Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Asbestos tiles??? 3Oct 08, 2008 1:40 pm Timbacare - Save Your Furniture! We can help you revive timber furniture & flooring www.timbacare.com.au Re: Asbestos tiles??? 9Oct 09, 2008 4:49 pm 'chelle We have a hand-over date...15/10...but I won't hold my breath! http://people-in-glass-houses.blogspot.com/ Re: Asbestos tiles??? 10Dec 01, 2008 3:18 pm KWOOD2 This whole thing about asbestos is a joke! It can be expensive to remove in large quantities, but honesty...if you're not racking it up on a table and snorting it up, you're fine. Just bury it somewhere in your backyard. That is somewhat true, here's an excerpt from the asbestos and mesothelioma http://www.themesotheliomalibrary.com site "The risks for asbestos exposure are not high for everyday people who are exposed to the air, water and the soil of the earth. It is occupational asbestos workers that come into contact with asbestos products on a daily basis that are at high risk of inhaling asbestos fibers. Starting from the 1940s (before World War II) and onwards, millions of American workers have been exposed to Asbestos on the job. These types of jobs include firefighters, automobile workers, drywall removers, demolition workers, insulation workers in the construction & building industry, as well as mining & shipbuilding workers. Other workers involved in the cleanup of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City are also at risk." What you are looking at is fibrous plaster, true gypsum, it is cast on horizontal beds with fibers included to give strength. I has no Asbestos in it. Houses before 1985… 2 7113 4 1828 Firstly the ableflex that has been installed needs (manufactures specification) a sealant cap over the top, preventing water draining down between the slab and the… 3 7744 |