These images show where asbestos can be found in New Zealand commercial and residential buildings.
Many buildings in Aotearoa New Zealand have asbestos in them. If your building or workplace was built before 1 January 2000, it probably contains some asbestos materials.
Asbestos can also be found in some products that were manufactured before 2000. It was used to make products like brake linings, filters, and fireproof textiles.
For buildings and products that were built or manufactured after 1 January 2000, the risk of asbestos material being present is lower.
Commercial buildings
![[image] Areas where asbestos is commonly found in commercial buildings](/assets/Topic/Asbestos/Managing-asbestos-in-your-home-or-workplace-gpg-/image-managing-asbestos-building-workplace-pcbus-areas-commercial-buildings-fig-3.jpg)
Image shows a cross-section of a commercial building, with arrows pointing to areas where asbestos is commonly found:
- Sheeting or ceiling tiles used in the office area, kitchen, toilet, walls or mezzanine area
- Compressed sheet flooring
- Vinyl floor tiles or sheet vinyl floor coverings
- Compressed wall sheeting used for toilet partitions
- Roof ventilators
- 'Super Six' or 'Super Eight' roof sheeting
- Skylight and manhole frames
- Asbestos cement vent pipe and capping
- Fluted ridge capping used on plain roll, fluted saddle ridge, sawtooth ridge capping and ventilating ridge
- Window moulding and louvre blades
- Barge moulding
- 'Super Six', 'Super Eight' or architecturally designed wall cladding
- Wall sheeting or compressed sheeting
- 'Super Six' awning
- Gully trap surrounds
- Textile in the fuse holders
- Backing to the switchboard and internal lining
- Asbestos cement downpipes
- Side flashing
- Window moulding and louvre blades
- Rainwater heads
- Door mouldings
- Gutters
- Moulded telecommunications pit or electrical pit
- Woven fencing product
Residential buildings
![[image] Areas where asbestos is commonly found in residential buildings](/assets/Topic/Asbestos/Managing-asbestos-in-your-home-or-workplace-gpg-/image-managing-asbestos-building-workplace-pcbus-areas-residential-buildings-fig-4.jpg)
Image shows a cross-section of a two-storey residential property. It shows arrows pointing to different areas of the property, where asbestos is commonly found:
- Toilet seat and cistern
- Bath panel
- Hot water cupboard lining
- Water tank
- Ceiling tiles
- Textured ceiling
- Interior window panel
- Fireplace surrounding
- Partition wall
- Vinyl flooring
- Wet area lining substrate
- Electrical meter board
- Exterior window flashing
- Loose fill insulation
- Gutters and downpipes
- Stormwater trap
- Stormwater and sewage piping
- Cladding, including baseboards
- Compressed sheeting
- Soffits
- Roofing panels (eg 'Super Six')
- Garage cladding
- Fence panels
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