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.

Mr fluffy loose fill asbestos insulation.

The best known of these companies mr fluffy operated in the act and in some areas of nsw. Details of the voluntary purchase and demolition program for homes in nsw found to contain loose fill asbestos insulation. While most properties impacted are located in the act a small number of properties in south east nsw have been identified as containing this type of insulation. During the 1960s and 1970s pure loose fill asbestos was sold as ceiling insulation for residential and commercial premises.

Property professionals helping you understand how to qualify as a property professional run a property business and your responsibilities when managing properties. 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. Mr fluffy one of the worst asbestos contaminations in history. But mr fluffy offered loose fill asbestos insulation as a cheap easy solution for an entire home.

A canberra based company known as mr fluffy installed this insulation in around 1 000 homes in the act. 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 never has paper or other types of backing like some but not all batt and blanket. It is easy to identify by its loose lumpy form and fluffy or granular texture.

The types of insulation that were most commonly made with asbestos are loose fill also called blown in insulation. Mr fluffy is understood to have also installed insulation in homes in nsw. Loose fill insulation comes in a variety of materials. Loose fill asbestos is a dangerous form of asbestos used for insulation by a small group of companies in the 1960s and 1970s.

Loose fill asbestos was sold as ceiling insulation in the 1960s and 1970s by a company trading as mr fluffy.