AsbestosOk so ive just brought my first house, and the tiny bathroom has no toilet so i want to renovate!!! The walls are made out of asbestos, can I put gyp rock over the top…and would i have to do this before or after the bathroom is put in? Im a [...]
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Asbestos
Say, if I hrie a fully licensed asbestos abatement contractor to do the removal/clean-up, after they do the job, how certain it is that the asbestos problems will be resolved?
Does anybody has any asbestos removal experience before?
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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 [...]
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I’ve removed about 1000 vinyl-asbestos tiles, without keeping them in tact (they were breaking)…
I hear that there is a risk when exposed to any amount of asbestos, but it was a one-time thing that lasted about 10 days…
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AsbestosI am refurbrishing my boiler and the gasket between the burner unit and firebox has deteriorated. A 6″ x 6″ piece of 1/8″ asbestos sheeting should do the job (I can simply cut that to fit). I can’t use cardboard or neoprene, it will burn. Where can such an item?Hide Folders
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AsbestosI work for removing window caulk. the window looks like 30 to 50 years old and has 6 little rectangular glass plates and the frame is made of wood.
Caulks are surrounding each glass plates and the caulks are definetly not silicone or latex. it is hard like plaster but i don’t think it’s plaster. it’s [...]
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I live in an apartment which was built in 1970s and has popcorn ceiling. I believe there is asbestos somewhere in the ceiling. My question is – does the popcorn itself contain any asbestos OR is the asbestos “behind” the popcorn layer ?
Recently, I was sticking some flourescent star shapes to the ceiling and [...]
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While trying to pull a wire from the kitchen wall down into the basement, a light white powdery substance came out.
The fallen pieces immediately crumbled upon the slightest touch and are bright white.
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AsbestosOk , my friend was ripping out 30 year old carpet in a 80 year old house and he found that under the carpet is nothing but asbestos . He wants to know what he should do as far as who to call , and he wants to know whats going to happen when he [...]
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AsbestosAlso she has now learned that the ceiling in her house which the rain has leaked into contains asbestos. Will her insurance handle this claim?Progressive Electronic Music
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