How to distinguish asbestos roof shingles ?
Monday, December 31st, 2007 at
9:21 am
dkdkdkd1232 asked:
how do i distinguish asbestos roof shingles from other shingles?
by smell, touch, feel, sight, label or etc???
Tagged with: Asbestos Roof • Asbestos Shingles • Roof Shingles
Filed under: Maintenance & Repairs
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they dont make asbestos shingles–its fiberglass
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The fibers can easily be identified under a microscope. Check with an old roofer – he’ll tell you if it’s asbestos just by looking… otherwise, If you know the year the roof was put on, you may be able to reasonably rule out asbestos.
You can probably get free asbestos testing from the city, but it can lead to VERY expensive abatement. If you don’t have to mess with it don’t.
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Do not start something that will cost thousands and thousands. Asbestoes will not burn and will be more than 30 years old. If you have to deal with it, have water spraying constantly and use a majenta filter respirator. Do NOT contact the city because they will make you have it abated which is as expensive as the cost of your house. I know I was an abatement worker for many years.
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To be asbestos they have to be really old one quick way to tell is look at the roof if the shingles look like they interlock as opposed to just being laid usually it looks like a hexagon or octogon shape there is a good chance that they are asbestos