Asbestos in pre-1990 South Australian homes

South Australia, like the rest of Australia, made heavy use of asbestos in residential construction from the 1940s through to the late 1980s. Even homes built into the early 1990s often contain asbestos materials in eaves, wet-area linings, and roof sheets.

Common locations: cement sheet eaves and soffits, bathroom and laundry walls, vinyl floor tiles, roof sheets and ridge capping, fences, and fuse boxes.

If the materials are intact and undisturbed, they're generally low risk. The risk arises when they're broken, drilled, sanded, or weathered — which is why a pre-purchase or pre-renovation inspection is worthwhile.

AX4's pre-purchase reports give you a clear picture of where ACMs are likely to be, what condition they're in, and what to budget for if you plan to renovate.