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Can asbestos be 100% removed from a house where there is tested to be high Asbestos explosures area?

Happy day asked: Say, if I hrie a fully licensed asbestos abatement contractor to do the removal/clean-up, after they do the job, how certain it is that the asbestos problems will be resolved?
Does anybody has any asbestos removal experience before?
There is a BROKEN transite vent pipe located in the attic. I got the test [...]

if you remove asbestos from your heating insulation, what woud you use in place for the insulation?

HAPPY_DAYZZZ asked: I just found out that a house i am potentially buying has asbestos on the heating insulation . I will hire a proffesional to remove it , but what would they replace the insulation with?
Has anyone ever gone through this process before?

Can asbestos be 100% removed from a house where it has been tested to be a high Asbestos explosures area?

Happy day asked: Say, if I hrie a fully licensed asbestos abatement contractor to do the removal/clean-up, after they do the job, how certain it is that the asbestos problems will be resolved?
Does anybody has any asbestos removal experience before?
There is a BROKEN transite vent pipe located in the attic. I got the test result [...]

Asbestos found during insurance repair, what is the impact to me ?

deasmi asked: I own the leasehold on a two bedroom flat. A leak from the flat above has led to a buildings insurance claim. The builders started this morning and have found suspected asbestos. The removal of this, to complete the repair, is covered.
Asbestos was not mentioned in any documentation when I bought the [...]

Can you put carpet over Asbestos Tile?

datrik asked: Just moved into a new rental and the house has suspected asbestos tile. The landlord offered to put carpet over the tile, but hasn’t offered to test the asbestos. Also, this tile is chipped all over the place and coming/breaking up in many spots. Can you simply put carpet over [...]

How do I remove dust from the attic with the pink insulation exposed?

chipoff4 asked: The insulations is pink and not covered; I know I can a vac to clean the ducts, but I do not want to get exposure to asbestos(?).

How much does it cost to remove asbestos concrete sheets from a house and replace with weather board in Aust?

lisa_au_99 asked: I have a house with concrete sheets – external. And I want to pull them down and put weather board up. What services are available and how much does it cost.
There are a few concrete walls inside and I want to renovate – where do I go for this to be fixed if [...]

Can you install carpet over broken asbestos tile with no loose parts now?

adrianheh asked: We moved in two years ago and our inspector tested for asbestos – and found none. But the previous owners had broken up some of the asbestos tile when they installed french drains in the basement. There are no loose parts now and we’d like to cover it with wall [...]

What is involved with removing asbestos from a room?

jetkitty83 asked: We had some water damage in one of the bedrooms of our home, due to the fact the landlord neglected to fix the moss covered roof until part of the ceiling actually caved in.
The roof has since been replaced, but we’ve been told they will have to “gut” the one bedroom because they [...]

What type of Asbestos in partition wall?

mattnotfat asked: My Victorian house has a partition wall of thin boards lightweight, pos Asbestos. I don’t know when the partition was done. If they are Asbestos are they likely to be the same type as roof slates ie. where DIY removal is allowed? What’s a fair price for a lab test for these boards [...]