I tvättstugan i detta 50-talshus sitter det stora målade plattor på väggen. Ser det ut som eternitplattor med asbest? Det finns likadana i matkällaren. Var det vanligt att man hade eternit inne i en
tvättstuga?
Well... rather a washing kettle than a heating boiler is my guess. It occurred even into the 60s.
There was a large washing machine on a cast elevated platform in the laundry room. At least when I lived there in the 60s and 70s. I'm surprised that so many walls were covered with asbestos cement. But it was probably considered good.
I am also a bit surprised that it is the walls. They are usually built with hollow bricks or similar in old houses and thus fireproof. However, in the ceiling, it is very common.
I can imagine that they used panels as a clean leveling on walls, similar to how we use plasterboards today. Or soft tretex panels at that time. But in a room like that, against a basement wall, you don't want any organic material; today one might use something like mineral board. But it's quite possible that back then, the only available option was fiber cement boards. We don't know if it’s asbestos cement, but it looks like it could be.
Presumably, you can remove them nearly dust-free if you take out the screws. I would probably try that. But make sure to have a good mask, and seal off the rest of the house when doing the job. In the worst case, they are both screwed and glued. As a somewhat advanced step, you can try to wet the screws when unscrewing.
