Can asbestos be 100% removed from a house where it has been tested to be a high Asbestos explosure area?
Posted on August 1st, 2009 by admin
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I was in the middle of purchasing a house and the house inspector found there is a ‘broken transite vent pipe’ located in the attic. It looks like there were some contractors who did Air Conditioning installation work in the attic a while back and they somehow broke the transite vent pipe without knowing it’s a hazard of friable asbestos. The broken transite pipe was left without any proper wrapping or coating as of today.
I was in the middle of purchasing a house and the house inspector found there is a ‘broken transite vent pipe’ located in the attic. It looks like there were some contractors who did Air Conditioning installation work in the attic a while back and they somehow broke the transite vent pipe without knowing it’s a hazard of friable asbestos. The broken transite pipe was left without any proper wrapping or coating as of today.
As per suggested by the inspector, I asked asbestos consultant to collect samples and to run an asbestos testing. The test result revealed that the transite pipe is a ACM (Asbestos Containing Material), containing 22% asbestos.
My question here is:
If I hire a fully licensed asbestos abatement contractor to do the removal/clean-up, after they do the asbestos removal/cleaning job, can asbestos be 100% removed? Will there still be some airborne asbestos fibers and/or particles in the house? Is it safe to proceed to buy this house?
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NO!! it can not be 100% removed. Yes there will still be some airborne asbestos fibers and/or particles in the house. Would I recommend it no. How good is your insurance? Will it cover cancer treatment like chemo and radiation therapy? If you have children would you want to put them through that?FIND ANOTHER HOME!!!!!
THE HOME IS NOT WORTH YOUR LIFE!!!!!
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The asbestos abatement contractor will get it cleaned up and make it safe. I would not hesitate to purchase the house. I have worked in the consturction industry for 20 years. I have delt with abatement contractors on many projects. They always do a good job.
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Good grief. Did the inspector recommend the asbestos consultant? Loads of houses have asbestos pipes for vents. They are behind walls and are contained, or in this case, it is in the attic and contained. It is not a hazard to your living area at all if it is in your attic. If you don’t believe me, get a second inspection by someone else. And read up on asbestos containment. If it is covered up or outside the living space, it is not an airborne hazard.
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My basement is FILLED with asbestos pipes. My furnace is old, and all the main pipes are asbestos. This passed a home inspection, with the caution that replacement of the furnace would include proper disposal of them when the time came.