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Mystery Threads in Paster Walls - Horsehair or Asbestos??!!
Posted by erixhouse on August 8th, 2004 03:23 PM
Hello All,
I just removed two walls-worth of plaster and drywall for my bathroom remodel and now I'm a bit freaked out.
Our house was built in 1958-1958. The walls are made of 3/8" drywall followed by 3/8" of plaster. The plaster was applied in two coats. The first coat (next to the drywall) is medium-grained, white, and has 1" long fibers in it that range in color from a dirty blonde to white. The fibers are are sometimes frayed on the ends and are about the thickness of a paint-brush bristle, sometimes thinner.
The second coat is finer-grained and has no fibers.
I've heard of horsehair in plaster used as a binding agent but I'd never head of asbestos in plaster until I did my frantic research last night. Now, after a night without sleep, I'm no less at ease.
There is a university in the town I live so I will take a sample there tomorrow but if anybody can give me a quick rule-of-thumb I'd appreciate it!
Nervous in MN,
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