Grey Asbestos Roof

Asbestos was used in everything from cars to ships.

Grey asbestos roof.

This type of roofing material can have various colors from different shades of grey to red green and even blue. However when mixed with other materials it may be impossible to know whether asbestos has been added or not. Houses built before world war ii are more likely to have asbestos in the building materials. Types of asbestos in roofing tiles.

Asphalt shingles usually contain small amounts of asbestos. Asbestos cement roof tiles are usually square shaped and their color is a combination of grey and black. Add to likebox 86441065 old dry pine that fell on the abandoned house with asbestos roof. The only way to accurately identify asbestos roof tiles is to have them tested by a ukas accredited laboratory.

Add to likebox 106635071 corrugated asbestos grey roof foreground closeup. Grey asbestos is a mineral that was used extensively in building construction during the first half of the 20th century it is highly resistant to heat and fire. Asbestos is actually whitish grayish or whitish blue in color. 106700891 surface of gray color wavy asbestos cement roofing slate texture.

Generally tiles containing asbestos do have a gray white or bluish white color. The use of asbestos cement roof shingles was growing at a steady rate in the united states. Asbestos roof tiles are usually square shaped and their colour is generally a combination of grey and black. However asbestos can be a range of colours depending on the material it is mixed with.

In the early 1920s american roofing material manufacturers johns mansville carey eternit and century were all offering at least one asbestos cement roofing shingle to their customers.