Corrugated asbestos cement sheeting – external walling
Description
Walls of moulded cement sheeting which has been shaped into a series of parallel ridges for added rigidity and strength. May be painted.
As with most AC product, visible damage indicators will include a jagged appearance at points of damage.
Years of production/use
Prior to 1990
Brands/products
- Asbestolite
- Correbestos
- Durabestos
- Fibrock
- Fibrolite
- Standard
- Super-Six
- Deep six
- Tasbestos
- Fibrobestos
- Master Seven (M7)
Asbestos raw material varied between manufacturers. CSR Fibrock also used crocidolite (Blue) asbestos for AC sheeting.
Residential uses
- Garages, sheds, farm structures, rarely on housing
Industrial uses
- Any industrial building. Often used in conjunction with AC corrugated roofing
- Community buildings, cinemas and churches
Be aware
Extensive use of corrugated sheeting will likely be accompanied by other AC structural items such as corner moulding, guttering, downpipes etc
