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Yeah looks like asbestos I’ve seen on pipes, but if isolated to that pretty easy to remove or even encapsulate if you’re really cheap.
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Modus Pwnens posted:I was looking at a home the other day and saw these old radiator/boiler pipes. What are the odds this is asbestos? 100% Just don't mess with them. If they are in a area where they might get messed with have them wrapped (encapsulated) and they'll be fine.
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May 27, 2019 13:58
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If I went on a site and saw that I'd tell my supervisor I ain't doing poo poo until it's been identified in a lab as being not asbestos.
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May 27, 2019 18:54
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Thanks, that's what I suspected. I'd heard that it's not so bad in the plaster form for pipe insulation, when it's in good shape. (Except to expect an expensive replacement if I ever needed work done on the boiler/pipes) But this has been cut open with fibers exposed, and is pretty badly cracked elsewhere. I'd also be worried that it got scattered everywhere when people cut the other piece away however many decades ago, but that might not be a reasonable fear. I'd have an inspection done before buying anything but it's good to have an idea before we get that far, so thanks for the replies.
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May 28, 2019 01:29
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Modus Pwnens posted:Thanks, that's what I suspected. I'd heard that it's not so bad in the plaster form for pipe insulation, when it's in good shape. (Except to expect an expensive replacement if I ever needed work done on the boiler/pipes) But this has been cut open with fibers exposed, and is pretty badly cracked elsewhere. I'd also be worried that it got scattered everywhere when people cut the other piece away however many decades ago, but that might not be a reasonable fear. If in doubt, check it out. Have it sampled and tested. If it is asbestos, since it's /generally/ intact, sealing it up with an appropriate sealant should make it safe enough to live with, if that's acceptable for you. It'll be a concern if work needs to be done on the piping, but not a prohibitive one usually. Stripping it all up-front is also a reasonable call.
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May 28, 2019 19:35
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This might be controversial but... If you don't test it you don't know that it's asbestos and won't need to disclose it on a sale. If you're going to encapsulate it anyway there's nothing to gain by knowing what it is.
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May 28, 2019 20:49
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StormDrain posted:This might be controversial but... If you don't test it you don't know that it's asbestos and won't need to disclose it on a sale. If you're going to encapsulate it anyway there's nothing to gain by knowing what it is. Don't be this person. Do it right.
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May 28, 2019 21:03
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or lick it
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May 28, 2019 21:05
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sneakyfrog posted:lick it
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May 28, 2019 21:08
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Be a real man, do lines of coke off the sheathing. Rail them up so that the line ends right at the end where the exposed fibres are.
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May 28, 2019 21:18
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Gonna be a lot of content coming from Texas soon! https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/st...ingawful.com%2F
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brugroffil posted:Gonna be a lot of content coming from Texas soon! It's all fun and games until that one neighbor reroutes his sewer pipes straight on to the street to save on the monthly sewer bill.
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May 29, 2019 01:52
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When I bought my house a few months ago I got the sellers to agree to remove like 150 feet of asbestos wrap on pipe in the basement for about $1500. Every company I talked to said encapsulation cost almost as much as removal and then you don’t have to worry about dealing with it or disclosures in the future. If it’s not a lot and you’re cheap you could uhh just wet it down and put it in a trash bag, tie it up, put it in another trash bag and leave it out with the rest. Wear a mask.
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May 29, 2019 02:26
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Check your local laws before you do that - and where to dispose of properly. It doesn’t look like a lot but for instance if it’s more than 10 feet of it we need permits and a license to do removal.
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May 29, 2019 03:03
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Spring Heeled Jack posted:When I bought my house a few months ago I got the sellers to agree to remove like 150 feet of asbestos wrap on pipe in the basement for about $1500. Lol Wtf?
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Burt Sexual posted:Lol Wtf? I probably worded that first bit weird, we got an asbestos remediation contractor to remove it/test the air quality and the sellers agreed to pay. It wasn’t as much as I had though it would be initially, and I’m glad we went with removal over encapsulation.
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Spring Heeled Jack posted:I probably worded that first bit weird, we got an asbestos remediation contractor to remove it/test the air quality and the sellers agreed to pay. It wasn’t as much as I had though it would be initially, and I’m glad we went with removal over encapsulation. Encapsulation is only a good idea when you A) Never ever need to gently caress with it ever again and B) it's like 3x cheaper than removal. Or C) You're pretty sure it's asbestos, but as long as you never formally check you never have to formally disclose it!
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May 29, 2019 03:34
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Shady and/or osha af poo poo itt.
