January 10, 20242 yr It has a soft and foamy texture and Its set on the inside of the original exterior wall of the building. Is it vermiculite insulation and what are the asbestos related risks if anyone can advise? Thank you Edited January 10, 20242 yr by zdravkoc
January 10, 20242 yr It could be vermiculite, but possibly brown asbestos. Do you need to remove it? just re read your post, is this under the plaster? Or filling a void? Edited January 10, 20242 yr by markc
January 10, 20242 yr The vermiculite I've seen is grey-ish/white-ish granules, and the old stuff did tend to have some asbestos fibres in it. Looks like cork from here?
January 11, 20242 yr Author 18 hours ago, markc said: It could be vermiculite, but possibly brown asbestos. Do you need to remove it? just re read your post, is this under the plaster? Or filling a void? I don't need to remove it It's under the plaster, seems like the exterior walls in the kitchen and bathroom were insulated with what appears block of this.
January 11, 20242 yr Author 17 hours ago, Alan Ambrose said: The vermiculite I've seen is grey-ish/white-ish granules, and the old stuff did tend to have some asbestos fibres in it. Looks like cork from here? I think you might possibly be right about cork, after checking online it does appear like it could possibly be expanded cork granulates. Does expanded cork have a foamy light texture? Edited January 11, 20242 yr by zdravkoc
January 11, 20242 yr I never thought about cork, but looking at it again I reckon @Alan Ambrose is right. If you squash a piece does it spring back to shape? If so then yes it must be cork, the white stuff will probably be a mould growing on it.
January 11, 20242 yr Vermiculite has a layered structure with a metallic, shiny appearance on smooth sides. Asbestos is grey/white and fibrous. Looks like you've got something else entirely
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