Absestos ( What Year? )

boman47k

What year was asbestos banned for popcorn ceilings and blown insulation? Before 1977, I hope.

mikec

I asked my wife your question,she has an asbestos lic here in conn.
While she wasn't sure on an exact year ecspecially in fla. She said its totaly possible you have asbesto there. Take a small sample if you can.
Wet the area you're taking it from. Send it out to be tested,its not expensive at all.

boman47k

Too late. Son and I was doing some work on his house he recently bought. Moved a wall beside a stairwell about a the with of the wall, and had to remove some ceiling drywall with popcorn on it. The insulation was dark blown stuff. I expressed concern about the cloud of fibers in the air and the family being there. Had us coughing. I'm thinking he said the house was built in '77.

Alabama here

slickshift

I can't give you a date, but I do have a friend that was spraying asbestos ceilings into the '80s

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boman47k

Oops!

K_Tile

You are fine! Let us know how you feel in 20 years

thom

We used asbestos in the early 80's. A good friend of mine, HVAC contractor, died of asbestosis just a year ago.

boman47k

I'm thinking most of the particles I saw were wool insulation. The thing I was more concerned about was the little bit drywall with popcorn that we had to replace and son and his family. My lungs are prob so coated in nicotine, asbestoes has little chance of penetrating. Actually, I think I had two uncles with asbestosis. Not a good way to go. I figure in 20 years there is a good chance something else will take me.

Driftwood

1978

Danahy

Did some reading on this yesterday and found that it was primarily used (everywhere) between 1970-1975. Main manufacturer was Canada, then two other's (africa or something?).

ron schenker

There is a little town in south east Quebec called Asbestos. My in laws worked the mines for many years up until the late 70's. I think they still mine it for automotive applications but on a much smaller scale than they used to. Many people who lived and worked in that town died of cancer including my father in law. Was it from inhaling asbestos all those years? My gut feeling says yes.

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J87513

what what asbestos used for?

Second Look

According to Voelcker Consultants, it was used for lots of things:

Asbestos Cement
Corrugated roofing sheets, roofing tiles, partition walls, flat sheets, infill panels, bath panels, guttering, water tanks, flue pipes, eaves soffits, fascia boards, flower boxes.

Insulation Boards
Partition walls, infill panels, boxings, ceiling tiles, fire breaks, door lining.

Sprayed Coatings
Used on structural steelwork, applied to walls and ceilings

Pipe insulation / Lagging
Lagged pipes in boiler rooms, hard set or preformed sections, insulation to hot water cylinders, calorifiers etc.

Asbestos Ropes
Used to seal joints to boilers, flues, chimneys etc. gaskets, kiln lining, heaters.

Asbestos Cloths and Textiles
Fire blankets, fire proof clothing, oven gloves, safety curtains.

Asbestos Paper
Electrical insulation in switchgear, heat reflective layers to boilers and electrical storage heaters.

Millboards
Thermal insulation to industrial ovens, steam pipes.

Gaskets
To pipe flanges.

Asbestos reinforced plastics
Toilet cisterns, battery cases, injection-mouldings in the motor industry.

Friction products
Brake linings, to road & rail vehicles, lifts and other machinery.

Asbestos thermoplastic or vinyl floor tiles
Floor tiles, stair nosings, skirtings.

Asbestos Bitumen products
Roofing felt, damp-proof courses, gutter linings, coatings on metals, sink pads.

Paints and surface coatings
Textured coatings to ceilings and walls ‘ARTEX’.

Mastics, sealants, putties and adhesives
Floor tile backing, seals to window/door frames.

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elvinstheman

Basically to keep things from catching on fire.

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