sheets to secure it along with glue and it should be fine.

Ask the plasterer also to assess the condition of the existing timbers and how well the asbestos is nailed to the ceiling timbers, the last thing you want happening is the whole ceiling to come crashing down.

With the eaves, provided the existing paint is not too flakey, you can paint straight over this. Any flakey paint can be done over with a sealer binder then painted. Try to avoid any scraping of the old paint where possible.

Jeff, thanks so much for your prompt reply. We live in Sydney…. I would value your recommendation to make sure someone experienced does this work for us given we have babies and I want our home to be safe for them. Can you possibly email me separately? I have obviously provided my email to put this post up…. Hi Jeff What a great service you are providing! My house was built in and I purchased it in It is not clad with sheeting but with boards of some sort — supposed to look like weather boards I guess.

Just yesterday I had a builder around to discuss adding a couple of rooms to the house. Neither the builder nor the local council expressed any concerns at the time. Do I assume eveything was OK? The previous extension and the new extension use different cladding and this time around I would like to have the old cladding on the rest of the house removed and replaced to match.

I will try to follow this up myself but would value your opinion. Hi Jeff, What is the best way to seal exposed asbestos sheeting that covers the outer wall of a bungalow? The sheets seem to be in good condition.

Can normal paint be used? Is there an ideal product? Hi Dawn, Sounds like your house is clad in HardiPlank manufactured by James Hardie. This product was manufactured in both asbestos and cellulose varieties and the product name was carried through from the asbestos versions to the non asbestos version. Hardiplank is still being made by Hardies. Cut off date for asbestos versions was after that it was manufactured without asbestos.

You can take a sample to be lab tested to be sure of its composition… or simply assume it does contain asbestos to be on the safe side and take all the appropriate precautions when renovating. Replace with the new cellulose based product to match it up. Yes normal exterior paint should be ok. Easy to apply with roller or brush and certainly lives up to its claim of long lasting. Hi Jeff, We live in a post ward house and have removed wallpaper from our toilet to reveal a green light avocado colour hard wall lining beneath.

The pictures are especially helpful.