Good evening all,
I'm hoping you can a) put my mind to rest and b), give me some advice on the best way of approaching a worry that I have.
I live in a 1970's brick built house. Just inside my front porch, there is an asbestos roof panel (insulation board) which had a small groove cut into it before I purchased the house (possibly years and years ago) to allow a couple of electrical cables to pass through.
The picture of this is here:
https://ibb.co/n317zvh
I've always left the board well alone and never touched it. However, earlier today, I was doing some cleaning and I caught the cable ever so slightly (about 2-3 inches below the board itself). Would this be enough to release fibres if the cable rubbed against it even slightly?
It then got me thinking that as the board is slightly damaged (but in otherwise good condition apart from the one corner pictured), would this be (and has this been) releasing fibres constantly (such as when I open the front door and the wind blows in), or am I worrying about something silly?
Finally, what is the best way of me dealing with this? I don't want to remove the board and it's never been an issue before - but I've read about painting it with sealant or using something to encapsulate it would be best but I just don't want to release a single fibre.
Thanks in advance.
I'm hoping you can a) put my mind to rest and b), give me some advice on the best way of approaching a worry that I have.
I live in a 1970's brick built house. Just inside my front porch, there is an asbestos roof panel (insulation board) which had a small groove cut into it before I purchased the house (possibly years and years ago) to allow a couple of electrical cables to pass through.
The picture of this is here:
I've always left the board well alone and never touched it. However, earlier today, I was doing some cleaning and I caught the cable ever so slightly (about 2-3 inches below the board itself). Would this be enough to release fibres if the cable rubbed against it even slightly?
It then got me thinking that as the board is slightly damaged (but in otherwise good condition apart from the one corner pictured), would this be (and has this been) releasing fibres constantly (such as when I open the front door and the wind blows in), or am I worrying about something silly?
Finally, what is the best way of me dealing with this? I don't want to remove the board and it's never been an issue before - but I've read about painting it with sealant or using something to encapsulate it would be best but I just don't want to release a single fibre.
Thanks in advance.