{"id":177,"date":"2014-01-30T23:50:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-30T23:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=177"},"modified":"2015-08-10T13:52:59","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T13:52:59","slug":"find-asbestos-home-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/2014\/01\/find-asbestos-home-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Can I Find Asbestos in My Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/asbestos-testing-Newmarket.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-182\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/asbestos-testing-Newmarket.png\" alt=\"asbestos testing Newmarket\" width=\"294\" height=\"218\" \/><\/a>Do you think your home needs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/services\">asbestos testing? Newmarket<\/a>, Barrie and Toronto\u2019s homes can still contain this harmful substance.<\/p>\n<p>So where can you find it? Lots of places. It\u2019s best to not go looking for it on your own. If you suspect your home contains asbestos, always call a professional for full asbestos testing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.epa.gov\/asbestos\/learn-about-asbestos#find\">According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency<\/a>, it can be found in places like:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Attic and wall insulation produced containing vermiculite<br \/>\n\u2022 Vinyl floor tiles and the backing on vinyl sheet flooring and adhesives<br \/>\n\u2022 Roofing and siding shingles<br \/>\n\u2022 Textured paint and patching compounds used on wall and ceilings<br \/>\n\u2022 Walls and floors around wood-burning stoves protected with asbestos paper, millboard, or cement sheets<br \/>\n\u2022 Hot water and steam pipes coated with asbestos material or covered with an asbestos blanket or tape<br \/>\n\u2022 Oil and coal furnaces and door gaskets with asbestos insulation<br \/>\n\u2022 Heat-resistant fabrics<br \/>\n\u2022 Automobile clutches and brakes<\/p>\n<p>Again, it\u2019s best if you leave it to the professionals. They know what to look for and how to remove it. It can sometimes be found in the materials used to build your home, like shingles or floor tiles.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about asbestos testing in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/contact\">Newmarket, Barrie or Toronto<\/a>, please don\u2019t hesitate to contact us any time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you think your home needs asbestos testing? Newmarket, Barrie and Toronto\u2019s homes can still contain this harmful substance. So where can you find it? Lots of places. It\u2019s best to not go looking for it on your own. If &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/2014\/01\/find-asbestos-home-2\/\">Read More <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":450,"href":"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177\/revisions\/450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.assuranceenvironmental.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}