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Asbestos can exist in a variety of forms in a building; cement, coatings, floor tiles, insulating, lagging and loose. Many buildings build before 1999 will contain at least one form of asbestos as it was often too expensive or too difficult to extract.

Asbestos cement can come in the form of roofing, cladding and guttering. The most common would be corrugated cement roofing found on warehouses, farm buildings and sometimes sheds and garages. This is considered the safest form of asbestos because the material is held within the concrete but can easily be released if sawed or drilled.

Many walls and ceilings used to be coated in asbestos in either a sprayed or textured form, this could exist in lofts, around beams and living spaces. Textured coatings are generally quite stable but sprayed coatings have the highest asbestos content so even a minor disturbance could release huge quantities of the material into the air.

Asbestos tiles were commonly used in insulating floor surfaces underneath carpet or laminate flooring. Sometimes similar density asbestos was used in fireproof blankets and even oven mitts. Although not as dangerous as other forms of asbestos it is still advised to use caution and consult guidelines before working with it.

Fireproofing with asbestos insulating board (AIB) was quite common and this often existed in partition walls, fire doors, lift shafts and roof lining. Large quantities of this can be found in many buildings from the 50s-90s and it is considered very dangerous to work with. It should be handled by a fully licensed contractor.

Loose fill and lagging asbestos are considered the most dangerous forms of the material and are often found in cavities and wrapped around pipes and boilers. Both of these are the most dangerous and should only be handled by a professional as they can easily release toxins into the air.

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