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Do asphalt shingles installed before 1980 contain asbestos?

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Question: Do asphalt shingles installed before 1980 contain asbestos?
Top Answer (70% of 30 votes): In some cases.

Answer: In some cases
Explanation: Make sure you get rid of all asbestos materials and were a breathing respirator while handling it
Srp inc.
Answer: In some cases
Explanation: Asbestos was used in asphalt-based roofing products such as asphalt roofing or siding shingles in North America as early as 1891 and continued into the early 1980's
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Answer: In some cases
Explanation: There is a small chance that your roof shingles could contain asbestos if your house was built before the 1980s. Asphalt shingles were the type of shingles most likely to contain small amounts of asbestos, as well as asbestos-cement shingles. Asbestos cannot be identified through sight alone, so the only way to be entirely sure is to have a sample of your shingles tested in a lab.
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Answer: In some cases
Explanation: in the early 1930s and forward aspestos was used
G M M Property Inspections
Answer: In some cases
Explanation: Things like asbestos have not been used since the late 70's
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