Water softener discharge contains magnesium and calcium salts that were removed by the resin exchange media, and also some waste sodium salts from ...
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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...
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Composition roofing is an asphalt saturated felt with a mineral coating. Very common. There can be asbestos content in the felts, but is generally...
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Efflorescence is the term for lime-salts leaching from concrete and crystallizing on the surface of the concrete. This can occur on floors, masonr...
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Good luck with the project. Hopefully most of the lath will nail cleanly. Tip: Pneumatic nailers tend to penetrate more cleanly and quickly than ...
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No problem with safety, but you potentially create a larger waste disposal problem eventually. I have covered with vinyl siding, but no reason you...
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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 t...
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My experience in clearance testing is that asbestos dust is not suspended in the respirable zone inside buildings for long periods of time. During...
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The dust from asbestos can be an aerodynamic particle thatis carried in very low wind velocities. Settling time is dependent on many factors. Res...
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Under the circumstances you did well having a mostly isolated work area, using wet methods, containing the materials and encapsulating any surfaces...
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Asbestos was found in some vinyl flooring and asphalt matrix tile. The tile incorporated the fiber as a reinforcement. The fibers are coated with ...
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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 gotte...
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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....
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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 er...
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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...
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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 tough...
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Dealing with materials from the 1950s is a crap shoot. Lots of materials were fortified with asbestos binders to make them stronger. Testing is e...
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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, a...
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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 b...
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The answer to your question depends on the source of flooding. If flood water was contaminated, than replacement is the only solution. Clean wate...
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