Asbestos Wall Sheeting

Flat sheet fibro is the most common asbestos cement sheeting.

Asbestos wall sheeting.

Although invented at the end of the 19th century the material rose to necessity during world war ii to make sturdy inexpensive military housing and continued to be used widely. Vinyl tiles and decorative wall plasters commonly contain asbestos. Wallboard drywall joint compound contained asbestos. Some of the most common types of acm that were used to create walls include asbestos insulation board aib and cement sheets.

It was simply nailed to a wooden framed structure making construction quick and cheap and could be painted. Asbestos cement sheeting typically contains between five to 20 per cent asbestos. Asbestos cement genericized as fibro or fibrolite short for fibrous or fibre cement sheet and ac sheet is a building material in which asbestos fibres are used to reinforce thin rigid cement sheets. Used as fireproofing in a cement asbestos form on furnace and boiler room ceilings and walls and corrugated decorative wallboard used in theaters.

What does an asbestos containing wall look like. Asbestos sheeting identification can be presumed by getting an idea of how long ago the sheeting was installed before or after the 1990s and whether it was ever replaced. As a guide 10m2 is equivalent to about four sheets of asbestos cement wall sheeting or usually only one wall of an average bathroom. This type of asbestos looks gray or off white with fibers in it.

Asbestos spandrel panels can be of fibre cement sheet 20 mm asbestos cement sheet or asbestos insulating board that is sandwiched between metal panels. Blow in asbestos was also frequently used for ceiling tiles and in ceilings above drywall before it was known to be dangerous. Asbestos cement sheeting was widely used from the 1950s to the late 1980s so is frequently found when renovating older buildings. Telephone pits most of the old telephone pits contain asbestos as a bonded moulded product and can be seen in most streets in australia.

Where breaking the wall sheeting or ceiling sheeting is unavoidable prior to removal we spray the asbestos sheets with a pva solution waiting for it to dry first before removal. Ldb was manufactured from the 1950s to the 1970s as a flat sheet or perforated sheeting. After removal we spray the underside of the asbestos cement with the same pva solution or with water. Photo at left from rosato.

If removing ceiling or wall sheeting duct tape a layer of 200. Having asbestos tested will be able to provide a comprehensive result on whether the sheeting contains asbestos. A tradesperson or other business operator removing more than 10m2 of non friable bonded asbestos materials can only carry out this work under the authority of a class b or class a asbestos removal licence.