Brand name of super six non acm is commonly named hardifence.
Super 6 fencing asbestos.
How to tell the difference between hardi fence and asbestos.
Whilst we do not recommend hardiefence it has become a common fencing type in perth and sometimes it is just not worth replacing the whole fence line with colorbond or.
Hardy fence is the replacement product for james hardy s super 6 which lacked strength after they stopped manufacturing them with asbestos.
Horozontal corrugated asbestos cement super 6 fence.
Unfortunately early hardifence products used a similar mould to the super six and as such this test can only tell for certain that it is not asbestos if it only has 5 ridges.
Super 6 was not the only rounded profile used.
Close up of super six roof corrugated asbestos cement.
A house built in the late 1980 s and onwards is less likely to have asbestos super six fencing installed.
As a result asbestos can be found everywhere from walls to underneath tiles in pipe insulation in wall cladding in fencing and even in roofing which was the most common use for asbestos up until the 1980 s.
If you live anywhere else in australia and have corrugated cement fencing it will be super 6 and contain asbestos.
Asbestos fences usually have 7 ridges per 1 meter wide panel where as hardifence made after 1990 has only 5.
Although it s possible second hand asbestos super six sheeting may have been reused the incidence of this is probably low.
This is often found in the ceiling space below the roof and in the soil surrounding the property.
Super six roofing material can release asbestos.
Super six roof composition.
See this handy fact sheet about how to tell the difference.
Like other non friable asbestos products super six roofing can release dangerous asbestos fibres when broken or damaged.
Underside of super six corrugated asbestos cement roof dimple texture visible contrasts with upper tin roof.
From 1985 super six was replaced by a similar looking product known as hardifence.
The original corrugated super six asbestos cement sheets were manufactured from the 1950 s until 1985.
6 tips to identify super six asbestos and hardifence non asbestos.
Age of the house.
If the fence is cement like and is or could be pre 1990 then it is likely to be acm.
Including from local government records may help date the fence.
It was also made in a shallower profile known as standard which is very similar in profile to corrugated metal roofing and has 25mm 1 inch corrugations.
Super six roof corrugated asbestos cement with asbestos cement flashing and ridge capping.
Carbon dioxide in the air is slightly acidic.
The typical characteristic features of corrugated acm fences are.
Super six is made with asbestos and concrete.
This new product eliminated the deadly asbestos fibres.
We can install any size hardy fence job however it would not be recommended as the preferred product it s more costly per meter and more labor intensive and probably only has a 7 to 10 year life span.
