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NameWindow Putty
CaptionAsbestos containing putty in window
LocationOther
SourceWork Safe NSW
Image Id215
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NameWindow Putty
CaptionAsbestos containing putty in window
LocationDomestic home
SourceSafe Environments
Image Id319
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NameWindow Putty
CaptionAsbestos containing putty in window
LocationCommercial
SourceAsbestos Awareness
Image Id332

Window putty

Product description
Soft, flexible or brittle when dry material, grey dark colour used in old style steel framed windows as theglazing putty. Generally found in older chamber substations.
Product type Adhesives, mastics, putty, sealants, plasters and paints
Sub-Product type
Trading name(s)
Other name(s) Steel frame window putty, asbestos putty, putty
Build element Construction - windows
Product identification
Reliable identification can only be achieved by laboratory analysis
Known uses Filling joins, seams, gaps of windows
Asbestos fibre type Chrysotile (white asbestos)
Friable or Non-Friable Non-Friable
Known Supplier(s)
Known place of manufacture
Date / period of manufacture Pre 1987
Building construction period 1951-1960,1961-1970,1970-1980,1981-1990
Location Domestic home
  • Bathroom
  • Dining room
  • Dog kennels
  • Fireplace
  • Windows / Doors
Commercial
  • Windows
Industrial
  • Windows
    Other Public Buildings

 

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