What kinds of building materials may contain asbestos?
How fibers
Dates
% Friable/ can
Product Location of Binder
Asbestos Nonfriable be
Use
released
ROOFING & SIDING
Roofing Flat, built 10-15 1910- Asphalt Nonfriable Replacing,
felts up roofs present repairing,
demolishing
Roof felt Roofs 1 1971- Asphalt Friable Replacing,
shingles 1974 demolishing
Roofing Roofs 20-32 ?- Portland Nonfriable Replacing,
shingles present cement repairing,
demolishing
Roofing Roofs 20-30 1930- Portland Nonfriable Replacing,
Tiles present cement repairing,
demolishing
Siding Siding 12-14 ?- Portland Nonfriable Replacing,
shingles present cement repairing,
demolishing
Clapboards Siding 12-15 1944- Portland Nonfriable Replacing,
1945 cement repairing,
demolishing
WALLS & CEILINGS
Sprayed Ceilings, 1-95 1935- Portland Friable Water
coating walls, and 1978 cement, damage,
steelwork sodium deterioration,
silicate, impact
organic
binders
Troweled Ceilings, 1-95 1936- Portland Friable Water
coating walls 1978 cement, damage,
sodium deterioration,
silicate impact
Asbestos- Near heat 20-50 1930- Portland Nonfriable Cutting,
cement sources present cement sanding,
sheet such as scraping
fireplaces,
boilers
Spackle Walls, 3-5 1930- Starch, Friable Cutting,
ceilings 1978 casein, sanding,
synthetic scraping
resins
Joint Walls, 3-5 1945- Asphalt Friable Cutting,
compounds ceilings 1977 sanding,
scraping
Textured Walls, 4-15 ?-1978 Friable Cutting,
paints ceilings sanding,
scraping
Millboard, Walls, 80-85 1925-? Starch, Friable Cutting,
rollboard commercial lime, clay demolition
buildings
Vinyl Walls 6-8 ? Nonfriable Removal,
wallpaper sanding, dry
scraping,
cutting
Insulation Walls 30 ? Silicates Friable Removal,
board sanding, dry
scraping,
cutting
FLOORS
Vinyl- Floors 21 1950- Poly(vinyl)- Nonfriable Removal,
asbestos 1980? chloride sanding, dry
tile scraping,
cutting
Asphalt- Floors 26-33 1920- Asphalt Nonfriable Removal,
asbestos 1980? sanding, dry
tile scraping,
cutting
Resilient Floors 30 1950- Dry oils Nonfriable Removal,
sheet 1980? sanding, dry
flooring scraping,
cutting
Mastic Sheet 5-25 1945- Asphalt Friable Removal,
ashesives flooring 1980? sanding, dry
and tile scraping,
backing cutting
PIPES & BOILERS
Cement Water and 20-? 1935- Portland Nonfriable Demolition,
pipe and sewer present cement cutting,
fittings mains removing
Block Boilers 6-15 1890- Magnesium Friable Damage,
insulation 1978 carbonate, cutting,
calcium deterioration
silicate
Preformed Pipes 50 1926- Magnesium Friable Damage,
pipe wrap 1975 carbonate, cutting,
calcium deterioration
silicate
Corrugated Pipes, high 90 1935- Sodium Friable Damage,
asbestos temp., 35-70 1980? silicate, cutting,
paper moderate 1910- starch deterioration
temp. 1980?
Paper tape Furnaces, 80 1901- Polymers, Friable Tearing,
steam 1980? starches, deterioration
valves, silicates
flanges,
electrical
wiring
Putty Plumbing 20-100 1900- Clay Friable Water
(mudding) joints 1973 damage,
cutting,
deterioration