Asbestos finder | Queensland Building and Construction Commission

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Scroll down to see where you might find asbestos products in different areas of your home.

Bathroom

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Asbestos could be in:

  • walls (could be lined with flat asbestos sheeting or with a decorative sheeting called Tilux)
  • ceiling (sheeting)
  • floors (ceramic tiles, vinyl or other flooring with compressed asbestos sheet underlay)
  • splashbacks (sheeting underneath and/or Tilux splashback was made of asbestos)

Bedroom

bedroom walls

Asbestos could be in:

  • walls (sheeting)
  • ceiling

Kitchen

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Asbestos could be in:

  • walls (could be lined with asbestos sheeting)
  • splashbacks (sheeting underneath and/or Tilux splashback was made of asbestos)
  • textile seal to some ovens and combustion stoves
  • sinks (under sink as sound dampener - the square pad under the sink or bitumous spray applied coating may be made of asbestos)
  • floors (ceramic tiles, vinyl sheet or other covering laid over compressed asbestos sheet underlay)

Laundry

fibroflooring

Asbestos could be in:

  • walls (sheeting, backing to wall tiles)
  • ceilings
  • floors (ceramic tiles, vinyl sheet or other covering laid over compressed asbestos sheet underlay)

Roof

gutter

Asbestos could be in:

  • corrugated roof sheeting, ridge capping, vent pipe and cap
  • some guttering and downpipes were manufactured from asbestos cement
  • gutters and downpipes (non-asbestos guttering may contain asbestos residue from roofs)

Outside Areas

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Asbestos could be in:

  • cladding that could be flat-sheeted, profiled sheets like Shadowline or Coverline, textured sheeting like woodgrain Hardiplank
  • shed, carport, kennel or garage (cladding and imitation brick)
  • fencing (materials such as Super Six and woven Hardie’s Hardiplank)
  • switchboards, textile wrapped hot water lines, hot water systems

Asbestos finder

Can you locate where asbestos containing materials could be in and around a typical Queensland house?

Click on an area of the house to identify the types of asbestos containing products which could be present.


Last reviewed: 7 Oct 2021 Last published: 7 Oct 2021
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