12/2/2023 0 Comments Asbestos in plaster wall![]() Invest in a HEPA vac (or at least use a Shop-Vac with a HEPA bag) and do some reading on the lead-safe procedures. Your personal exposure won't be super high, but you also don't want lead dust floating around in the air in that home once you move your family in. Obviously those of us who deal with it every day have to take extreme precautions because our overall exposure is so high. The EPA licenses contractors to work with lead-containing surfaces (it's the RRP program), and those of use who are licensed charge more than non-certified individuals. The lead-safe procedures really aren't that difficult to follow. do yourself a favor and get it tested and proceed properly from here forward. Now you could be saying my house was built in XXXX but i can tell you that even if that is the case you don't know when that plaster was installed. Still having minor panic attacks because my results should be coming back today or tomorrow. ![]() If you are concerned then you should, as they aren't that expensive. Still, I did stop all work and and just got a test kit. Asbestos in horsehair, from my research, didn't become more common until the 1920s and onward and mostly in decorative plaster. I freaked out and still having little panic attacts. got through about 5 videos and the last one mentioned hey be careful because there could be asbestos. I got about two sections in for the night and thought i would youtube some tips on how to keep this dust down and see if i could improve my technique. I was working in small sections to keep the dust down a bit and clean my work area so I would hammer off clean up, pull off lath, clean up and move on. ![]() Now I was working with a mask rated for lead dust just because its what I had but also sticking a towel under the door to keep the dust limited to my area. My house was built in the 1880s and I have had the same concerns as I was doing similar work. Now I have been wearing a filter mask when hammering out the plaster as there is an inordinate amount of dust in the property anyway, but I am concerned that I have now spread asbestos across the house now! Seemingly, asbestos was used in this type of plaster to further bind the mixture. This is taken from Google but looks almost identical to the plaster in my living room Only when I took a break and googled 'Horsehair plaster' that I started to get a bit concerned. The plaster which sits directly on top of the original wall seems contain horse hair (seems reasonable given the age of the property) and initially I didn't give it a second thought and started hammering away at the plaster. I have restored the original fireplace and adjacent walls (which were covered by a boundary wall of new brick) but have come across something quite interesting. My 1780 property has thrown up yet another concern haha!
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