{"id":768,"date":"2016-07-15T12:04:08","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T02:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/sa\/?p=768"},"modified":"2018-12-19T09:39:48","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T22:39:48","slug":"asbestos-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.houspect.com.au\/sa\/asbestos-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Look for Asbestos in the Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the ACT Asbestos Task Force, as many as 98% of homes built in South Wales\u00a0prior to 1976 contain asbestos. Since identifying asbestos as a known carcinogen, asbestos has been banned for use in home construction; however, there are a large number of homes still standing where asbestos can be found.<\/p>\n

So how do you know if your home has asbestos materials and where to look? If your home is new in construction, you won\u2019t need to be concerned with finding any asbestos in the structure; however, if the building was built prior to the 1990s, you might have some serious asbestos on the premises. This pre-dates the asbestos ban, which in Australia started nationwide on 31 December 2003, though most domestic home construction ceased using asbestos in the late 80s.<\/p>\n

Where Asbestos Might Be Hiding<\/h2>\n

If your home was built during the asbestos period, these are some key places to look in your building construction where asbestos might likely be found:<\/p>\n