Asbestos Abatement

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When you hire Rapid Dry Restoration for asbestos abatement services, you can depend on a company that really cares about all aspects of your indoor environment. Learning about asbestos is important because it can cause serious health problems. It's crucial to know what asbestos is and how to avoid it.

What is asbestos and how is it used?

Asbestos is a mineral fiber that has been mined worldwide for commercial use since the late 1800s and is still mined in some parts of the world. In the past, asbestos was added to a variety of products to strengthen them and to provide heat insulation and fire resistance.

Most products made today do not contain asbestos. However through the 1980s some types of roofing and construction materials, other building products and insulation materials used in homes contained asbestos.

Why worry about it?

Asbestos fibers wreak havoc on the human body. When asbestos-containing materials are damaged or disturbed by repair, remodeling, or demolition activities, these microscopic fibers can become airborne and be inhaled into the lungs, where they can cause serious health problems, including lung cancer. Fortunately most people exposed to small amounts of asbestos do not develop health problems.

Generally, asbestos-containing materials in good condition will not release asbestos fibers, so usually it's best to leave those materials alone. However if you'll be doing repairs or restoration that might disturb them, use a professional trained in methods for safely handling asbestos.

Where in your home can asbestos be found?

The amount of asbestos that can be found within a home depends on when the home was built or renovated. If the house was built before the mid-1970s, there is a good chance of finding asbestos-containing materials. However, asbestos was still used in homes into the 1980s, and in some home and construction products made through today.

These materials can be found in a variety of places ranging from the roof to the basement, including roofing and siding shingles, textured paint and patching compounds, fire-resistant materials built into floors and walls around wood burning stoves, some vinyl floor tiles and vinyl sheet flooring and adhesives, vinyl wall coverings, ceiling tiles, and "popcorn" textured coatings, inside hot water and steam pipes in older houses, and other products.

Source: The preceding information was found on the US Environmental Protection Agency "Asbestos in Your home" web page at http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/ashome.html

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