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Hi I tear down some wood panels and I removed the isolation "paper". Old building. I didn´t used any mask or safety measure since I didn´t even know about asbest. Could that isolation be made with asbest? It´s an old building in Grunerløkka, Oslo. And there where some thin fibers inside the fin layer of isolation paper.
Thank you for your help
Martin
Thank you for your help
Martin
What´s the problem?
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What you should be aware of due to asbest while remodeling your apartment:
- Some pre-fabricated plasterboards used for light-walls in office areas might contain asbest. Some of this plasteboards types might be used in living sections and apartmenst, but thats really rarely! They are easy to recognice as they are usally mounted with steel profiles.
- The ventilation ducts in old apartmens buildings are often isolated with asbest. Like the ventilation duct on the bathroom and kitchen. The insulation on old water and heat-system pipes might contain asbest. Asbest was used as insulation material on heat pipes and ventilation ducts to the mid 80's.
- Fireplaces might contain asbest, as asbest has really good insulation properties.
- In old houses you might find some insulation that contain asbest, but its quite rare. You'll recognize it by its long clear white glas fibres.
- Some lenoleum flooring might contain asbest. Usually this is not a problem as lenoleum is quite strong and sticky. Asbest is not dangerous itself, its the fine asbest particles that gets released to the air which you breathe in you should be aware of.
Good luck with your remodelling!
You can Google to find companies that performs asbest testing, Google keyword: "asbestprøver".
Here's a few companies with laboratories to perform asbest testing:
http://www.mycoteam.no/produkter/asbestprover
http://www.molab.no/index.php/asbest
http://www.emkonsult.no/produkter.asp
I recommend you to contact at least two or three companies to check the prices and waiting time, as they may vary a lot!