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is this asbestos?
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loves lego
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I have no idea?
c0tt0nt0p
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Might be an idea to speak to the council in the first instance and let them point you in the right direction
http://m.staffordbc.gov.uk/site/sta...trol-asbestos/welcome/scheme/lgsl/id/415#2668
http://m.staffordbc.gov.uk/site/sta...trol-asbestos/welcome/scheme/lgsl/id/415#2668
loves lego
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age'd parent
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Try burning a bit with a blowlamp, if it burns probably not, if it dosen't burn probably is.
United57
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Firstly put it in a bag. Don't let it get airborne. Don't break it. Do not try to burn it. Asbestos is safe if not disturbed.
Google cement boards that look like asbestos and look at the images.Yes it may look like one of them but it may not be.
Get the council to have a look as said earlier.
You will not know if it's asbestos until you get it checked by testing.
If your house was built after 1990 it is doubtful its asbestos.
If you employed a builder or trades person they should have checked to make sure its not asbestos!
If you have done it yourself just hope its not asbestos!
If it is asbestos and it has been disturbed you will need to get all the work checked.
Google cement boards that look like asbestos and look at the images.Yes it may look like one of them but it may not be.
Get the council to have a look as said earlier.
You will not know if it's asbestos until you get it checked by testing.
If your house was built after 1990 it is doubtful its asbestos.
If you employed a builder or trades person they should have checked to make sure its not asbestos!
If you have done it yourself just hope its not asbestos!
If it is asbestos and it has been disturbed you will need to get all the work checked.
staffordjas
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We have a white board looking like that on the inside of a door of the cupboard where the warm air central heating system used to be. (Wildwood)
Our house was built in early 70's and I was wondering whether we are safe having it still there ourselves
. We still have the cupboard for storage , but use the white board inside the door for sticking paperwork on with sellotape .The board is still in one piece, but always bits of white coming off on the sellotape when removing the stuck on documents.
I think the whole asbestos thing is overblown. Yes people working with it got lung disease, but they were working with it every single day of the working week, drilling and cutting it. Coming home with dusty overalls and dumping them in the kitchen.
There's very little asbestos in many things that claim to have it.
This is what Asbestos looks like:
There's very little asbestos in many things that claim to have it.
This is what Asbestos looks like:
staffordjas
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My uncle died years ago with Asbestosis and lung cancer, but he was working with it in a factory all day long for most of his working life.. As you say,' working with it every single day of the working week, drilling and cutting it. Coming home with dusty overalls and dumping them in the kitchen.'.
Had the panel that looks like asbestos on the back of that door since we bought the house in 1981 . Had thought about unscrewing it and getting rid , but think I'll let it live while it's still in one piece ( Would miss my 'notice board' for all the bin collection calendars etc !)
I'd not recommend people go around breaking it up and breathing it in. But if you're sensible, wearing disposable overalls, mask and shoe covers there's no reason why you can't handle it. The contractors who remove it are very well paid it seems, there's one who is always parked at the pub in Wildwood.
If you do need to handle it then soaking it in water stops bits of it getting airborne. Anyone with broken asbestos sheets can get a nice handful of silicone sealant and rub it over the ends to seal them off and prevent bits falling off.
If you do need to handle it then soaking it in water stops bits of it getting airborne. Anyone with broken asbestos sheets can get a nice handful of silicone sealant and rub it over the ends to seal them off and prevent bits falling off.
John Marwood
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White asbestos can still be dangerous.
This is the problem with posting such a topic on an internet forum, all you get is misinformation and supposition.
If in doubt the only solution is to contact an expert (ie DON'T TRUST ANY ADVICE ON HERE).
What he said.
Coal miners got all sorts of health issues mining coal, yet people still have tons of it sitting about and even burn it in their homes to stay warm.
The disease relating to asbestos takes a good 20-25 years to develop, by which time it's too late and you can't really prove if you got it by mishandling or by having broken stuff sitting around.
There's a nice profitable industry around handling it and disposing of it. So naturally people who make their living doing that will be scaremongering.
loves lego
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Thank you all for for advice. I got someone out to look at it. they did a proper clean of the area and did an air test just to make sure. Costly, but peace of mind.
Gramaisc
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So, was it asbestos?
captainpish
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Very much looks like it. The pitting on the surface is usually a giveaway. If its jib was to insulate around a boiler or heating appliance its almost certainly asbestos.In my job i have to do an annual asbestos awareness course and it is used in so many different products its ridiculous. I do think that whilst it can kill you its massivley overblown. My grandad died from lung cancer related to asbestos but he was a plumber and lagged cylinders with asbestos (monkey muck). Nowadays asbestos removal is a whole industry and from the courses ive been on (run by the companys that remove it) they do scaremonger to drum up business. They tell you that you need to get them to come out and remove a bacolite cistern or toilet seat even though it has a very very low asbestos content and any fibres are unlikley to be released even if you smash it with a hammer. It is most dangerous in its fibre form (rope seals on boilers, insulation in lofts or suspended floors etc). Its in artex, brake shoes, ceiling tiles, floor tiles, boilers, flues, cookers the list is huge and runs into the tens of thousands.
captainpish
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Also its worth adding that ive seen quite a few asbastos soil pipes in wildwood and baswich so if its present on those estates id make sure you steer well clear of anything in your houses that looks suspicious.