Could it be asbestos?

Posted on August 1st, 2009 by admin

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My husband and i are beginning the demolition phase in remodeling our bathroom. Our house was built in 1979, and when we tore out one of the walls, we found pink fiberglass insulation. I am pretty sure it is asbestos. How do we deal with this problem? Should we remove it and replace it (taking all precautions necessary of course, but i have a feeling this may be breaking some environmental laws) or seal the walls back up asap?

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5 Responses to “Could it be asbestos?”

  1. youtube friend adder, on August 3rd, 2009 at 12:17 am Said:

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    It is NOT asbestos! It is fiberglass insulation. Asbestos was outlawed long before 1979. Asbestos is NOT pink, but fiberglass insulation has been pink for ages.

  2. Street Fighter: The Later Years, on August 5th, 2009 at 12:05 am Said:

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    it doesn’t sound like asbestos. Asbestos isn’t in fiberglass from my understanding. Good thing you checked it out though. If it were, you would leave it alone… do not do anything to it to make particles escape into the air…. this means you’ll breath it in…. don’t worry though, it doesn’t sound or even look like asbestos (no asbestos in fiberglass)

  3. free music downloads, on August 6th, 2009 at 10:34 am Said:

    youtube friend adder

    It’s fiberglass. The worst it will do is make you itch.

  4. RSS Feed Reader, on August 7th, 2009 at 1:52 pm Said:

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    Stacey, why are you asking this? You start out by saying that it is fiberglass. Corning Glass has made it pink for a very long time, trademarked the color.

  5. youtube friend adder, on August 10th, 2009 at 6:34 pm Said:

    youtube friend adder

    It most likely is not asbestos However, for peace of mind, you can always have it tested by a laboratory. Our lab would charge about $20 for that. It might vary in your area.

    However, it definately sounds to be just relatively-harmless fiberglass. It doesn’t have any health issues other than irritation. We’d recommend wearing a dust mask, gloves, safety goggles and long sleeves. Set up a fan in the window to exhaust any fiberglass that gets airborne. Remove the fiberglass and bag it and it can be thrown out as regular construction debris.

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