Where Asbestos Can Be Found

Asbestos was used widely in home and building construction materials up until the early 80s – most commonly in insulation, floor and ceiling tiles and textured paints. Asbestos can be found both indoors and out; from roofs to surrounding soil.

*Asbestos cannot be seen. To know if you have asbestos in or around your home or business, exposed material must be tested in a laboratory*

Asbestos has been used on at least 3000 products ranging from brake linings to ironing board covers and children’s toys. Asbestos was widely used from World War II to the early seventies as fire-proofing on ceilings and beams, as insulation on boilers and pipes, sprayed inside ventilation systems and cavities, on automobile and truck clutches and brake linings and it was added to sprayed-on wall coatings.