Asbestos?

[wretan]

Hello,

Feeling a bit anxious about the demolition of an old bathroom, the house is from the 50s, and the bathroom was likely refurbished somewhere in the 70s or 80s.

I have the classic asbestos pipes for ventilation in the attic, so they need to be removed carefully, but I also found a tricky additional insulation material behind the wall's drywall, see picture. It almost looks like jackofoam but seems to have some form of fiberglass (?) in a thin layer on the backside against the outer wall. Should I be worried about asbestos?

Best regards,
Johan

 

[Needas]

I guess carbamide foam with fiberglass reinforcement!

 

[wretan]

Yes, it definitely looks like fiberglass.

Mask goes on regardless...

Thanks for the input!

 

[wretan]

On the same theme:

Found this behind the wall plaster, some form of insulation that looks like tagliatelle dipped in cement.

Asbestos? Before going bananas and tearing it down...

 

[useless]

It is träullit. That is, träull and cement.

 

[wretan]

It's träullit. That is, wood wool and cement.

Love this forum!

Thanks for the great answer, it was exactly what I was hoping for!

 

[hempularen]

Available for purchase even today. There are several threads about it.