Yesterday, we talked to find asbestos in your attic. Today, we go down and look at the rest of your home.
So you finally get the kitchen of your dreams, and the remodeling process begins, you look at the old tiles that are original to your home and start to wonder if they contain asbestos. How can you tell? And if asbestos is present, this action plan should take you? Is eliminating costly asbestos the only way to go?
Before the 1970s, many elements who entered home building contained asbestos. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), roofing shingles, popcorn ceilings, acoustic tiles, textured paint and patching products, various insulation, cardboard, cement boards, arguing on the floor vinyl sheet and tile flooring often themselves contained asbestos. For this reason, it is not uncommon for a remodeling owner coming to a product with asbestos and carried into the possibility of removing the asbestos.
In general, the best thing to do with possible materials containing asbestos in the home is to leave them alone. You should monitor these materials regularly to check for signs of wear or damage. If a material appears damaged, flaking or crumbling, having tested is your next step. As we mentioned earlier, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has a list of laboratories accredited by the federal government across the country.
The CPSC suggests that often the best way to deal with the material slightly damaged is to limit access to the region, and do not touch or disturb the in any way opposed to removal of asbestos. To the floor of the asbestos that is in fairly good condition, some contractors suggest laying carpet or other flooring material above. If your ceiling has asbestos charge of popcorn paint, it can be repainted, which should seal the dangerous fibers in place, denying once again the need for asbestos removal procedures. However, if the ceiling is to be demolished or removed the texture, and the test indicated to be positive for asbestos, only a certified sanitation company should be contracted to perform the work, to ensure the safe disposal and proper disposal.
Siding and roofing shingles known to contain asbestos should be removed by a licensed contractor. Place a new lining or shingles on this material can often cause the release of dangerous fibers. The heat pipes wrapped with insulation containing asbestos do not need to be removed. Instead of removing asbestos insulation that can be encapsulated with a special sealant to prevent fiber release, but this must be done by a certified professional.
There are not too long many home building materials contained asbestos, a carcinogenic material known to cause lung cancer and mesothelioma. Today these houses age and the owners are remodeling, it is not uncommon for them to run in products containing asbestos. In some cases, removal of asbestos by a certified contractor sanitation is the choice that must be done.
