Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Jul 21, 2013 6:34 pm Hi guys, long time lurker first time poster :$ after all the heavy rain fall the last few days I had a leak in my ceiling. Whilst the leak has been fixed I have a wet plasterboard. I went to touch the ceiling and my finger went right through! Before I attempt to repair this was there such thing as asbestos compounds in plaster ceilings from the late 60s/early 70s? Think my home is a 68-70 build. I have a link here (hope that is ok). http://imageshack.com/a/img542/415/cw1e.jpg It's all quite wet atm. Re: what is my Ceiling made of? 2Jul 25, 2013 9:35 am That doesn't look like plasterboard, looks very fibrous. Get it checked out by a Pro. Re: what is my Ceiling made of? 3Jul 25, 2013 1:02 pm It looks like the old Caneite and will leave it to others about what it contains Arfur Re: what is my Ceiling made of? 4Jul 25, 2013 5:43 pm I agree Uncle Arfur. It's pretty benign stuff - it used to be made from sugar cane leftovers plus a bit of glue to hold it all together hence the cane-ite name. It's basically a low density fibreboard with reasonably good insulating properties but don't get it wet ! It'll soak up the water like a sponge and turn into weetbix. We used to call it Softboard in NZ but I'm unsure what it was made from over there. Stewie What is that product they have used? Also, do they know what is causing it and why won't they take down the current sheets? 2 465 i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 16249 Brass or 2) Stainless steel made - which Kitchen tap is good for drinking.Brass kitchen taps in Australia contain lead… 0 6837 |