Would like to share some of my observations for the sake of creating and maintaining healthy environments.Īttempts to ban asbestos products altogether has been accepted in most countries throughout the world. I only came in at the end of the work prior to paying the contractor. Had a consult to verify the removal of asbestos insulation on the heating pipes at the basement level of an older house. Decontamination requires the removal of the component which in itself is an expensive proposition and the quality of that work is not easy to assess. This article is about that process. It is a way of diverting attention from the far more important defect of having it in the house not just in the attic which is outside the occupied area. Real estate agents fuss about the possible presence of fiber particles in the vermiculite insulation of the attic while ignoring how common it is in the lived in parts of the house. Vacuuming just renders them air borne again unless you have an exterior exhaust on your central vac. It is inevitable.The dislodged microscopic fiber dust particles accumulate in the house over time. All of these components get damaged over time in the process of normal use. Everyone imagines that if you don't disturb the component containing asbestos, that it is safe. Asbestos fibers were used in plaster walls to give added strength to the material. Some houses may still have asbestos insulation on hot water heating pipes in the basement. Asbestos cement is used as a sealant around the edges of cast iron door frames on old cast iron combustion furnaces. There are asbestos fiber sealants around the glass doors of wood burning fireplaces and stoves that are very much in use in winter. Older houses typically have vinyl asbestos tiles that look no different than newer vinyl ones. You can see asbestos cement sewage pipes in the ceiling of the parking garages. They are still being installed in new condos in Montreal. Asbestos particles are still very much present in older homes because so many building components in the past included them, and many of those products are still around.

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