Eternit Roof Slates Asbestos

Blue used until 1969 brown until 1980.

Eternit roof slates asbestos.

The perfect material for livestock buildings equestrian centres and agricultural storage. White asbestos occasionally brown. The use of asbestos cement roof shingles was growing at a steady rate in the united states. With more cement and fibres than any other cedral slates are the strongest slates in the market and tough enough to withstand the most volatile weather.

Profile 6 is a high strength fibre cement corrugated roof sheet with polypropylene reinforcement strips inserted along precisely engineered locations that run along the length of the sheet. While they were in use asbestos cement products provided long term successful performance on steep slope roof systems and as exterior wall cladding. Principally he mixed 90 cement and 10 asbestos fibres with water and ran it through a cardboard machine. Cembrit fibercement slates are manufactured using portland cement together with a non asbestos formulation of superior blended synthetic and cellulose fibres.

Asbestos roofing tiles are predominately comprised of cement. Everite moulded product white asbestos mostly. Blue used until 1969 brown until 1980. Formerly under the brand name of eternit we are the uk s most experienced company when it comes to fibre cement slates and are proud to have been putting roofs over heads for decades.

The slates are pigmented during production and are fully compressed. With the loss of asbestos as a reinforcing medium the roofing industry needed to find a substitute. Blue used until 1969 brown until 1980. In the early 1920s american roofing material manufacturers johns mansville carey eternit and century were all offering at least one asbestos cement roofing shingle to their customers.

The asbestos content will vary on the manufacturer but the content will typically be 15 or less. Floor tile thermoplastic. Many asbestos cement roofing products were manufactured to imitate slate and wood shakes.