ASBESTOS IN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
Asbestos In Residential Property
Residential properties are any form of dwelling property. They can be single room flats up to large country homes or blocks of flats.
We can assist home owners, land lords and housing associations or new home buyers in assessing the asbestos located within their properties. Our team has a large amount of experience in the surveying of homes for asbestos to the highest possible standards.
Depending upon the needs of the client we can provide Management Asbestos Surveys, Refurbishment Asbestos Surveys or Demolition Asbestos Surveys. We are fully accredited by UKAS for undertaking all types of asbestos surveys within Residential properties.
Asbestos can be located within any property built before the end of 1999. The typical types of asbestos located in residential properties can range from very low risk products to very high risk in some cases. Our asbestos surveyors can help you determine the asbestos risks within your home and come up with the most cost effective way of dealing with the problem.
Currently it is not a legal requirement to undertake an asbestos survey within residential proprieties under the current regulations. However we do strongly recommend that you consider having a survey if you are unsure of the structure of the building or will be carrying out works on unknown materials. If in doubt its always better to be safe than sorry and undertake a survey. If you have contractors working in your property they should be undertaking works to the current regulations. The rules for a home owner carrying out works are not the same as a contractor carrying out works and using employees.
For more information please do not hesitate to contact us on 0191 354 5870 or email info@asbestosaudit.co for more information.
Although the risks from Asbestos fibers are likely to be higher in Residential buildings constructed till 1985 due to the building materials used at this time. Nevertheless, Asbestos was not banned in the UK until 1999. As such if your house was built or renovated before the year 2000, it might still contain Asbestos materials.
Asbestos was used in a variety of construction materials up to the end of 1999.
The list below in light of the figure above highlights some common places you might come across Asbestos
ASBESTOS IN THE INTERIOR OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
A. Asbestos cement Water tank
B. Pipe lagging
C. Loose-fill insulation
D. Textured decorative coating e.g. Artex
E. AIB ceiling tiles
F. AIB bath panel
G. Toilet seat and cistern
H. AIB behind the fuse box
I. AIB airing cupboard and/or sprayed insulation coating boiler
J. AIB partition wall
K. AIB interior window panel
L. AIB around the boiler
M. Vinyl floor tiles
N. AIB behind the fire place
ASBESTOS IN THE EXTERIOR OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES
O. Gutters and Asbestos cement downpipes
P. Soffits – AIB or asbestos cement
Q. AIB exterior window panel
R. Asbestos cement roof
S. Asbestos cement panels
T. Roofing felt
AIB = Asbestos Insulating Board
AIB = Asbestos Insulating Board
If you're interested in learning more about Asbestos check out our blog posts here or if you're working somewhere where Asbestos exposure might be a concern, contact us for emergency response.
Our local teams can assist with any of the following asbestos-related works -
Asbestos Surveys near me
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Asbestos Sampling near me
Asbestos in Soils
Re-Inspection and maintenance near me