Popcorn Ceiling Asbestos?
I am moving into a home built in 1964. The ceilings have a popcorn finish that we want to remove. We do not know for sure if it has asbestos. We do not plan on having it tested. We have found someone who will scrape the ceiling for us. My question is, are we doing anything illegal by not having it tested? If in fact it does get removed and we later learn that there was asbestos, can we be liable for anything? I’ve lived in a home that had the ceilings scraped before, and chances are it had asbestos and we are doing fine. If this stuff does get removed “improperly” how long can the asbestos linger in the air and potentially cause problems?
Popcorn ceilings may be painted with lead paint which effects the brain, over the asbestos which attacks your nervous system and causes cancer, it takes about 20 years…
http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/asbestos.htm
http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infpai/popcornoff.html
WARNING! If you scrape, sand or remove old lead paint, you may release lead dust. LEAD IS TOXIC, especially in children. Contact the National Lead Information Hotline at 1-800-424-LEAD, or log on to http://www.epa.gov/lead.
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