RENO FILES ASBESTOS IN FIREPLACES

Could asbestos be lurking in your fireplace? We asked the experts how to spot it and remove it safely

While finding asbestos in your fireplace might not be what you were hoping for when renovating an older property, there is no real need to abandon your dream of a stunning fireplace just yet — there is always a solution. Asbestos was commonly used in all kinds of areas of the home in UK house construction from pre-war 1930s properties, right up until the late 1980s. So even renovators working on relatively new properties could find themselves faced with this troublesome issue that requires careful management. First things first — it is useful to understand the reasons why you might be faced with the presence of asbestos in a fireplace. “Asbestos, like certain materials containing it, is a good insulator of heat and is resistant to fire,” explains Calvin May,…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025

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