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Identification Centre

Asbestos by Property Type

Typical asbestos containing materials by UK building type and use class.

Houses

Pre-2000 domestic — common ACMs include Artex, cement garage roofs, vinyl tiles and AIB soffits.

Flats

Communal AIB risers, Artex, vinyl tiles, cement flues.

Schools

AIB ceiling tiles and partitions, pipe lagging, cement panels.

Hospitals

AIB service risers, lagging, fire doors, vinyl flooring.

Offices

AIB ceiling tiles, cement panels, lagged risers.

Warehouses

Corrugated cement roofs, cement panels, sprayed coatings.

Factories

Sprayed coatings, lagging, AIB, cement roofs, gaskets.

Farms

Corrugated cement on barns, livestock buildings and outbuildings.

Retail

Vinyl tiles, cement panels, AIB ceiling tiles, soffits.