Asbestos

Asbestos can be found in the following materials:

• Corrugated roofing sheets, roof slates and tiles.
• Roofing felts made from bitumen.
• Guttering and rainwater pipes.
• External wall cladding and panels.
• Soffit boards under roof fascia.
• Panels in the lower half of large window frames.
• Sound-proofing.
• Pads fitted beneath stainless-steel sinks.
• Cold-water tanks in loft spaces.
• Fiber gaskets in gas and electric heating appliances.
• Central-heating boiler flues.
• Tiles, slats, canopies and firebreaks above ceilings.
• Wall boarding to internal partitions, airing cupboards, shelving or ducts.
• Decorative textured coatings (Artex-type materials).
• Heating-insulation gaskets, seals and panels behind or under ducts.
• Panels on or inside fire-resisting doors.
• Toilet cisterns.
• Bath panels. 
• Floor tiles and lino or cushion-flooring.

Undamaged asbestos containg materials do not pose a risk and will not normally be removed, but where they are damaged they will be encapsulated or replaced.  

I think I may have disturbed or damaged some material containing asbestos in my home - what should I do?

Stop work immdeiately.

Contact us on 0800 0830 333 and we will arrange to have the material inspected and assessed.  We will then decide what needs to  be done to make it safe.  

All asbestos work should be carried out by a trained and competent person.

DIY

If you wish to carry out improvements that may disturb asbestos containing materials you should get permission from us before starting any work.

Disposal

You should never place asbestos waste in your bins.  By law it must be dispose of at licensed waste carrier.

If you have any further questions please contact our Decent Homes team.