Asbestos in a Building



The diagram below shows the 'typical' locations for the most common asbestos-containing materials. This diagram does not show all possible uses and locations of asbestos-containing materials. A detailed survey will be required to identify all asbestos-containing materials present in a building. To see examples of different types of asbestos, look at our webpage Types of Asbestos.


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Asbestos in a Building Roof sheets and tiles water tank Brake/clutch lining Guttering and drainpipes Soffit/fascia boards Tiles, stets, canopies and firebreaks above ceilings Lagging Spray coating to ceiling, walls, beams/columns Panel lining service riser and floor gaskets Anti-vibration gaitor Loose asbestos inside partition walls Panel beneath window Loose asbestos in ceiling/floor cavity Panelling to vertical and horizontal beams Textured coatings and paints Panel behind electrical equipment Partition walls Panel on/or inside, fire door Panel on access hatch to service riser Capsoil insulating blocks, panels, paper Panel behind/under heater Cement corrugated roof sheets Boiler flue Panel lining to lift shaft Rope seal on boiler access hatch between cast iron boiler sections Paper lining inside steel boiler casing Damaged lagging and associated debris Damaged lagging and associated debris Gasket in pipe and vessel joints Paper lining under non-asbestos pipe lagging Lagging on boiler, pipework, calorifier etc Lagging on boiler, pipework, calorifier etc Lagging on boiler, pipework, calorifier etc Floor tiles, linoleum and paper backing adhesive Fire blanket Heater cupboard around domestic boiler Gaskets,rope seals and panels in domestic boilers Wall cladding Panel beneath window Roofing felt and coating String seals on radiators Bath panel