Asbestos Cement

Asbestos Cement, where is it most commonly found and in which products?

Asbestos cement is most often found in products and materials that were used in the construction of buildings, both inside and outside.

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You may have found it in one of, but not limited to, the following places:

Asbestos cement roofs

These are mainly made up of large sheets of corrugated asbestos cement; they are often found on industrial or farmyard buildings, but also can be found as roofs on garages and sheds. They are usually covered in mosses as they’ve been there for many years.

Asbestos wall cladding

Shape and structure similar to roof sheeting, and is often found on walls/as walls of buildings with asbestos cement roofs.

Downpipes and gutters

Sometimes attached at the end of cement roofs in warehouse type buildings.

Heating and ventilation flues

This may be found in boiler systems (including domestic) air conditioning and ventilation systems.

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Examples include water tanks, fire surrounds and pipes.

What does it look like?

It looks like just ordinary cement but it is mixed with asbestos. In some cases asbestos can make up over a third of the cement. It is a hard, grey material which was moulded and compressed to produce some of the materials listed above.