ᐅ Are these asbestos panels from the original construction?

Bob1989 schrieb:

That’s a useful tip! Thanks a lot! I will do that!

Preferably with an appropriate cleaning agent ready at hand 🙂

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Yes, at first both building materials do not appear typical for asbestos.

First of all, there are no building materials that are purely asbestos. Asbestos fibers were used from the 1960s to the 1980s as reinforcement in various panel materials and adhesives—but not as a standalone building material. Typically, asbestos fibers are found in materials that require high durability combined with elasticity or weather resistance. These mainly include exterior cladding or roofing panels (fiber cement boards) and adhesives in flexible tile applications (vinyl tiles—some tiles themselves also contained asbestos) or, more rarely, screeds.

What is shown here is more likely an interior insulation for thermal or soundproofing purposes. It looks more like EPS insulation with a layer of cork attached, dating from the 1980s or 1990s, which would not have required asbestos due to the typical performance demands. The light beige color is also uncharacteristic of the old adhesives that contained asbestos.

The advice about burning is good in relation to asbestos, but generally, the above guidelines should help minimize the unnecessary burning of Styrofoam.