Identify Asbestos
Also known as bonded asbestos, fiber-cement products used to contain asbestos fibers, firmly embedded in a hardened cement medium. These days, asbestos has been replace with cellulose fibers in fiber-cement products.Asbestos-cement products that may be found around homes built before the 1970s, include:
- Flat or corrugated sheeting
- Roof shingles
- Water or flue pipes
- Imitation brick siding
- Flexible building boards
- Textured paint
- The backing of vinyl floor coverings
- Vinyl floor tiles
- Plaster patching mixtures