Asbestos Services

Asbestos in the home – FREE dowloadable PDF leaflet

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Download the FREE leaflet, explaining the potential risks of Asbestos in the Home and containing advice and contact information.

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The risks of Asbestos in residential properties

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral and can be found in a wide range of building materials, including textured finishes such ‘artex’, eaves, gutters and rainwater pipes, older pipe lagging and boilers, garage and shed roofs, linings for walls, ceilings and doors, insulation panels in some storage heaters, bath panels, boxing in kitchens and bathrooms etc, flue pipes, loose infill to floors and in partition walls, floor tiles and underlying adhesive, ironing boards and fire blankets.

This leaflet contains helpful advice on how to carry out home maintenance in a safe manner, and what to be aware of in the process.

For further information on asbestos in the home, please call DMW on 01902 791565 and ask to be put through to our Housing Hub Team. Alternatively, please visit the Direct Gov website.