I don't know if the forum can handle this concentration, but I'll try... No asbestos panic, just interested in some historical facts.
In the area outside the boiler room, there's a small room that probably served as some sort of wood store. There's a white cloth on the ceiling (wooden ceiling) that I'm wondering about regarding what it's made of and what its purpose is.
It's about 2-3 mm thick and looks like it does in the pictures. I assume it's some form of fire/spark protection? The electrical cable there was installed at the latest during the 1955 renovation. During that renovation, the boiler was scrapped, and electric heating was introduced, so I assume the cloth was placed earlier - Probably during the previous major renovation in the autumn of 1939 when the heating system was converted to water-based.
In the area outside the boiler room, there's a small room that probably served as some sort of wood store. There's a white cloth on the ceiling (wooden ceiling) that I'm wondering about regarding what it's made of and what its purpose is.
It's about 2-3 mm thick and looks like it does in the pictures. I assume it's some form of fire/spark protection? The electrical cable there was installed at the latest during the 1955 renovation. During that renovation, the boiler was scrapped, and electric heating was introduced, so I assume the cloth was placed earlier - Probably during the previous major renovation in the autumn of 1939 when the heating system was converted to water-based.
That might be asbestos, yes. Eternit panels and similar materials were common in boiler rooms, and if this room is directly outside, it may also have been protected. The purpose, as you suspected, is fire protection.
Send it for analysis so we can find out.
Send it for analysis so we can find out.
That is most likely asbestos, yes.
Without the right method, those records will get really dusty when removed. Even if no visible dust clouds are seen, quite large amounts of fibers will detach and end up in the breathable air. So remove them as they should be.
Not made of asbestos. It's not dangerous in that way.
The problem when doing demolition yourself is that it's difficult to prevent the spread of fibers. They spread throughout the house and it takes some time before they "settle," so you may need to wipe surfaces for several days to get rid of them. A regular vacuum cleaner without a HEPA filter just blows the fibers around, and even wet cleaning is suboptimal because water without additives has difficulty wetting asbestos fibers.
The problem when doing demolition yourself is that it's difficult to prevent the spread of fibers. They spread throughout the house and it takes some time before they "settle," so you may need to wipe surfaces for several days to get rid of them. A regular vacuum cleaner without a HEPA filter just blows the fibers around, and even wet cleaning is suboptimal because water without additives has difficulty wetting asbestos fibers.
I hope to all that is good in the world that this wasn't a serious question.useless said:
I used a respirator with a P3 filter. But it doesn't protect the eyes - Am I going to go blind now?
I am almost frightened by people's inability to think independently. Especially regarding the current hysteria about asbestos.