Asbestos is made up of needle-like fibers that are easily inhaled when disturbed.  The inhalation of these asbestos fibers can lead to serious diseases such as mesothelioma cancer, lung cancer, asbestosis, and pleural fibrosis.

Asbestos is an organically occurring fibrous mineral.  It can be found in many places and objects.  Asbestos is heat resistant and has great strength, durability and flexibility.

Asbestos can be woven into cloth or mixed with other materials to make construction products.  It has been used in a variety of commercial, residential, automotive, and maritime applications.

Asbestos was also used in home building from the 1940s to the 1980s.  If your house was built in that time period, then it probably contains asbestos.

There are many parts of your house that may contain asbestos.  These areas include insulation, door gaskets in furnaces, wood stoves, cement sheeting, millboard and paper used as insulation around furnaces and stoves, insulation of steam pipes, boilers and furnace ducts, cement roofing, shingles and siding, patching and joint compounds, textured paints, acoustical tiles used on the ceiling or walls, spray-on soundproofing, floor tiles, vinyl sheet flooring, and floor tile backings and adhesives.

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You should be very cautious when doing any repair work on a house. Asbestos fibers are released into the air when disturbed and can then be inhaled.

If you think your house might have asbestos, then you should contact a trained and qualified contractor to remove it.  You can also have air samples tested.

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