Hello!
In the garden of our rental apartment, there have always been some gray-brown corrugated sheets, quite heavy, partly bent, partly broken. They were blown around by the last storm. Question:
- Are these asbestos sheets?
- Under what conditions can I ask the property manager to have them removed? They are located in the garden area that belongs to a vacant apartment, which the property manager is offering for sale, but our balcony is directly above it. Would I need to prove that it is asbestos, or can I request the property manager to have it tested?
I look forward to your answers!! Thanks in advance.
Schaeng
In the garden of our rental apartment, there have always been some gray-brown corrugated sheets, quite heavy, partly bent, partly broken. They were blown around by the last storm. Question:
- Are these asbestos sheets?
- Under what conditions can I ask the property manager to have them removed? They are located in the garden area that belongs to a vacant apartment, which the property manager is offering for sale, but our balcony is directly above it. Would I need to prove that it is asbestos, or can I request the property manager to have it tested?
I look forward to your answers!! Thanks in advance.
Schaeng
Hello Schaeng,
Asbestos was used in fiber cement boards and was banned after 1993. However, fiber cement boards cannot bend; they only break. The term "heavy" is probably more of a subjective feeling. According to my research (from a few days ago), asbestos cannot be identified visually. Anyone who wants to be sure, or needs to be, can have a sample tested in the Netherlands for about €35.
Best regards,
Mannus
Asbestos was used in fiber cement boards and was banned after 1993. However, fiber cement boards cannot bend; they only break. The term "heavy" is probably more of a subjective feeling. According to my research (from a few days ago), asbestos cannot be identified visually. Anyone who wants to be sure, or needs to be, can have a sample tested in the Netherlands for about €35.
Best regards,
Mannus