Mr Fluffy Loose Fill Asbestos Insulation

But mr fluffy offered loose fill asbestos insulation as a cheap easy solution for an entire home.

Mr fluffy loose fill asbestos insulation. Mr fluffy refers to a widespread asbestos contamination incident that occurred in the suburbs of canberra the capital city of australia two companies referred to collectively as mr fluffy a nickname coined in the 1990s for asbestosfluf insulations and its successor j h insulation the former run by canberra. The news came after mr swinburn and his wife registered their home for testing in the state government s mr fluffy loose fill asbestos voluntary purchase and demolition program. The types of insulation that were most commonly made with asbestos are loose fill also called blown in insulation. Loose fill asbestos insulation is particularly dangerous because unlike the most common form of asbestos in australian homes fibro loose fill insulation is not bonded meaning it s easy for asbestos fibres to be released into the air.

Mr fluffy is understood to have also installed insulation in homes in nsw. He will be forever known as mr fluffy after the deadly loose fill asbestos insulation he installed in ceiling cavities throughout canberra regional nsw and very likely victoria. Dick jansen was an entrepreneur and builder throughout the 60 s 70 s and 80 s. Loose fill asbestos was sold as ceiling insulation in the 1960s and 1970s by a company trading as mr fluffy.

A canberra based company known as mr fluffy installed this insulation in around 1 000 homes in the act. Loose fill never has paper or other types of backing like some but not all batt and blanket. The act and parts of new south wales are dealing with the potentially deadly legacy of loose fill asbestos insulation in the 1960s and 1970s used by an operator that became known as mr fluffy. Loose fill asbestos is a dangerous form of asbestos used for insulation by a small group of companies in the 1960s and 1970s.

Mr fluffy one of the worst asbestos contaminations in history. Loose fill insulation comes in a variety of materials. Property professionals helping you understand how to qualify as a property professional run a property business and your responsibilities when managing properties. It is easy to identify by its loose lumpy form and fluffy or granular texture.

The best known of these companies mr fluffy operated in the act and in some areas of nsw.