Door panel asbestos?

[jamesarobbo]

Hi all

So i just finished fitting a new door handle lock and mid way through the question popped into my mind whether the door panel board was asbestos or not??! i think it's some kind of softboard but i'm a tad bit worried...

Can anyone confirm from these images?

Thanks in advance

 

[KenGMac]

jamesarobbo, good evening.

What age is the door? in general terms, from the year 2000 No Asbestos was used in properties.

From your images, it appears that your door has possibly a hollow core? with an outer skin of some sort of Soft-board, hence the brown colour?

What is crucial is the age of the property and the age of the door.

Ken.

 

[jamesarobbo]

I'm not entirely sure how old the doors are...they aren't hollow though. the building is a refurbished victorian building (waterlow buildings in bethnal green, london) but can't confirm when the refurb was done

 

[Newboy]

Looks like a pressed hardboard/fibreboard grain effect

 

[foxhole]

Agree pressed hardboard ( cheap ) doors.