Asbestos Ceiling Tiles – Identifying and Removing Residential and commercial building materials manufactured and used prior to 1980 may contain the hazardous mineral asbestos. Ever since the harmful health effects of asbestos were discovered there has been a mad scramble in identifying asbestos ceiling tiles, floor tiles, insulation, and other asbestos materials, and then [...]
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Asbestos Floor Tiles – Should You Remove Them? Asbestos was widely used during the 1900s and even before. It was used in many products because it added durability and strength to numerous commercial and household materials including asbestos floor tiles, asbestos siding, asbestos insulation, and many other products. Its fire and heat resistant properties [...]
Asbestos Tile – Asbestos Tile Removal Tips Asbestos has been widely used since the mid to late 1800s, added to materials such as asbestos tile, cement, roofing, and other materials, in order to add strength and durability to those products. Building materials such as asbestos roof tile, vinyl asbestos tile, asbestos ceiling tile, and [...]
Asbestos Siding Asbestos had been widely used and very popular until the 1970s in the automobile, shipyard, building, and household industries. In fact, it was used anywhere and everywhere that needed some fireproofing, heat proofing and insulation. It was also used in combination with cement in order to make the product stronger and more [...]
How To Remove An Asbestos Popcorn Ceiling Does your home contain an asbestos popcorn ceiling? Back in the 1960s and 1970s it became quite a fad to spray ceilings with what is called “popcorn” texture. Unfortunately, much of this texture contains hazardous asbestos, which created an asbestos popcorn ceiling. As long as the ceiling [...]
How To Identify Asbestos Pipe Insulation Visually Asbestos is found in many building materials including pipe insulation. Asbestos pipe insulation was commonly used on heating pipes, water pipes, and occasionally on drains until it was outlawed in 1981. Unlike other asbestos-containing products, insulation containing asbestos can often be identified by visual inspection and may [...]
Identifying and Removing Asbestos Linoleum Safely Do you have asbestos linoleum flooring? If you have linoleum in your home and are planning to replace it with ceramic floor tiles or some other type of flooring you should first make sure that the existing linoleum does not contain asbestos. If the flooring was installed after [...]
Asbestos Flooring Removal Advice Are you thinking about asbestos flooring removal and whether or not it’s a necessity? You may be surprised, but asbestos flooring removal is not always the best option. The danger of asbestos in a home does not usually come from simply being present, but from a disturbance of an asbestos-containing [...]
Asbestos Ceiling Tile – Is this Toxic Material in Your Home? Do you know if your home has asbestos ceiling tile? Is there asbestos in your floor tiles, acoustic or decorative ceiling or wall plaster, electrical insulation, or other products used to build you house? Before starting any remodeling, repairs, or replacements it is [...]