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Asbestos in 1970 house

minerleague · 2024-02-29 15:33:19

Hi there, planning on renovating a bungalow built around 1970 and was wondering would there be asbestos between the flue and blockwork in the chimneys? as thinking of removing one of them.

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29-02-2024 4:33pm

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minerleague

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Hi there, planning on renovating a bungalow built around 1970 and was wondering would there be asbestos between the flue and blockwork in the chimneys? as thinking of removing one of them.

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#2 06-03-2024 9:39pm
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I'm a bit late to the party😊 but here goes - The standard practice was to fill the gap between flue liners and blockwork with sand, for fire safety reasons and to allow flues to expand & contract as they heat/cool down.

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