If erosion occurs in materials with asbestos due to time and weather the asbestos surface corrosion can cause airborne toxic fibres.
Fibre cement roofing nz.
Fibre cement is primarily made from sand cement and cellulose fibres and does not contain asbestos.
Fibre cement building materials were developed by james hardie in the early 1980s.
Planks were up to 5 m long and became available with a wood grain finish.
This website is designed to make the choice and specification of bgc fibre cement products easier.
Every equitone panel is unique showing the raw untreated texture of the fibre cement base material.
Asbestos cement planks asbestos cement planks made in new zealand were readily available during the 1970s.
What are the dangers of fibrolite cladding.
Eurostyle spanlok roofing and cladding.
Axent trim is a 16mm thick fibre cement trim used for decorative purposes.
If your house has sheet cladding from this period including corrugated cement based roof cladding or sparkly textured ceilings check whether they contain asbestos before working on them.
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Fibre cement sheets are still available but cellulose is the material of choice for reinforcing fibres rather than asbestos.
Fibre cement is a simple abbreviation for fibre reinforced cement.
Soakers were used over joints and at corners.
Primarily used for external cladding modern fibre cement boards are also suitable for internal applications such as linings as a rigid air barrier and for soffits ceilings and flooring and tile underlays.
They were installed as overlapping units directly to the framing.
Equitone fibre cement is a mineral composite material with outstanding aesthetic and physical properties designed as cladding by and for architects.
One common use is in fiber cement siding on buildings.
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Perfect for use with linea weatherboard and linea oblique weatherboard.
They were considered a lower cost utilitarian cladding.
Asbestos cement was used in the 1940s and 1950s for wall and roof claddings and also in the 1960s for floor coverings and spray on textured ceilings.
Fibre cement is a composite building and construction material used mainly in roofing and facade products because of its strength and durability.
Equitone fibre cement cladding.
Equitone fibre cement cladding.
It s an easy way to create the classic feature corners often seen on traditional new zealand homes.
