Asbestos

[lillavillan]

Hi, I have a broken tile in the kitchen and know that there is asbestos there. Should I replace the tile as soon as possible or is it fine to leave it?

 

[etompau]

Asbestos. Feels like you're overreacting.

 

[hempularen]

From an asbestos standpoint, there is no reason to replace the tile.

IF there is asbestos, it is in the tile adhesive that holds the tile in place, and possibly the grout between the tiles that contains asbestos. The fibers are tightly bound to the material, and no fibers are released just because a tile is broken.

Remediation may be needed the day you choose to replace the tiles. Then the tiles are knocked off, and the remaining adhesive is milled off the wall. During that work, the area may need to be enclosed with a plastic tent. And perhaps have some special arrangements for the exhaust from the milling machine.

 

[Anna_H]

If, against all odds, there is asbestos behind the tiles, it is better not to do anything until it is absolutely necessary.

 

[topmount]

Would worry more about the lack of grout and incorrect slope than the cracked tile.

 

[Jonatan79]

Seems like Asbestos-October now! Many people are starting to freak out at the same time, are we becoming more and more anxious these days?

 

[richardtenggren]

But this is something else, AS-PEST!

 

[useless]

 

[MultiMan]

Aspest was/is apparently also a Finnish band of questionable ability:

Our Finnish forum friends might be able to tell us more?

***

Ulf Kristersson's "all the way to the wall" suddenly takes on a new and more dangerous meaning with this thread. Better pedal to the metal than aspest in the forehead, as Stig Blomqvist used to say.

 

[TheGame]

Seems like it's Asbestos October now! Many are starting to panic at the same time, are we getting more and more worried nowadays?

It happens so often that a new member joins who is always worried about asbestos and then disappears, making you almost suspect they're trolls messing with us.

 

[lillavillan]

I would be more worried about the lack of grout and incorrect slope than the cracked tile.

Yes, that will be fixed

 

[lillavillan]

It is so often sometimes that a new member comes who always worries about asbestos and then disappears, so you almost suspect it's trolls messing with us

Hi I am not a troll hahahah