asbestos on the floor with animals?

Posted on October 1st, 2009 by admin

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before my dogs were house trained, they went to the bathroom on a wall to wall rug downstairs. they’re trained now so i tore up the rug. i had a floor guy come in and he said the tile floor that was underneath the rug has asbestos all over.

my cat has been living in that room most of the time. this is my mom’s house and she just wants to cover up the asbestos, not have it removed.

my questions are:
1. my 2 dogs and cat have been breathing the air for about a month since i began tearing up the rug. what should i do? are they infected?
2. is covering it up good enough to keep us all healthy?

thank you.

the tile isn’t cracked, but theres asphalt+asbestos all over the top and dusty

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3 Responses to “asbestos on the floor with animals?”

  1. Progressive Electronic Music, on October 4th, 2009 at 5:59 pm Said:

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    Is the flooring in good shape? or is it cracked and flaky? (cracked and flaky is not good) you can cover it up but the only sure way to deal with it is to remove it. (BTW the glue used to hold it down also probably contains asbestos)

    As far as your animals go they’re probably fine. I’ve seen people living in houses with this type of flooring for 20+ years

  2. The Mexican Flu - Swine Flu, on October 6th, 2009 at 10:54 am Said:

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    Asbestos is highly toxic for people and pets. The floor should be removed so it does not contaminate you as well as the pets. It could cost cancer. It is also dangeres around pregnant women. Don’t let your pets go near to that area or thay could also became sick.

  3. RSS Feed Reader, on October 8th, 2009 at 12:08 pm Said:

    If the house was built before 1970 it is possible that there could be asbestos in it. My husband seems to think that if you don’t disturb the tile, you could put tile or hard wood floor or something over it and be fine, the key is not to disturb it. If you start breaking the tiles then you will be in trouble. It could take as much as 10,000.00 to remove those tiles. We are not experts in this area, so ask someone at Lowes or Home Depot to make sure. I would take your pets to the vets to be safe. My husband thinks the asbestos is embedded in the tile, so he is not sure tearing the carpet up will disturb it. I would ask home repair people in your area so they can look at your house, this is a hard thing to do over the internet. Take your pets to the vets to be safe.

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