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Methylethylaldehyde posted:Encapsulation is only a good idea when you A) Never ever need to gently caress with it ever again and B) it's like 3x cheaper than removal. Or C) You're pretty sure it's asbestos, but as long as you never formally check you never have to formally disclose it! D) Plastic shower curtain wrapped around the pipe and some duct tape, like grandpa did
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May 29, 2019 04:24
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Fill in the basement with concrete (and piss towels)
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You're right but also there's not a lot of incentive to do the right thing with the current laws and rightful stigma. Having it removed professionally is the best thing to do in this case. Having it tested and leaving it would be the worst, financially, since it'll make closing more difficult and cost the final price. From a health standpoint ignoring it is neutral, it's not going to grind itself into dust and suffocate you.
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Spring Heeled Jack posted:If it’s not a lot and you’re cheap you could uhh just wet it down and put it in a trash bag, tie it up, put it in another trash bag and leave it out with the rest. Wear a mask. Please don't recommend that people throw asbestos (or any dangerous materials) out with regular trash. It puts people's health in danger further down the garbage disposal chain.
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May 29, 2019 09:39
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Jaded Burnout posted:Please don't recommend that people throw asbestos (or any dangerous materials) out with regular trash. It puts people's health in danger further down the garbage disposal chain. Don't put asbestos down the garbage disposal, either
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May 29, 2019 09:48
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Spring Heeled Jack posted:If it’s not a lot and you’re cheap you could uhh just wet it down and put it in a trash bag, tie it up, put it in another trash bag and leave it out with the rest. Wear a mask. Shut up Meg posted:Don't put asbestos down the garbage disposal, either
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May 29, 2019 10:37
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sneakyfrog posted:or lick it Splicer posted:Please eat some asbestos Almost certainly harmless!
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stuxracer posted:Check your local laws before you do that - and where to dispose of properly. It doesn’t look like a lot but for instance if it’s more than 10 feet of it we need permits and a license to do removal. Or you can just remove ten feet at a time. 
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May 29, 2019 11:25
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Wet the gently caress out of it. Spray it while you remove it. Double bag it. Dig a hole. Throw it in the hole, plant a tree above it. Laugh maniacally because your neighbors don’t know they live next to the evil Captain Asbestos Tree.
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Splicer posted:Please eat some asbestos You think I would live in this house if I hadn’t tried a little of everything in it??
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Jaded Burnout posted:Please don't recommend that people throw asbestos (or any dangerous materials) out with regular trash. It puts people's health in danger further down the garbage disposal chain. it doesn't cost as much as you'd expect, even the proper licensed removal for bigger jobs. encapsulation is only for objects you'd never touch or are planning to deal with as part of a bigger project later either way unless you're removing it there'll be periodic inspections. a survey with lab samples is your best bet. if it's the uk 99% of the time it'll be chrysotile anyway
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 I was clearing some pictures off of my phone and I found this shot I took of a house in my neighborhood. I don't think there's a single tread that is the same height as the others, they are a nightmare. Sorry for the potato quality, but they don't get any better the closer you get to the door.
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May 29, 2019 16:07
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AFewBricksShy posted:
Is that cut stone or concrete?
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AFewBricksShy posted:
Is Tim Burton doing a Home Alone remake?
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Proteus Jones posted:Is that cut stone or concrete? Concrete. I think that makes it about 10x worse because someone had to form those steps up and then pour. Then they stepped back and said "that looks about right", and then I'm assuming they walked into a tree because they had lost their ability to see 3 years earlier. AFewBricksShy fucked around with this message at 16:22 on May 29, 2019 |
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I was going to say it looks like they stopped for a beer beaten each step, but even the first few aren't even. I guess they pre-gamed the project.
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If you swallow asbestos it can't get into your lungs, think about it
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That is someone doing the eyeball test without actually measuring the slope there. That's a cool looking yard and they ruined that.
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I am not sure if this is crappy construction , but the building I am in has a weirdly shaped elevator. Instead of being a rectangle it's kind of an uneven trapezoid so two of the corners are out of square. I guess it has passed inspection sometime in the 50 years since it was built, but I have never seen anything like it and it's kind of unnerving.
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Ashcans posted:I am not sure if this is crappy construction , but the building I am in has a weirdly shaped elevator. Instead of being a rectangle it's kind of an uneven trapezoid so two of the corners are out of square. I guess it has passed inspection sometime in the 50 years since it was built, but I have never seen anything like it and it's kind of unnerving. The Illuminati is like “get on my level”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCo4CUGNgcY&t=40s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brA2cEkw1hs&t=54s 
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Platystemon posted:The Illuminati is like “get on my level”. Dang, those are weird. I don't know why I assumed that elevators needed to be symmetrical, but you get so used to them that an off-shape one really throws you. Related, the subculture of filming elevator rides on youtube is such a specific and odd niche, I have to imagine all those dudes thought they were the only ones really interested in the ascent speed of the Otis 1978 Classic until the internet proliferated to put them all in touch.
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Women appreciate a good triangular elevator, too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cu5raRiGqs
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