Asbestos (asbesto cement) was very popular roofing and siding material in the past. Mainly due to its fireproofness and the fact that you could have got asbestos shingles or panels of any shape, type or dimension, it was used quite often both in business and residential buildings.
Fibre cement roofing meant asbestos roofing
Yes, there were the times when the so called fiber cement roofing meant actually the asbestos roofing.
In fact, asbestos is not just one mineral - there are six very similar commercially used minerals called asbestos. These are as follows:
- chrysotile (or white sbestos belonging among serpentines);
- crocidolite (or blue asbestos bel...
