Is this asbestos?

[Dougal2345]

Is there likely to be any asbestos in the porch shown here? (house built c.1977)



I assumed it was just wood with felt draped over the top, but I don't want to stir up any nasty surprises if I try to dismantle it myself - what should I be looking out for? The underside I assume is wood, but it does have a grey look where the paint has peeled off... if any of it were asbestos, would it be that sheet?

Incidentally, how would those 'brackets' be fixed into the wall? I don't intend to remove them if I can avoid it, as they don't look rotted (although one did get pulled out a couple of mm in a gale a while back), but I'm curious as to how that's all constructed.

 

[Wayners]

Look's like someone has painted over the felt with something. Maybe to glue stones or to extend felt life. That's bleached in sun.
Can't really tell from photo

 

[23vc]

If whatever’s exposed on the underside where the paint’s peeled off isn’t wood, it could well be asbestos, like a soffit