I did wear a p100 mask while removing the plaster some walls were removed but some plaster walls were left. Removing baseboards adding new doors and casings etc. I renovated my house 1950’s house in southern Ontario. ![]() How long might my house have had unsafe levels of airborne asbestos (or could it still be contaminated)? On by InspectApedia (Editor) - baseboard trim on plaster walls minimizes asbestos the bottom edges of your plaster walls are covered by baseboard trim there's no reasonable chance of a meaningful or even detectable asbestos hazard from that source. I've just taken a sample of the wall to send out for testing (I'll post results when I get them), my question is: what do I do if it's positive? I remember trying to avoid creating dust by minimizing sawing when removing the plaster, but I'm sure I just shop-vac'd up any dust I did create. Recently I've become aware that plaster and/or rocklath often contained asbestos, which makes me feel absolutely sick. I did a lot of work on the house about 8 years ago during which I removed some plaster-over-rocklath walls. I live in a house near Baltimore built in 1954. OR you could collect some representative settled dust samples such as from trim over a window or door - surfaces probably not cleaned recently, to see if an environmental test lab finds notable levels of asbestos in the dust. Just got the test results: negative! On īy InspectApedia Editor - damp wipe and HEPA vac all surfaces or get dust sample flying blind here as we can't see and know so little about your home, but if there is dust remaining from your work done 8 years ago, or if you're worried that there may be such harmful dust, you'd damp wipe and HEPA vac all surfaces, from the work area on outwards to include nearby rooms that might have gotten some of that dust. On by InspectApedia for taking the time to send us your update. These questions & answers about the presence of asbestos in plaster in buildings were posted originally at ASBESTOS in PLASTER - be sure to read that article. We also provide an ARTICLE INDEX for this topic, or you can try the page top or bottom SEARCH BOX as a quick way to find information you need. This article series explains where & when asbestos is likely to be found in plaster used on building walls & ceilings. Questions & answers on the asbestos content of plaster used in buildings on walls and ceilings. ![]() We have no relationship with advertisers, products, or services discussed at this website. InspectAPedia tolerates no conflicts of interest.
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