I Have Asbestos In My Attic

Is this something we should be worried about and back out of the deal.

I have asbestos in my attic.

Despite their many uses the canadian government recognizes that inhaling asbestos particles can cause cancer and other diseases so it is important to be aware of potential asbestos contaminated materials in your home. Any disturbance could potentially release asbestos fibers into the air. Also the bathrooms were taken down to the studs. We are currently buying a home.

He decided to replace the existing insulation with new fiberglass insulation to save money in the winter months. The epa defines an asbestos containing material acm as having greater than 1 percent asbestos. You may have this type of insulation in your attic if your home was built or remodeled prior to 1990. Attic insulation in older homes may contain asbestos that could fall through ceiling cracks.

We love the house. If you have a particular brand of insulation in your home you may have asbestos in your attic. If you have an older home with rigid metal ducts as shown above it might have the white fabric tape you see in the photo. This is a flip house.

You can have it tested for asbestos but here s the rub. While remodeling the attic of his 1960s home john found piles of brown pebble like insulation. Our home inspector found vermiculite asbestos in the attic about 2 inches thick. The white tape you see above is of the type that often contains asbestos although you don t really know without sending a sample to be tested in a lab.

One of the places you might find asbestos in a home is the duct system. There are a number of factors to consider when it comes to attempting to ascertain if you have asbestos attic insulation in your home. We recommend that you. The types of insulation that were most commonly made with asbestos are loose fill also called blown in insulation.

Odds are reduced but not completely eliminated if your home was built or renovated after 1990. The owners put in canned lighting and exhaused fans. If you absolutely have to go in your attic and it contains vermiculite insulation you should limit the number of trips you make and shorten the length of those trips in order to help limit your potential exposure. If your attic or wall insulation is in batt or blanket form whether it s fiberglass cellulose or another material you generally don t have to be concerned about asbestos.

Loose fill insulation comes in a variety of materials. If your home was built before 1990 and you have vermiculite insulation or if your house was built prior to 1970 it s likely that you have some form of asbestos in your attic or elsewhere. The epa environmental protection agency recommends that if you have vermiculite it s best to assume it contains asbestos and leave it alone.