Identify asbestos?

[Skogåsrenovering]

Hello,

How can one identify asbestos? I have some pictures from the start of renovations, and by looking at the pictures, should it be possible to see if there's potential asbestos?

How long does it linger in the apartment? Say I were to open all the windows for 2 days, would it blow out, and then cleaning thoroughly with a wet mop and wiping everywhere?

 

[Magnus E K]

The rectangular pipe is clearly eternit (asbestos cement). Unsure about the rest.

 

[wildeside]

First vacuum with an approved vacuum cleaner with the correct filter. Available for rent.

 

[Skogåsrenovering]

The rectangular pipe is clearly eternit (asbestos cement). Uncertain about the rest.

What can be done? Won't tear it down, just extending the ventilation with a new pipe. Is this dangerous? Should it be remediated?

How do you remove asbestos?

 

[wildeside]

As long as you don't tear it down to make dust out of the asbest, there's no danger.

 

[Skogåsrenovering]

As long as you don't tear it down so that it becomes asbestos dust, there's no danger.

No, I won't tear it down. A new roof will be built moreover where downlights will be installed, so it will be above the "ceiling."

I will do a big cleaning with a wet mop and wet wipe the entire apartment. Ventilation, does it help against asbestos? I'm thinking if some have been released during the removal of kitchen cabinets.

 

[Isakare]

The pipe is harmless as long as you don't drill/saw into it, paint it with any color to bind the surface, connect the new pipe, and be happy.

 

[wildeside]

Ventilation doesn't help, at least I haven't managed to air out the dust bunnies either at home or at work.

 

[Magnus E K]

Ventilation, as mentioned, doesn't help with settled dust (i.e., it doesn't replace wet cleaning), but if there are asbestos fibers in the air right now, the concentration will decrease faster if air exchange is increased. So open the balcony door wide and leave the apartment for a while if you suspect this. (The same applies if you happen to break a mercury lamp (energy-saving lamp), which I clumsily have done on two occasions.)

 

[Skogåsrenovering]

Grateful for all the responses. It's the craftsmen who are handling the renovation of the apartment, I don't spend much time there. Cleaning will be done when the renovation is finished, open all the windows and really thoroughly wipe down the entire apartment. Should it be calm after that?

 

[Johan456]

Yes, above all, they have not caused any damage to the eternittrumman.

 

[Skogåsrenovering]

Thank you for all the answers. As mentioned, I am very worried about asbestos and the like, as I do not have previous experience with older buildings.

If there was asbestos in tile grout or glue under a vinyl floor in, for example, a WC, is it also fine after they have thrown away all the debris, if you wet wipe everything?

 

[Johan456]

If they haven't demolished it, you don't need to wet wipe. Asbestos fibers are released when the material is broken. For example, if you saw or drill into the material.

 

[Stefan1972]

You don't need to do anything other than clean normally for typical reasons. As long as they don't touch the drum, no more is released than what's naturally in the air. Asbestos is, after all, a natural product. Not something invented that doesn't exist otherwise.

 

[imported_Benno]

You don't need to do anything other than normal cleaning for regular reasons. As long as they don't touch the drum, no more is released than what is naturally in the air. Asbestos is, after all, a natural product. Not something they've invented that doesn't already exist.

Lead, mercury, and arsenic are other "natural products". They are, however, not healthy for that reason.