Monday, June 25, 2007

Step 2 - asbestos removal

Our 1940s house was constructed with steam heating pipes - the pipes were covered with asbestos. For the basement renovation, it's easiest to get rid of the asbestos before you begin than when everything is finished. Also, the steam pipes are in the way - I have to decide whether to keep them where they are or what to do about them. If I keep them where they are, there's a lot of ceiling space that is lost. If I take the high road, that is, if I replace the steam with something else, I can put the pipes in the ceiling and the problem goes away. That will be the subject of a separate post. This post is about asbestos ... I'm getting ahead of myself.




Here are the pipes before the asbestos was removed.






































This was an easy job - S&S Abatement came in the morning and they were done by mid afternoon.




During the removal, plastic was placed over the pipes to avoid dust getting in the air.



























After the asbestos was removed, the pipes were spray painted black. The black paint was mostly an asthitic - however, any asbestos that may have been left on the pipes, was adhered into place with the paint. For all intents and purposes, the amount of asbestos left was zero.


































July 16, 2009