Found as an underlayment for both pitched and flat roofing.
Was roofing material made of asbestos.
Asbestos was easy to work with widely sourced and low cost to purchase.
In the 1950s the national gypsum company added corrugated asbestos roofing to its gold bond line of products cementing the building material s popularity with home builders farmers and factory owners alike.
Cropp re sawing asbestos roofing felt jun.
It is made of a mix of cement and asbestos fibers and as the majority of the materials which contain asbestos it is only dangerous when damaged and in poor condition.
Many tradesmen suffered high levels of toxic exposure when working with asbestos felt in the past and it can lead to serious long term health consequences when it is uncovered in old buildings.
Manufacturers from about 1940 mid 1970 s used asbestos in the this base material.
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In the production of cement sheet thin rigid cement is reinforced using asbestos to form cement sheets.
Further the cement sheet contains asbestos fibres and cement.
Asbestos is made up of microscopic mineral fibers that when inhaled into the lungs can cause serious respiratory disease and cancer.
Letters and guidance from the applicability determination index that clarify how the asbestos neshap applies to the removal of asbestos containing roofing material.
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Builders commonly used asbestos felt as a floor backing and roofing material during much of the 20th century.
Asbestos is an excellent electrical insulator and is highly heat.
It is mainly important as a roofing material.
And being a inexpensive material many homes were built with an asbestos roof.
Using asbestos in roofing had many other advantages.
That solved structural issues for heavy roof loads.
Asphalt tar paper this is probably the most prevalent acm asbestos containing material found when doing remodels for roofing projects.
The cement sheet is a building material made from asbestos fibres.
In the early 1920s american roofing material manufacturers johns mansville carey eternit and century were all offering at least one asbestos cement roofing shingle to their customers.
Asbestos particles made asphalt based roofing durable and long lasting.
Asbestos wouldn t rot rust conduct electricity or react to heat.
It is black and pretty difficult to remove.
The use of asbestos cement roof shingles was growing at a steady rate in the united states.
It was one of the most used types of asbestos containing material for roof building mainly as an underlayment.
