I have had an extension done on my house and the knock through obviously created a lot of dust. What are the chances that the external walls would have contained asbestos? I'm thinking if they did it would have been in some sort of a sheet form (aib / cement) and the builders world have spotted it with ease.
It is a 1930s semi and was council owned up until the early 80s. From my research I can see that aib was first produced in the 50s (correct me if I'm wrong!) so there would have not been any of that in the original fabric of this house but possibly could have been added later.
I'm basically asking if anyone knows what the chances of a) there being asbestos in external walls of a 1930s council built semi and b) what the chances are builders missing it /just dealing with it themselves without telling us.
Have recently lost a close relative to an asbestos related disease so it's not something I would have thought about before but plays on my mind a lot now!
It is a 1930s semi and was council owned up until the early 80s. From my research I can see that aib was first produced in the 50s (correct me if I'm wrong!) so there would have not been any of that in the original fabric of this house but possibly could have been added later.
I'm basically asking if anyone knows what the chances of a) there being asbestos in external walls of a 1930s council built semi and b) what the chances are builders missing it /just dealing with it themselves without telling us.
Have recently lost a close relative to an asbestos related disease so it's not something I would have thought about before but plays on my mind a lot now!