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Asbestos and older homes guides.
Guides to older homes and materials that may contain asbestos: where they are often found and what an inspection involves.
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Could your home contain asbestos and how do you find out?
Many homes built or renovated before about 1990 may contain materials with asbestos, often in fibre cement sheeting, eaves, wet areas, roofing, fencing and some floor coverings. Looking alone cannot confirm it. An asbestos inspection identifies the materials that may contain asbestos, and laboratory testing of a sample confirms what a material actually contains.
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