Browse Forums Building Standards; Getting It Right! 1 Aug 20, 2014 8:33 am Hi, I have a tenant who's child who suffers from severe autism and, as a result, has put basketball sized holes in the dwelling. Asbestos testing has returned with positive results throughout the dwelling. Remove and replacing wall linings would be an expensive and extensive job. So I would like to install wall protection panels - similar to ones in hospitals. I will use 2400mm craft board/MDF cut to 2100mm(or to top of door casing) fixed to existing walls with construction adhesive. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I have been advised it is illegal to encapsulate the asbestos sheeting by covering the asbestos sheet with MDF board. Where does it say this in building code or WH&S??? Could clarification be sought if there is an extent to this rule? I'm not 'encapsulating' as it wont be to ceiling height. Any advice would be appreciated. ta! Re: glueing MDF onto asbestos sheeting 2Aug 20, 2014 11:43 pm Illegal or not, I'd do it for the child's sake. You don't want the child to breathe in any asbestos fibres. Not sure if it's illegal (can't see any reason) but if it is it has got to be the lessor of two evils. Probably a not bad thing to mention particle board should in case anyone else reading this got the two confused. 6 5285 Thanks. Yeh ideally that would have been good, but have progressed too far now. Hoping some well placed internal walls fixed up into the battens will provide some… 2 5872 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 8066 |