water softener discharge
Water softener discharge contains magnesium and calcium salts that were removed by the resin exchange media, and also some waste sodium salts from the regeneratio...
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floor tile
There is very little danger with floor tile because any fiber is encapsulated in an asphalt or vinyl matrix. You can safely remove the loose floor tiles and disc...
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answersupdated about 9 years ago by tomh
siding and roofing
Composition roofing is an asphalt saturated felt with a mineral coating. Very common. There can be asbestos content in the felts, but is generally deemed non-fri...
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answersupdated over 9 years ago by tomh
Efflorescence
Efflorescence is the term for lime-salts leaching from concrete and crystallizing on the surface of the concrete. This can occur on floors, masonry walls, founda...
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answersupdated over 9 years ago by tomh
No problem
Good luck with the project. Hopefully most of the lath will nail cleanly. Tip: Pneumatic nailers tend to penetrate more cleanly and quickly than pounding with a...
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answersupdated over 9 years ago by tomh
Cover ACM with Stucco
No problem with safety, but you potentially create a larger waste disposal problem eventually. I have covered with vinyl siding, but no reason you couldn't apply...
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answersupdated over 9 years ago by tomh
Carpet over asbestos tile
My apologies for not seeing your post earlier. This project does not post a health hazard unless the tile is in a pulverized or broken condition that it can gene...
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answersupdated over 9 years ago by tomh
dust settling
My experience in clearance testing is that asbestos dust is not suspended in the respirable zone inside buildings for long periods of time. During clearance, we ...
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answersupdated over 9 years ago by tomh
asbestos dust
The dust from asbestos can be an aerodynamic particle thatis carried in very low wind velocities. Settling time is dependent on many factors. Resuspension of pa...
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clean up
Under the circumstances you did well having a mostly isolated work area, using wet methods, containing the materials and encapsulating any surfaces. There is no ...
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answersupdated over 9 years ago by tomh
Relax
Asbestos was found in some vinyl flooring and asphalt matrix tile. The tile incorporated the fiber as a reinforcement. The fibers are coated with the matrix and ...
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answersupdated over 9 years ago by tomh
Asbestos in joint compound
I've been away from the forums for quite a while. This project is clearly over. I think it would have been useful for peace of mind to have gotten some tests. ...
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answersupdated over 9 years ago by tomh
Over-reacting
It sounds like your parent's house has some very loose floor tiles. Loose tiles could either be adhered with new mastic or picked up and disposed. We don't know ...
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answersupdated over 9 years ago by tomh
Asbestos Rot
Hi Field79. Wow, its been a long time since I logged into the forum but the questions don't change a lot. Asbestos siding is prone to the same erosion that any ...
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answersupdated almost 10 years ago by tomh
legal matter
The failure of a seller to disclose a defect is not uncommon, and it is very difficult to prove prior knowledge. Since you became aware of the mold during the ins...
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answersupdated almost 12 years ago by tomh
Polyurethane
I suppose its probably a bit late for this reply, but there is no reason to use solvent based polyurethane on floors. The newer acrylics are tougher, dry faster ...
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answersupdated about 12 years ago by tomh
Plastic wall tile mastic and asbestos
Dealing with materials from the 1950s is a crap shoot. Lots of materials were fortified with asbestos binders to make them stronger. Testing is easy, but since ...
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answersupdated about 12 years ago by tomh
Alcohol stove combustion
Burning alcohol fuel is the simple oxidation of an alcohol like CH3OH. You combine that with oxygen and get heat plus one molecule of CO or CO2, and 4 molecules ...
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answersupdated about 12 years ago by tomh
cooper staining
Any chance the copper is leaching from the fixture rather than the pipes? I have the same problem in an old claw-foot tub with fancy gold plated brass faucet, an...
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answersupdated over 12 years ago by tomh
Wet drywall
The answer to your question depends on the source of flooding. If flood water was contaminated, than replacement is the only solution. Clean water on drywall wi...
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answersupdated over 12 years ago by tomh
