aavguy
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cutting into closet wall which is blue board and plaster.... please tell me this thin layer of gray stuff over the blue board is plaster and not asbestos? It's less than a quarter inch thick... Typical?
is this plaster or asbestos on my blueboard?
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I would think it probably isn't. In older homes with ceiling popcorn paint they would mix the two, but I would doubt the closet from what you are saying, but only a test would show for sure. Even then with the popcorn paint they would mix in a horse's hair and that, sometimes would scare people, too. Pittsburgh is noted for older homes and there's alot of places you can call and have it checked beforehand. A restoration service can be recommended through your homeowners. My homeowners paid for me to have it done.
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aavguy
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is the plaster coat that goes over blue board typically gray? I always thought it was white so that's what made me question it I guess. it really doesn't appear like there are strands of fiber, looks like gray concrete almost.
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Redwood
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Get it tested to know for sure.
I finally found an asbestos test kit: $14 for the kit, plus $20 if you actually want the lab to tell you the test results.
Apparently under 1% of asbestos and 99% air, by weight, is 'below the radar'.
Before I disturb my old acoustic tile ceiling I will be looking into rental fans and filters to pull new air into the room while I'm working.
Finding the proper equipment, ACHs, etc., is going to be at least an hour's worth of research, phone calls.
Apparently under 1% of asbestos and 99% air, by weight, is 'below the radar'.
Before I disturb my old acoustic tile ceiling I will be looking into rental fans and filters to pull new air into the room while I'm working.
Finding the proper equipment, ACHs, etc., is going to be at least an hour's worth of research, phone calls.
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Jimbo
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Asbestos rarely "looks" like what you are thining asbestos should be. The fibers are microscopic, which is why that get to your lungs so badly
aavguy
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Well, here is a pic of the blueboard and gray stuff (plaster?)... I think I overreacted here. I simply though plaster was always white.
Jadnashua
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Before we got smart, they used asbestos fibers in lots of things as a benign filler. Now we know it is not so benign. Not that it will kill you on contact or anything like that, but if you break the fibers into small bits and inhale them, your body can't get rid of them, and this can cause all sorts of issues, most of which are the result of long-term exposure. So, the last thing you want to do is sand something containing asbestos, or do anything that generates dust that contains it.
Redwood
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Can you say Mesothelioma?
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