Can anyone enlighten me anything going on for Asbestos contained by your home? Pictures? I need nation to show me pictures of Asbestos and i need...
I need nation to show me pictures of Asbestos and i need some info on it as capably. because i might possibly have some contained by my house and i need to know because i own small children living here as well and i'm worried. It's a while crystal-like substance growing on the wood that be underneith my ceiling that we recently knock down to remodel. Honest answers Plz! Thanks!
Answers: Our house was built within 1939 and has at most minuscule two places of known asbestos. One is a pipe insulated beside asbestos. We sealed it near three layers of white spray paint and a practical application of a duct tape wrap (which is more than we needed to do, but we're into overkill of problems similar to this). The second is some tile flooring with asbestos contained by it in the finished subdivision of our basement, which the previous owners covered over near carpet. It is undamaging under nearby and there is no requirement to remove it. I suspect our old insulation have it as well, but I don't know for sure.
What you are describing, a crystal-like substance "growing" on the wood doesn't nouns like asbestos to me. If at hand was asbestos within the ceiling, it would be mixed into the insulation and you wouldn't see it alone. Plus, asbestos doesn't "grow" on wood--it is inorganic. I would be more likely to suspect a fungus or mold.
Regardless, don't disturb it any more yourself. Look surrounded by your yellow page for asbestos removal. I'd wager that most companies would come to your home and test for asbestos for free. Only professionals can undamagingly remove it. If it IS asbestos, they might just report you to leave it apathetic and replace the ceiling. If it is fungus or mold it can be killed next to a bleach solution. And, if it does turn out to be asbestos, you shouldn't be overly worried about yourself or your children (as long as the kids don't mess near it). Only people beside REPEATED and PROLONGED exposure to FRIABLE (read "free" or "particles floating around") asbestos are surrounded by danger of condition issues later within life. One-time exposure will not doom everyone contained by the household to lung cancer.
Get it checked out by a professional, but don't beat yourself up around it. Good luck!
Asbestos should not be "growing" on anything. Asbestos is hard to identify as it is within many different products. An experienced builder can suspect what is an ACM (asbestos containing material) base on experience of products used and age of a building, but it is hard to look at something and influence "that has asbestos". It be banned surrounded by 1978 although was still used within some products until 1989???? I think. how feeble is your house? Bottom line is if you are concerned hold it tested for your own piece of mind.