Asbestos On Walls

Australia constructed many asbestos walls between the post war construction boom after the 1940 s through to the 1980s after which asbestos building materials were phased out.

Asbestos on walls.

Wallboard drywall joint compound contained asbestos. Asbestos was common in building materials between 1920 and 1986 asbestos was common in decorative plaster between the 1940s and 1980s and in the artex ceilings that were popular in the 1960s and 1970s. The asbestos within the plaster comes in contact with the humans only if the plaster is coming off at different places of the old walls thus freeing the asbestos fibers stuck within the plaster. Asbestos walls were used because of their fireproofing heat resistance and moisture resistance properties.

Photo at left from rosato. As you sit at home in quarantine during this covid 19 pandemic thinking about remodeling that basement or spare bedroom demolishing old sheetrock walls or removing outdated paneling might be in your plans. Asbestos has been linked to multiple health problems including a type of cancer called mesothelioma. Part three in a series about asbestos in your house.

Used as fireproofing in a cement asbestos form on furnace and boiler room ceilings and walls and corrugated decorative wallboard used in theaters. The date a building was built is often the most important clue to whether or not it contains asbestos. Asbestos is a naturally occurring fiber commonly used in many building products through the late 1980 s. Many walls in houses homes contain asbestos.

The cracks or damps on the walls may also result in the release of the asbestos fibers from the affected plaster. Asbestos wall coverings such as asbestos fiber reinforced papers and.