HELP!!! Abestos??????

Question

my dad is workin on taking down abestos 2morro n im worried. what r some of the necessary precausions u must do b4 taking it down. also if u throw plastic over furniture near the area will that be safe or will the furniture have abestos?

P.S. i kno hes not supposed to be doin however we dont have the money to hire sum1

Answer 1

Make sure he and anyone else is wearing a dust mask, gloves and long sleeved shirt if nothing else. Dust masks are cheap - you can get them at Home Depot of a couple of bucks and they may save his life. Asbestos can be very dangerous. Do not get it on skin - be sure to wash it off. When he's done remove and wash clothes. Wrap the asbestos in plastic, if possible, before removing. Dispose of it at a landfill or bury it but dont throw it in the trash can.

Answer 2

First, the cheap dust masks are not made for or approved for asbestos removal. Vacuum cleaners that most people have are not made for asbestos removal. You need to be trained and certified to remove or handle it. It has to be disposed of as hazardous waste so that others do not come into contact with it. This is serious stuff. Many people have died from mishandling asbestos before the government caught up and made the rules. It kills people more surely than cigarette smoke. You will never be able to get rid of all of the dust from the house and it only takes a few particles in your lungs to cause problems down the road. Living without full lung capacity is not pleasent. You may think that you got by with it but it can show up quickly as you get older. Sometimes it takes years but it will catch up. Don't do it, pay an expert and live a long healthy life.

Answer 3

In all actuality ..it is totaly illegal in any state to now remove asbestos....You must hire a trained and schooled licensed asbestos removal team that are trained for it. They wear a suit similar to a astronaut..it is sealed completely no bare skin showing at all sealed..and has a self contained air unit for breathing. I have removed and sanded lots of asbestos in mmy time for I am a 37 year experienced painter before it was known to be hazordous..I doubt 1 or 2 days will do no harm just get a good respirator..and buy a throw away painters spray suit..made from a paper product..they are available at any hardware store that is of size and only about 6 dolars..you use them then throw them away....It is illegal seriously..but a hired team is usually in the minimum of 8 or 9 thousand dollars...Just suit up good

Answer 4

Please, please please - before you try to do this yourself (and in all likelyhood create a worse problem for anyone living in the house or visiting any time soon) - contact the EPA , local health officials or other government agencies and explain your situation. Perhaps some branch of government can get you a grant or another way to pay for this. Think about this - DOING THIS YOURSELF WILL CAUSE more HARM than good - wait a week, do some research on line. If you can't find another way, then you're still in the same boat (with less exposure to asbestos). HOWEVER - if you can find a way to GET IT DONE RIGHT through some agency/program, etc, then YOU HAVE REDUCED YOUR RISK AND THAT OF YOUR FAMILY TO ZERO (or thereabouts).

As others have said it is only dangerous when airborne from breaking it up OR SOMEONE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE NO AT ALL QUALIFIED TO DO!

Removal is only one way to get rid of the problem. Encapsulation (leaving it in place and "wraping it up") is another. A PROFESSIONAL SHOULD MAKE TIHS DETERMINATION

THINK (for a long, long time) about encapsulation - at least that way you won't be WORSENING A HUGE HEALTH PROBLEM FOR YOU AND ANYONE WHO COMES INTO YOUR HOUSE - which you will surely do by trying to remove A HIGHLY CARCINOGENIC (cancer causing) SUBSTANCE. If you mess up encapsulation at least you haven't SENT BILLIONS OF CARCINOGENIC PARTICLES INTO THE AIR.
I hope that you do not have children living in the house or any that come to visit any time in the next 20 years.

Answer 5

HI, I would get my self bunch of paper masks for the job. Covering the area is a good thing.The trouble with asbestos is it is Not dangerous in a solid state.When you start braking it up into particles in the air is when you have a problem.Work slowly and do not disturb to much of wall at a time.You could spray area with water, you are going to work on,to keep dust down.Put asbestos in plastic bags and tie off ends.Clean up area slowly and clean clothes separately.Take a good shower after job.Good Luck.

Answer 6

well, if you can't get a trusted adult to talk your dad out of doing it himself, at least tell him to get the asbestos sopping wet before he messes with it. whether he uses a garden spray tank, spray bottle, or even just a bucket of water and a sponge, and line the floor with plastic to catch everything that falls. now before you worry yourself too much, not to make light of what your dad is doing, when i was in the 2nd grade my teacher brought a bag of asbestos into the classroom and mixed up the whole bag for us kids to play with. you see, she watched her furnace repair man fix her furnace with the asbestos and was fascinated to see how he could mold it into all those shapes and she thought that it would be great for her class to play with it!!! this was way back in 1962 before the government had all of these warnings about the dangers of this stuff. when they started warning people about it my little brother would run away screaming whenever i used my hairdryer because he had learned in school that hairdryers might contain asbestos in them!! so while i am not saying that what your dad is doing is a smart thing to do with kids in the house, he, your mom, and your grandparents and all of us other old people have grown up with asbestos in our homes and in our lives. just as with lead paint, you have to be smart when you disturb it making repairs and remodeling an older home. hopefully you or someone can get your dad to take some time and learn more about the dangers and precautions he should be taking to safegaurd you and the rest of your family. good luck.

Answer 7

Asbestos is a killer and should only be removed by professonals. Get a price from them and compare it the cost of a funeral and cemetery property. That figure will be around $9000.--$12000. In additon you will lose your dad forever.
Hiring a professional to remove the asbestos is much cheaper.

Answer 8

YIKES!!!!!

Respirators; full cover; sealed clothing; Sealed rooms; professionally; specially filtered vacuum systems.

In any case MAJOR mistake.

EVERYTHING will be subject to dust and particles.

Steven Wolf

Answer 9

it is not illegal for a homeowner to remove it
but i would NEVER recommend anyone to do it
even with respirators ( NEVER DUSKS MASKS )
even if you tented
vented
wet the area down
it's the fryable fiber particles that are the dangers

Answer 10

mmm...ok this stuff is so dangerous professionals wearing full body protective suites and bubble hemlets have to take it up...like astronaut suites. This can cause neumerous illnesses such as cancer and will reamain in the home for years to come.

And I hope you will dispose of this properly. Please don't put it in our landfills.