Black Mastic & Bitumen Adhesive
Older black flooring adhesives found beneath vinyl and thermoplastic tiles.
Guide Coming Next247 Asbestos Services
Common Asbestos-Containing Materials
Use this guide to find the material you are dealing with, understand where it may be found and move to the right testing or survey guidance before refurbishment or disturbance begins.
Start With the Material
People often know what they can see — textured ceiling, old floor tiles, black adhesive, garage roof or insulation board — before they know what type of asbestos survey or test they need. This hub is designed around that real-world starting point.
Important
Appearance alone cannot reliably confirm asbestos. These guides help you identify when testing, sampling or a wider asbestos survey may be appropriate.
Live Material Guides
Our first detailed material pages are now live, with more being added as the materials library grows.
Live Guide
Artex & Textured Coatings
Learn when older Artex and textured ceilings may require asbestos testing, what visual clues can and cannot tell you, and what to do before drilling, sanding or renovation.
View Artex Guide
Live Guide
Asbestos Floor Tiles
Understand older vinyl and thermoplastic floor tiles, black adhesive beneath them, when testing may be needed and what to consider before refurbishment or removal.
View Floor Tile GuideMore Asbestos Materials
These are the next material areas we are building out. The structure is already in place so visitors can see where the library is heading.
Asbestos Garage Roofs
Corrugated cement sheets commonly found on garages, sheds and outbuildings.
Guide PlannedAsbestos Cement Sheets
Cement-based sheets used on roofs, wall cladding and agricultural buildings.
Guide PlannedAsbestos Insulating Board
AIB used historically in panels, partitions, ceilings, fire protection and service areas.
Guide PlannedPipe Lagging
Historic thermal insulation around heating and service pipes in older buildings.
Guide PlannedAsbestos Soffits
Older soffit boards and external building components that may contain asbestos.
Guide PlannedAsbestos Ceiling Tiles
Older ceiling tile and panel products found in commercial and public buildings.
Guide PlannedWater Tanks & Cisterns
Older asbestos-cement tanks and cisterns sometimes found in lofts and service areas.
Guide PlannedNot Sure What Material You Have?
Tell us what you have found, where it is in the property and what work you are planning. We can help you decide whether targeted testing or a wider asbestos survey is the right next step.
