admin | January 29, 2010
This is the worst response I have ever seen on Yahoo Answers.
Someone called “Andrea B” writes as follows in answer to a question on the dangers of Asbestos in Artex ceilings.
After spending many hours scraping off artex using a steamer I would definitely recommend getting in a good plasterer and leaving the artex alone. [...]
admin | January 2, 2010
Nottingham City Council tenants living in defective homes riddled with asbestos say they have been let down by the council. At least 70 tenants living in Newland Homes – built as temporary accommodation for soldiers and their families after the Second World War – say they have waited a decade for their properties to be [...]
admin | July 2, 2009
The following home and building products often did - and may still - contain asbestos.
Hair dryers and ironing board pads.
Toasters, washers and dryers, ovens and fireplaces.
Chalkboards and talcum powders.
Auto brake pads and linings and clutch assembly parts. Even opening a box containing asbestos brake pads can release millions of fibres.
Patching and joint compunds for walls [...]
admin | July 1, 2009
Asbestos in the Home
There is a very good chance that asbestos is present in homes built between the 1950s and the early 1980s. It may also be found in homes built before or after these dates. If it is in poor condition, gets damaged or releases fibres in any way, you and other residents are [...]
