Cover Asbestess Sheets By Woodburner

We wondered if this 60 s era vinyl might contain asbestos and had it tested the backing does contain asbestos.

Cover asbestess sheets by woodburner.

Older stoves may also have asbestos in door gaskets. Asbestos stove gaskets sometimes called stove rope were commonly used in wood burning stoves to seal them against air leaks. These are applied like paint and don t cost a lot of money. It is conventional to install wall shields over fire resistant wall spacers.

My clients had a pipe burst causing damage to a wall ceiling and floor in their living room. Under the carpet adhered directly to the beautiful 1 1 2 original oak flooring someone laid sheet vinyl. These gaskets were so common that even today contractors often refer to modern stove gaskets that contain no asbestos as asbestos rope. A fire resistant wall shield is necessary to eliminate the threat of fire.

Wood burning stoves with cook top surfaces may contain asbestos in their pads and trivets. Many people will say that using soapy water plastic wrap and duct tape can be used as a cover for asbestos pipe but it s just not worth the chance that this system fails. Currently the room is carpeted. Instead invest in a special asbestos encapsulate product.

It may also be found in insulating material around it. Corrugated asbestos cement sheets were applied in the same way that corrugated iron was applied either nailed to wooden strips bolted to the purlins or clipped directly to the purlins by clips of hoop iron or wire. Bare wood or sheetrock walls around a wood stove are fire hazards. I am working on a repair project.