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Quick answer: A standard building inspection is a visual check, and it cannot confirm whether a material contains asbestos. Only laboratory analysis of a sample can do that. A dedicated asbestos report, based on a pre-purchase asbestos inspection, locates and samples suspect materials, rates their condition and gives you findings you can use to negotiate before settlement. For buildings built before 1990, and up to the national ban at the end of 2003, skipping it means any asbestos found later becomes your cost to manage.
