Asbestos

[Anonymous]

Your experience with removal.
Is it worth removing?
This is a kitchen floor that is elevated a little and it drives me nuts. I want the floor to be even throughout the house.

[Anonymous]

It's crazy expensive. It cost me 2k to remove a six foot piece of insulation.

[Anonymous]

Are we talking about old asbestos tile in the kitchen? If so, it's a much smaller health risk than, say, asbestos-wrapped pipes. It's just much harder for the asbestos to go airborne; basically it only happens when the tile gets chewed up and begins breaking apart. Which is why if you remove it you want to have an expert do it. But there's a good case for leaving it as is and simply hiring someone to put a new floor over top of it. They can often use a leveling compound over the old tile to make the new floor more even. Only reasons to remove it are if it is crumbling already or if you anticipate that future work in the kitchen will require tearing up the floor (and disturbing the asbestos tile).

[Anonymous]

It is crazy expensive. But we were glad to do it. Easier to deal with plumbing. Easier to deal with new floor installation. Don't have to disclose when selling the house.

[Anonymous]

Hire people on craigslist they will do. It

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's crazy expensive. It cost me 2k to remove a six foot piece of insulation.

Get water spray and mask immediately seal with garbage bag, save 2k

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's crazy expensive. It cost me 2k to remove a six foot piece of insulation.

Get water spray and mask immediately seal with garbage bag, save 2k

Don't forget to shake well, put it in the oven for a few year... viola! lung caner!