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Asbestos in Domestic Properties

Asbestos advice for home buyers and property owners

So you have decided to take the plunge and buy a property. Or maybe you already own an older property and are considering buying a bigger one. This may be as a first time buyer or simply moving from one house to another, what should you consider?

Renovation of properties with asbestos containing components

So you’ve purchased an older property with plans to tear down walls, rip up old floors and make it into your dream home. An exciting project that so many people who are lucky enough to be able to afford get into. However, the excitement can soon turn into a nightmare and a very dangerous one if asbestos happens to be present and the chances are, it probably will depending on the age of the property.

General asbestos

Managing asbestos at your home or in the work place

Whether you are looking at a domestic dwelling or a work building, knowing for certain if asbestos is present is not something that everyone can be confident of getting right.

Article about a town called Asbestos in Quebec, Canada

Asbestos is a town in the eastern region of Quebec, Canada, situated on the Nicolet River. Asbestos is now the seat of Les Sources Regional County Municipality, but was formerly known as the Asbestos Regional County Municipality. The town covers an area of eleven and a half square miles, including land acquired due to the merger of the City of Asbestos with the Municipality of Trois-Lacs in 1999.

Products that may still contain asbestos and be a risk

It might surprise you to know what asbestos was only fully banned in the United Kingdom construction industry in 1999. Blue asbestos, known as crocidolite and brown asbestos, known as amosite were banned in 1985. White, or chrysotile asbestos was not included in the original ban.

Mesothelioma - the slow killer often caused by asbestos

When it comes to illness caused by cancer we generally think about smoking related cancers. Many argue that diet has an adverse impact on the body too, paving the way for cancer to take hold and then there are the skin cancers caused by over exposure to the sun.However, a type of cancer caused by asbestos exposure is often overlooked.

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