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| shponglefan:
--- Quote from: menace on February 25, 2016, 07:24:05 am ---As a home inspector I see this issue come up time and again and you have to accept reality (every home built before 1970-80 probably has some asbestos in it in the building materials) --- End quote --- Yeah, my house is '67 or '68. So far I figure I've been lucky in that every test has been negative so far except for the drywall compound. But I still have a couple other things to get tested, so we'll see where that ends up... --- Quote ---Unfortunately since you did the test you are now legally obliged to disclose the results to the next person should you ever sell your house. :-[ --- End quote --- At this stage, my plan is to work towards just getting rid of all of it. |
| Xiaou2:
Isnt it amazing that home and business owners need to pay to have these things removed? It should be paid for by a combination of the Asbestos company / profiteers, as well as the US Govt. , for approving it as "Safe". |
| menace:
--- Quote ---Isnt it amazing that home and business owners need to pay to have these things removed? It should be paid for by a combination of the Asbestos company / profiteers, as well as the US Govt. , for approving it as "Safe". --- End quote --- While its unfortunate that the buck stops at the home owner, have you considered the legal process? You would have to prove that when the house was built (60's) the gov't of the time knew unequivocally that asbestos was dangerous in its current form. Good luck with that...Given that gov't is typically the slowest, dumbest, least efficient legal entity you would be not only battling uphill, but doing it while shedding thousands of dollars to lawyers (who would love to get this tort train railing...) If it bugs you, least cost is to remove it--but consider that asbestos, once freed, stays airborne for weeks since its particle size is sooo small..Take the appropriate pre-cautions, wet everything down first, cut to remove (no hammers or sledgehammers) and every piece gets carefully placed in a plastic garbage bag. |
| knave:
--- Quote from: menace on February 27, 2016, 07:42:36 am ---If it bugs you, least cost is to remove it--but consider that asbestos, once freed, stays airborne for weeks since its particle size is sooo small..Take the appropriate pre-cautions, wet everything down first, cut to remove (no hammers or sledgehammers) and every piece gets carefully placed in a plastic garbage bag. --- End quote --- Removal companies sheet off the work area and create "negative pressure" so anything airborne does not get to the rest of the house. When done the interior is ventilated through a filtration system. All this is to avoid any particulate in the air after the work is done. |
| pbj:
It truly amazes me how much asbestos is still around. They were ripping floor tiles out an active hospital building under the guise of 'renovation' but the things were clearly those 9x9 tiles we all love. The doors were all asbestos core, too. In 2016. In a major hospital. |
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