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thanks macca, Im not removing it, so Ijust put masking tape across the length just in case it sheds any. Im thinking now its unlikely to be asbestos, but as Kristine has pointed out, it pays to be safe than sorry. I guess I just got complacent, as most things I do are dijointed and I dont...

Thanks Krsitine, I respect your post, I prefer straight shooting. What kind of respirator should I buy? I was really worried, mainly because I have never seen this type of sheeting before. I do know what cement sheeting looks like, its a mid grey shade, is hard, and snaps cleanly in half if a...

thanks gecho1 The more i hear about it, it seems it isnt that dangerous if you just find it by accident? so asbestos was used in wall linings (internal)? so it is a hard material?

Thanks Queen Bee, your relaxing me out (I just started a new catch phrase). I was really worried, Im so paranoid about things like that, I wont mix mortar without a dust mask on. So was Asbestos used instead of Gyprock in the old days (1955) and if so what would it look and feel like...

Thanks Brains I am going out of my mind with worry. Im thinking I will be gone by the morning. I have taped it up all the same, hope thats a smart move. Does anyone know the name of the stuff brains is refering to? You can actually see its fibers, and the fibers are amongst this...

Just spoke to a local MB, he said that asbestos sheeting is hard, and if old maybe brittle. I broke a piece off very easily, it didnt crumble, it kind of bent off, it is soft, almost damp like, and has brown fibers in it, like really thick horse hiar, maybe even thicker, the bonding agent is...

Just ripped off an architrave, and above the gyprock line there is another sheeting, it is a brownish colour (funny shade of brown, slightly green), it is stringy, looks like mulched wet paper. Could this be asbestos, if so what should I do? Someone told me they use to used mulched carboard...