Apartment fixer
· Stockholm
· 38 posts
Apartment fixer
· Stockholm
· 38 posts
The house was built in '79 and asbestos was banned in '82. So theoretically, it could be black glue with asbestos.
I played it safe and taped over the glue + enclosed it in a plastic bag. Then I removed the entire brackets. I have saved a small piece of glue that I can send for analysis.
But it would still be interesting if someone could give their opinion based on the picture.
I played it safe and taped over the glue + enclosed it in a plastic bag. Then I removed the entire brackets. I have saved a small piece of glue that I can send for analysis.
But it would still be interesting if someone could give their opinion based on the picture.
Does it really matter if there would be asbestos in the glue? It's not something you die from. There's a lot of other poison in everyday life. 
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You can't see if something black contains asbestos in a photo, not even those who work with asbestos professionally.M måttbandet said:
Those consoles already existed at the end of the seventies. But as mentioned. What does it matter?
Apartment fixer
· Stockholm
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I think it's the wrong attitude. It's unfortunate to reason that way. According to my opinion, even small amounts of asbestos can be very dangerous. Symptoms appear in 20 years or more. And in the end, it's actually something you die prematurely from, although it becomes very prolonged. I recommend reading up on it a bit. But everyone does as they please (to some extent if you're a private person). It can actually also affect others unknowingly in the vicinity. I think it's foolish to take a chance.Jonas ”Snabbe” Andersson said:
Does it really matter if there is asbestos in the glue? It's not something you die from. There are many other toxins in everyday life.
Commercially, however, asbestos must always be handled by trained decontaminators with permits and according to specific routines. No exceptions.
We can conclude the thread by saying that you can never be sure if it's asbestos or not unless you analyze the material. It costs a few hundred, but it's worth it, in my opinion.
As I said, I took the safe route and handled it as asbestos. That is, I encapsulated everything in tightly sealed bags and removed all the brackets. Going to the landfill tomorrow.
Asbestos bound in glue will not end up in your lungs, but the natural asbestos present in the air we breathe does so all the time. I will never go around worrying about such things, it's pointless. I work with car painting and car body repairs, I couldn't do that if I were worried about toxins and chemicals.M måttbandet said:
It becomes very illogical when asbestos fear takes such proportions, as we are constantly surrounded by dangers to our health. Sugar, trans fats, deli meats, frying surfaces, preservatives, pesticides, risks of accidents in stairs, deep water, cars, and everything else we expose ourselves to without reflection.
When I was little, it was the stranger danger paranoia that mattered to our mothers; we were constantly warned not to go with unknown men. However, there was never any talk of strange women. Now the men have been replaced by asbestos as the major threat to children. Apparently, fears also go in and out of fashion.
Tip for Ts.
If you must dispose of the consoles, then throw them in the metal scrap container.
When I was little, it was the stranger danger paranoia that mattered to our mothers; we were constantly warned not to go with unknown men. However, there was never any talk of strange women. Now the men have been replaced by asbestos as the major threat to children. Apparently, fears also go in and out of fashion.
Tip for Ts.
If you must dispose of the consoles, then throw them in the metal scrap container.