Asbestos finder

Bathroom

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

Asbestos could be in:

• walls (sheeting)
• ceiling

Kitchen

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

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

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

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.