Asbestos in the Home

Common places we find asbestos in residential homes include (but are not limited to):

*Exterior composition roofing shingles

*Tar paper or roofing felt beneath shingles

*Tar & gravel roofing components

*Exterior transite siding (cement-like shingles)

*Exterior stucco

*Exterior paints and/or waterproofing

*Window putty

*Interior walls, both plaster and sheetrock with joint compound

*Sprayed acoustical ceilings

*Acoustic ceiling tiles (or used as wall tiles)

*Acoustical tile glue

*Wallboard around wood-burning stoves

*Baseboards and baseboard glue

*Flooring: 9 inch, 12 inch tiles

*Flooring: vinyl sheet, and vinyl sheet backing

*Flooring: mastic or glue used to secure floor tile and/or vinyl

*Flooring: linoleum

*Flooring: leveling compound

*Flooring: carpet glue (unusual, but possible)

*Heating system: includes duct insulation, heater insulation, heat register insulation, etc.

*Piping Insulation: includes pipe, elbow, valve, boiler insulation

*Heater and/or Hot Water Heater flues: either transite or tape on sheet metal joints

*Electrical: knob & tube wiring insulation, fuse box insulating pads

*Fireplace: asbestos-cement logs and/or ashes

*Oven: gaskets

[Please note that this list is not complete, merely representative]