Where Is Asbestos Found In The Home?

Homes built before the 1980s have a good chance of having asbestos present through their building materials.  In the age of do-it-yourself renovations where walls are getting knocked down, and old floors are torn up, you might unknowingly be contaminating the very air you are breathing.

Are you wondering about the common places that asbestos can be found in the home? 

At Allcoast Group Demolition Contractors we can help.

Asbestos is a natural mineral that is composed of tiny fibres that quickly become airborne. Asbestos was used extensively in the building industry before they linked it to health issues. While it is possible to remove the asbestos from your home, it can be a timely and complicated effort to undertake. Here are some of the most common areas that asbestos can be found in your home.

Asbestos can often be found in textured ceilings and fixtures such as the common 'popcorn' ceilings that you can find in many older Australian homes.

Asbestos was a common ingredient of vinyl in the 1950s when vinyl floor tiles were all the rave. Vinyl tiles are often removed by using a scraper to top them up.

While not all vinyl will contain asbestos, it was common for many vinyl tiles to use asbestos as a paper backing or the mastic material to stick the vinyl to the ground.

If you are renovating a fixer-upper, you are probably looking at replacing or repairing the piping around your home.

What many individuals do not know is that a lot of the older plumbing systems utilised materials containing asbestos to insulate the pipes.

Many homes built before the 1990s would often utilise asbestos as part of the materials needed to construct drywalls.

When asbestos was first discovered and subsequently utilised in the building industry, it was considered a significant breakthrough. It was easily manipulated, versatile, flexible, cheap and offered great strength and insulation.

It ended up in almost one-third of the homes around Australia due to its sheer number of uses.

If you're looking for a demolition team on the Sunshine Coast that expertises in asbestos removal, call us on 07 5476 2211 today and start the process of living in a safer home.