What is asbestos used for in my house?
Many kinds of asbestos have been used in the past in many different products. But since the 70’s, only asbestos chrysotile fibres are supposed to be used in asbestos-based products. You can find asbestos in: • Insulating materials; • Floor coverings; • Household appliances. TOP Why using asbestos, and asbestos chrysotile today, in different products? They are used in residential buildings because they have special qualities such as thermal and acoustical insulation, fire protection, strengthening of other materials, and so on. • Insulating materials will resist to both heat and cold (ceilings, roofs, walls, furnace, pipe covering); • Floor covering will gain strength and will be more resistant to humidity, scratches and scuffmarks (vinyl tiles); • Household appliances will have a better resistance to heat (toasters, irons, deep-fryers, slow-cookers, dishwashers, refrigerators, oven, range hoods, clothes dryer, etc.). TOP Should I worry about it? Scientific and medical research has reve
