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Walls or accessories installed on them may contain asbestos in many ways. Samples should be taken and tested for presence of asbestos when replacing and discarding walls. Sanding, scraping, or drilling these wall surfaces may release asbestos into the air. Walls can be divided into two categories by their position relative to the house, interior and exterior. The following are description about where asbestos may be in the exterior and interior walls.

Exterior walls

guttering and drainpipe wall cladding soffit/fascia boards panel beneath window roofing felt and coating to metal wall cladding

Interior Walls/Panels

for example: Loose asbestos inside partition walls partition walls panel beneath window panel lining to lift shaft panelling to vertical and horizontal beams panel behind electrical equipment panel on access hatch to service riser panel lining service riser and floor heater cupboard around domestic boiler panel behind/under heater panel on or inside, fire door bath panel