Asbestos Ceiling Texture
Asbestos textured ceiling?
We purchased a house about 2 years ago that was built in 1979! We recently decided to remodel. The home has textured ceilings through out which is an eye sore to say the least! We had pretty much decided to go ahead and scrap the texture and refinish the surface until we came across an article on asbestos! How likely is it that a house built in Louisiana in 1979 would contain asbestos and shouldn’t we have been made aware of this when we purchased the home?
If the acoustic textured ceilings contains asbestos (like most did during that time), it is a problem. Scraping the texture off will make a lot of dust and the dust will remain if not properly abated. There should have been a standard form included with all the real estate disclosure papers that said there may be asbestos in the house. There is generally not any obligation to actually check and find out. You just get a piece of paper that says there could be some, but that the seller doesn’t know or care.
At this point, have somebody come out and take some samples. If it contains asbestos, there are guidelines on how to remove it or encapsulate it.
If the ceilings haven’t been painted, you can spray a small section at a time with a fine mist of soapy water till it is about saturated and the popcorn texture should scrape off in sheets pretty easily without making much dust. Or if has been painted, you can carefully install another layer of sheetrock over the existing ceiling and start from there with a new tape, float, texture, and paint. Either way, get the correct protective stuff and dust covering and containment stuff and be careful not to make or leave any dust. Best to get the guidelines and follow them.
Removing Popcorn/ Accoustic Texture From Ceiling
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