Tape the wall sheeting close to the ceiling and make sure it overlaps the top edge of the floor covering. Seal up the entrance to the room and close all windows.

Ceiling treatment: An article in the Feb. 11 Real Estate section about removal of “popcorn” ceilings that contain asbestos referred to the thickness of polyethylene sheeting in millimeters. It ...

Wrap and seal sheets in .2mm thick plastic sheeting. All asbestos waste must be double bagged or double wrapped, ready for transportation. Label the packages with appropriate warnings such as ...

As a 7-year-old child in suburban Sydney, Australia, Serafina Salucci recalls playing with white wall sheeting material leftover from her dad’s renovation of the family’s garage.

Asbestos-removal experts, like most tradespeople in Queensland, will be in high demand over the next few weeks and even months. There are 300 asbestos-removal businesses listed in the Yellow Pages ...

Asbestos sheeting that was used for walls, fences, roofs and eaves are examples of bonded asbestos. The fibres don’t escape this matrix unless the product is severely damaged or worn.

It can still be found in a variety of places, from asbestos cement sheeting on roofs, to wall cladding, guttering, insulation, and decorative coatings such as Artex.