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 ...
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over 8 years by tomh
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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...
over 8 years by tomh
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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...
over 8 years by tomh
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Efflorescence
Efflorescence is the term for lime-salts leaching from concrete and crystallizing on the surface of the concrete. This can occur on floors, masonr...
almost 9 years by tomh
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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 ...
almost 9 years by tomh
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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...
almost 9 years by tomh
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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 t...
almost 9 years by tomh
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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...
almost 9 years by tomh
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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. Res...
almost 9 years by tomh
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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...
almost 9 years by tomh
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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 ...
almost 9 years by tomh
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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 gotte...
almost 9 years by tomh
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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....
almost 9 years by tomh
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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 er...
over 9 years by tomh
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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...
about 11 years by tomh
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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 tough...
over 11 years by tomh
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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 e...
over 11 years by tomh
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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, a...
over 11 years by tomh
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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 b...
over 11 years by tomh
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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 wate...
almost 12 years by tomh
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