Laminated asbestos cement sheeting for interior wet areas
Description
AC sheet with plastic or enamel coating to provide smooth surface over patterned appearance in choice of colours. Patterns depicted included ‘marble’, ‘spatter’, ‘woven’ and flowers. Images below depict some manufacturer pattern/colour ranges.
Tilux branded laminated skirting and moulded cover strips were also marketed around 1940s in patterned colours, to match sheeting.
Manufacturers advertised that only basic cleaning applications were necessary. Some made it known that wax cleaners will deteriorate the patterned surface.
Some patterns faded over time through wear and tear which may hinder visual recognition.
Brands/products
- Tilux
- De Luxe Fibrock
- Duradec
- Artyle
- Durachrome
- Armac
Years of production/use
1929 to early 1980s
Residential uses
- Home bathrooms, toilets, older kitchens and laundries
Industrial uses
- Early marketing was also for restaurants, hospitals, surgeries and shop fronts.
- Office bathrooms and change rooms
Be aware
Exposed fibres at damaged sheet edges that have come away from aluminium or PVC jointing strips/angles, or around tapware.
Colours and patterns sold to Australian market
James Hardie 1929 – 1983 – following colour/pattern ranges varied from time to time
Tilux (1929 – 1940s)
Tilux (1950s) (matching skirting/cover strips supplied)
New Tilux (1959 – 1970s)
Tilux Weave (1963 – 1970s)
Tilux (Late 1960s – 1980s)
Tilux vanity (1960s)
Wunderlich Ltd 1929-late 1970s
Durachrome (1930s)
Duradec (1957 – 1960s)
Colours: Pink, Grey, Green, Buff, Blue, Black
Images required
New Duradec (1965 – unknown)
New Duradec (1968 – late 1970s)
Note: actual colours may vary to catalogue images above. Note difference between 1968/1970 catalogues
Asbestos Products Ltd – up to 1944
Artyle – Manufactured as wallboard sheets and marketed as having a two-tone glazed and rimpled surface with an asbestos base.
Armac – No image held – imitation timber surface
CSR
De Luxe Fibrock 1950s-1960s
Colour names: Dalmation, Autumn, Pink, Blue, Green, Cream
Note similarity to above pattern of Artyle previous production patterns
