From my standpoint as an asbestos-guy, you could use either. You would need to talk to a flooring-guy to see what he would say about adhesion of th...
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You have three removal options with glue that is most likely to be asbestos: 1.) The Resilient FLoor Covering Institute (www.rfci.com) recommen...
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I found an asbestos coating on a cement block wall five years ago. It was as thin a paint. It had been trowelled or painted on the entire surface l...
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I know in Michigan you could get all that done for under $4000. I would say 2,000 should take care of 600 sq ft of asbestos plaster and, depending ...
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The answer is, Yes. In a house of that period there could be asbestos in the plaster. The answer also is yes for sampling it. Typically the percent...
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Just for information, here in Michigan the Department of Environmental Quality is clamping down on ALL demolitions--residential/commercial and even...
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As you might imagine there are lots of variables here: 1.) Part of the country - depends on your State/municipality and how strict the regulati...
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There are a lot of unpredictables at this point. Depending on how compliant your contractors are, they may say they won't touch the stuff and it wi...
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As far as I know, there is no law that would prohibit your selling a few pieces here and there--if you can find a buyer. I've seen stuff like this ...
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Don't beat yourself up because of finding potentially asbestos tile! It happens to everyone. And the truth is, unless you are bothered by it, it is...
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I would like to put a toilet and sink in my heated pole barn. It's about 75 feet from the septic tank and approximately 6 feet below it in grade. I...
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The legal term for putting a ceiling under this would be an "enclosure"; and yes, it is a good option. Please remember that asbestos is only a haza...
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Asbestos ceiling tile presents a very different issue from floor tile because it is typically friable (see other thread on a definition for friable...
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I can't speak for your State, but in ours, the type of siding you've described can be disposed of as "non-friable construction debris" a lot cheape...
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I agree with everything tomh said, but I will add a little side comment about friability and floor tile. I can only speak for my State (Michigan) b...
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That's the way I was trained to deal with it. Just be sure you or they find the source of the moisture problem and fix it. If you don't, you'll be ...
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As you probably know, asbestos presents the greatest health risk when it is airborne. Asbestos siding is what we call "non-friable" and not likely ...
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In answer to your question, OSHA considers broken tiles "non-intact" (in contrast with "friable"). This is because, as you say, broken tiles are ge...
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While removal of asbestos floor tile is something reasonably safe--as long as it is taken up "intact" (unbroken) and kept wet--the black stuff (be ...
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I do asbestos training for a living so I will give you the scoop! This is how it's "supposed" to be done according to OSHA regulations. Of course, ...
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