Working on a house today, is this asbestos?

zesus · 22 Nov 2019 at 18:54

https://postimg.cc/w73bqCRj

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As the title says, working on a house today and was wondering whether or not this is asbestos.

Adam_151 · 22 Nov 2019 at 20:12

Looks much more like rockwell slab sealed over with fire sealent, look quite recent, if damaged it will need to be re-instated, what sort of property is this located in?

Slade2 · 22 Nov 2019 at 20:31

you dont know and I dont know and the only way to actually find out is to get it sampled. That being said, it doesn't look like asbestos.

Adam_151 said:
Looks much more like rockwell slab sealed over with fire sealent, look quite recent, if damaged it will need to be re-instated, what sort of property is this located in?

I agree with Adam up to a point, need more information to be better informed of potential outcomes.

SimonR · 22 Nov 2019 at 21:24

Yup another Rockwool vote here. I have seen quite a lot of it. Common in 80s and 90s construction.

Dis86 · 22 Nov 2019 at 21:35

Best answer you'll get here is...maybe. The only way to tell for certain is to consult an asbestos register which is unlikely to exist for a house or to get a sample taken and tested by a professional.

Brookert · 24 Nov 2019 at 01:03

I'm pretty sure that's fire batt. A modern mmmf firebreak, non asbestos.

RandomMonkeH · 24 Nov 2019 at 02:58

Slade2 said:
you dont know and I dont know and the only way to actually find out is to get it sampled. That being said, it doesn't look like asbestos.

+1 - Nobody will ever tell you it isn't without testing it. But it also doesn't look like it. Suggest you avoid eating it to be safe.

If you can approximate the age of the building as being newer than 2000 then you can be fairly certain there will be none in the premises.
Anything older is somewhat of a gamble, and most of the time you probably won't even know if you do come across it (e.g. artex for example)

thegreysquirrel · 25 Nov 2019 at 11:10

If you're not going to get it sampled then the best thing you can do is spray it with water so there are no airborne fibres whilst you're working in that area. Though seriously, if in doubt, get it sampled.