r/asbestoshelp

I’m from the Philippines and our ceiling collapsed and this white thing dropped from it. I’m not familiar with asbestos and I dont know if they can be this hard. Just asking because I want some peace of mind.

Help will be appreciated

Location: Nebraska USA

House built in 1947. This is the basement of the house

We removed a 3 year old carpet + foam pad and found a layer of crumbling yellow pad + green layer on top of the concrete. The yellow pad was already like dust. The green/dark green layer come up when we scrape the yellow. The green layer detached the concrete like a layer of paint..... Might this green thing abestos?

We wore layers of mask when we scraped. Didnt know it may be abestos...

Hi all,

Just looking for a bit of advice.

We're having new flooring next week, and we've have just ripped out the old flooring (carpet, vinyl and some sort of tile) in prep.

It dawned on us that it may have been asbestos.

Now we have stopped immediately but we're not sure what the next step should be.

Any opinions are welcome.

Bit more info. House was built approx 1800s, no black mastic/adhesive. Seen some linoleum. The tiles are 9x9 and they started to curl over night. We originally thought there was a damp issue which is why we started ripping it up. In the UK.

Thank you

Just removed a whole lot of plants from a flower bed and this material seemed suspicious to me. Is this fungal growth or asbestos? The grey is very fibrous and our home was built around 1965. Thank you for the help

My wife's family's cottage in Slovakia (central Europe), built in the 1970's. Her parents and grandparents died years ago so we have no exact information.

Under every electrical switch or chandelier there is greyish cardboard that I suspect is asbestos (we will get it tested soon). As far as I know, nobody has cut or touched them, but due to age they are decaying and you can see rough surface with fibres. Worst thing is that these cardboards are in every room, totally exposed.

Please tell me how bad is this, if you also think this is asbestos. My wife used to spend at least one month (also sleeping here) every summer here since she was a baby. Also my wife's brother spends at least two months in total every year in this cottage with his two underaged kids. I'm horrified that none of them has ever been concerned s despite looking at it for years. Unfortunately I also noticed only after my 10th visit of the cottage. :( Are we all in danger? Especially my wife since she has been exposed her whole life? :(

Hello. Our neighbor's house burned down. A laboratory has already confirmed that the shingles on the roof contained asbestos.

It has also been confirmed that a large number of asbestos fibers were released onto our property. There are also many fragments of the roof scattered around our garden.

We have a small baby, so we are now very uncertain about how he will ever be able to play in the garden again with fibers everywhere.

Do you have any advice on what we should best do? For now, we are avoiding going into the garden as much as possible until everything is resolved.

Thank you.

I rent in a US-VA house from 1914 and noticed some peeling paint in my bedroom. It doesn’t fully come through in the photo, but the material beneath the paint appears to be fibrous and reflects light like a crystal. Should I be telling the landlord this might be asbestos?

We rent in an older house (built 1969) in Honolulu. This part of the house where the tile is was a newer addition, but unsure when it was created unfortunately.

Anyhow, I came home to find the tile on the ground. Quickly snapped some photos. My parents say it’s likely paper, but I said how can you be sure?

Currently looking for someone in my area to do a test, but first glance are there an my experts who can give their opinion? My husband is getting irritated because I keep telling him not to enter that part do the house, but I’m scared…I don’t want to hurt his/our health.

Thank you!

Hi all— hoping you can answer this question for me. Just out of curiosity.. we recently bought house- built in the late 50s.

Inquiring to know if this is asbestos or cedar shake? Home disclosures advise cedar, however, when I went to re-review our inspection report for some minor things were getting brought up to code/worked on, apparently they’re suggesting they’re asbestos cement.. I really think it is cedar. The previous owner screwed in some solar powered lights into the siding.. they did just repaint a few years ago. Thanks in advance! Best pics I have right now- can add more tomorrow if needed.

in uk, house is from 1900s - tiles are squidgy and have broken and peeling in places.

measure 12" X 12"

Recently bought a house (built in 1959) with knowing this is possible asbestos tape. Just this week I walked down and noticed this piece hanging (middle image is the one I’m most worried about). I am wanting to remove it but quotes have been from $1500 to $2300 which is insane for one piece of tape removed and then others encapsulated. Is this something I should just do with P100, mist the tape and double bag? Live in MO for reference. Thanks for any help!

I rent a room and part of the vent is coming off. I noticed this when I was annoyed with the smell of vape/weed smell coming from the vent. I started taping the vent to not smell it (no I did not cause this, it was already like this). I notice some dirt eventually appearing on the tape and a big chuck of dust eventually fell out. I ignored this at first, but then I thought about how it's possibly dangerous.

The house is made in late 1800's, but online it said that the last renovation is in early 50's which is where asbestos is popular. I have been living and sleeping around this for multiple months! I wonder if I should test the sand like dirt to see if it has asbestos. I am sos cared that I may develop mesothelioma

hey everyone,

i'm looking at office space but the space has a lot of exposed concrete and pipes. do any of these appear to be made of asbestos, only interested to know since it's so exposed

Just bought this house built in the US in 1956. I had the house tested for asbestos before we did any demo, which came back negative, but I’m now having doubts. Area A was covered in a beige tile. I had someone rip it up and that’s how it looked after. I just pulled up carpet adjacent to area A. I’m assuming B was what was originally in area A, and at some point a previous owner pulled that up (leaving that tiny square of evidence). But I highly doubt that any testing was done or any precautions were taken, and I have no idea how long ago this happened. Area C is what’s under the carpet, some kind of tile. So, assuming this is all asbestos: what’s the danger in the house with the guys who pulled up the tile on what likely previously had asbestos? Is there anyway to safely remove the carpet tack strips? If the house is currently safe, and there’s a safe way to remove the tack, can I encase it all with leveling concrete?

Hello everyone, i know i would probably need a test for this but i was just wondering if they even used asbestos in glue to hold down stair treads. Popping mine off and discovered this black substance, its hard and has a dull appearance. 1979 USA- mn

Bought this house, and picked up the keys around 2 months ago. Living in it while I renovate. This is all coming off soon, but this wallpaper is in other parts of the house.

Last renovated 70s/80s. There is asbestos vinyl tile in the kitchen that they’ve already covered up (botch job so I’ll have to remove the tile they put over).

I am worried that the wallpaper has asbestos in it. This and only in the cellar kitchen, and going up near the stairs to the first floor.

Victorian townhouse.

UK - South Wales. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

What’s the chances this contains asbestos?
It’s in an under stairs cupboard in the kitchen, with what would have originally gone to the garage.
1960s house. UK.
Management survey checked this cupboard but did not identify as suspect.

Fixing up an old house we bought. Really need some advice.