Asbestos products commonly found in houses

Asbestos Cement or AC Sheet products

These can be internal or external, flat, patterned or corrugated
They are not always immediately visible and are often used behind ceramic tiles in bathrooms, laundries and kitchens
Often found behind switchboards
Used as sacrificial formwork for concrete
Used as shelving in cupboards
Used for lining exhaust canopies over ovens
Often used as packing between floor joists and stumps

Asbestos cement conduits
Asbestos cement internal flues and downpipes
Asbestos cement water pipes (usually underground)
Asbestos cement moulded products, such as gutters, ridge cappings, gas meter covers, cable troughs and covers
Asbestos cement telecoms pits
Asbestos cement render, plaster and mortar
Asbestos roof tiles
Vinyl floor tiles and sheeting – it can be in the vinyl or the backing
Blackjack glue used as vinyl adhesive
Bitumen-based water proofing such as malthoid (typically on roofs and floors but also in brickwork)
Bituminous adhesives and sealants
Putties, caulking compounds, sealants and adhesives
Door seals on ovens and heaters
Electric heat banks – block insulation
Electric hot water services (normally not asbestos but some millboard could be present)
Kitchen sink – sound deadening material affixed to bottom of sink/draining board
Chrysotile wicks in kerosene heaters
Hairdryers – insulation around heating elements
Ironing boards – the plate to sit the hot iron on.