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    Asbestos In The Home

    The presence of asbestos in the home is not normally a grave problem. However, the danger lies in the fact that the substances containing asbestos may become damaged after a certain period of time. When damaged, asbestos may be released into the air, causing a health hazard.

    What are the average household substances that contain asbestos?

    Asbestos in the home is usually restricted to a few average areas. So if you're checking for asbestos in the home, make certainly to check the following areas:

    * The roof and siding of the home. Asbestos in the home often come in the form of shingles used for roofing and siding.
    * Insulation. This is especially true if your house was built some time between 1930 and 1970.
    * Walls and ceiling joints. Some textured paint and patching compounds may be sources of asbestos in the home as they contain asbestos additives. If your house was built and painted before 1977, there is a wonderful chance the paints used contained asbestos.
    * Gas-fired fireplaces. Gas-fired fireplaces use artificial ashes and embers in order to create the illusion of a true wood fireplace. These ashes and embers may be sources of asbestos in the home.
    * Stove-top pads. If you have one in the home, be certainly to check it for asbestos or asbestos compounds.
    * Woodburning stoves. Some homes have the walls and floors around the stoves insulated with asbestos paper, cement sheets and millboard.
    * Floor tiles. Asbestos in the home can be likely found if your floor tiles are made from vinyl. Check the backing of the sheet flooring for asbestos containing adhesives.
    * Plumbing. You may have asbestos in the home if your house is one of those older ones that have hot water and steam pipes. Asbestos may be used to coat the pipes.
    * Furnaces and gaskets. Asbestos insulation may also be used for oil and coal furnaces. Also, check for asbestos in door gaskets.

    How to Identify Asbestos in the Home

    It is unachievable to identify substances containing asbestos in the home just by looking at it. The only chance you could recognize asbestos containing substances for certain via an ocular inspection is if the material itself has a label that says it contains asbestos. So in order to find out if there is asbestos in the home, you need the aid of a entitled professional. The first thing he will do is to take samples of the material, analyze it, and determine whether it's positive for asbestos fibers.

    Note that even if there is asbestos in the home, it does not necessarily mean that it's a health risk. Again, only when the asbestos containing material is damaged or in bad condition that you should consider repairing or expelling it from the home.

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