How is asbestos dealt with after it is removed from a home furnace or siding?

Question by Triple: How is asbestos dealt with after it is removed from a home furnace or siding?

I was looking at buying a home with an octopus furnace (AKA gravity furnace) and the vent pipes were white and made of asbestos. I was told a HAZMAT team would have to come in and remove the asbestos, but I am curious as to what they do with the asbestos covered pipes when they are done. I was also told that if the pipes are not damaged or peeling that it is perfectly safe and it can remain in the home.

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Answer by woodtick314
First the contractor seals the area with plastic, then uses a HEPA filter to create a negative pressure situation. This keeps the airborne fibers in the area. They are soaked with a soap solution to keep them as intact as possible, then they are scraped clean. The asbestos is placed in plastic garbage bags, which are tightly sealed. This bag is placed inside another bag, which is also tightly sealed. When the job is complete, the bags are taken to special landfills and disposed of carefully.

Leaving the asbestos pipewrap in place is dangerous. All it takes is a good bump to release fibers into the air. I wouldn’t expose myself or my children to this. Abatement is pricey, but how much is your life worth? Have it taken care of, it’s the right thing to do.

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Can asbestos be 100% removed from a house where there is tested to be high Asbestos explosures area?

Question by Happy day: Can asbestos be 100% removed from a house where there is tested to be high Asbestos explosures area?

Say, if I hrie a fully licensed asbestos abatement contractor to do the removal/clean-up, after they do the job, how certain it is that the asbestos problems will be resolved?

Does anybody has any asbestos removal experience before?
There is a BROKEN transite vent pipe located in the attic. I got the test result says the transite pipe is a ACM, contains 22% asbestos.
Some HVAC contrabors did the installation work in the attic and broke the transite pipe without knowing it’s a hazard of asbestos explosures. The broken transite pipe was left without any proper wrapping.

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Answer by William B
you can remove a 3 sq ft area by your self,
if its true asbestos
in a house i doubt it , the only time its in a house is in floor tile,
and that’s called non friable
the scare about astobestos is blown way out of portion,
we use it by the 100 lb bag to insulate steam pipes and no one has ever gotton any thing from it,
its like any kind of dust, use a dust mask
you can remove those and throw them in the trash
Info Info where is it located, what is it on ?

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