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Posted by marson on August 9, 2006, 7:46 am
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> > I need some advice,
> >
> > Have a house, built 1958. Subflooring in basement rotted, from boiler
> > leak. Original tiling in bathroom and finished rec room lifted up,
> > chipped, splintered in several areas. A rug from the previous owners
> > was put down to hide this problem, we ripped it up last year, that is
> > when damage was discovered. A relative, not knowing about asbestos
> > tiling, chipped more tiled areas away and replaced some parts with new
> > plywood. I vaccumed up splintered tiles a few weeks ago. Had NO clue
> > about asbestos in tiles, or the cut back until I did a search about
> > 50's floor tiling a week ago. So basically, now left with this HUGE
> > problem and have no idea how to fix it. Cost is a huge issue. Abatement
> > sounds very scarey. The areas right now are covered either with
> > plywood, rugs or odds of vinyl flooring. I've called one contractor for
> > an estimate, explained problem, he didn't seem to eager for the job but
> > said he'd come in later in the week to give an estimate. I called
> > HDepot as we were planning to not disturb it anymore and lay plywood
> > down, and was told we could use a respirator to clean up tile and to
> > keep us safe, but then read a respirator is NOT effective. I also
> > realize that there are laws governing proper removal of asbestos (I'm
> > in Ontario).
> >
> > Is the best thing to do to not touch any more damage and just get new
> > plywood laid on top of damaged tiles and then put a rug down??? Or, do
> > we get the whole thing ripped out???? I realize the exposure to this is
> > serious, my entire family throughout the years has been exposed to this
> > everytime they were in the house. I understand that *most* health
> > problems have been linked to repeated, prolonged exposure....I am also
> > wondering if the cut back glue, which is black, once saturated with
> > water, would release harmful odours into the air??? There has been a
> > smell down there, that we attributed to "basement smell" for years, but
> > now I'm wondering if it is the glue.....We would like to eventually
> > sell the house....Please advise.
> >
>
>floor tile is non friable and also usually has a low percentage of asbestos so
your exposure has been very minimal. here in mn, you can remove floor tile with
the plywood subfloor attached and dispose of it with construction demo. is the
contractor you called an asbestos abatement contractor? call a few of
them--they'll know the rules about asbestos floor tile in your area. and yes,
laying down a layer of plywood over it is a good way to go. the absolute very
last place i would ask for advice would be home depot.
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