Unit S10 Hastingwood Industrial Park,
Wood Lane,
Erdington,
Birmingham,
West Midlands,
B24 9QR
Tel: 0121 386 6654
Lagging / Thermal Insulation
This term covers a wide range of materials including pipe
sections, slabs, rope, tape, paper, quilts, felts, blankets
and plastered cement. Lagging may have a protective
covering of cloth, tape, paper, metal or cement. Any
asbestos type may be found in lagging. Quilts, mattresses
and blankets may contain up to 100% asbestos. Asbestos
lagging was widely used in public buildings, factories and
hospitals as pipe and plant insulation. Quilts are common
on steam boilers. Asbestos rope was found around pipe
work or used as gaskets. A small number of houses have
"loose-fill" asbestos loft or duct insulation.
Asbestos has also been used as insulation between floors.
Lagging is susceptible to damage unless well coated due
to leaks from pipes or boilers.