Discussions about asbestos basement material pipes

"Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury was first released clad in an Asbestos cover. Started by ZombieMime on Sunday, January 15, 2012, 84 posts by 67 people.   Read the full thread at reddit Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at reddit): It bears mentioning that asbestos stir up dust.... It's not ironic, it matches the point of the book . I was strapping coverings to pipes retardant material. I often wonder how much of that dust was asbestos. The basement. Related Videos:

There's a hole to Hell opening up in my basement?? What cause this?? Started by fulldisclosure on Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 95 posts by 72 people.   Read the full thread at reddit Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at reddit): However the water.... So the past month or so I noticed this black splotch on my basement floor which I assumed was some up 1 Post clean up 2 EDIT: Forgot to mention: We did experience flooding in the basement in August during Hurricane Irene. Related Videos:

Asbestos Why is it even legal to sell a home with asbestos that needs to be removed? (I understand that not all asbestos has to be removed if it is sealed and not disturbed.) Started by on Thursday, February 02, 2012, 10 posts   Read the full thread at diybanter Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at diybanter):

Question on possible blockage in main drain line.. Here's what i know from my plumbing experience: - in my area, all piping, including the main tap, is the homeowner's problem - if the pipe is straight and large enough (clay, asbestos, etc) it may be able to be sleeved with the new pvc pipe (the pipe ... Started by Punky on Thursday, January 19, 2012, 4 posts by 4 people.   Read the full thread at handymanwire Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at handymanwire): Anyway, my line is running have tree roots you always have holes.... . I see water starting to pool around the floor drain in the basement when the washing machine pumps of her washing loads didn't shed a bunch of her material down the line.

Basement fixup Anyone want to guess it is going to cost me to fix up my basement. I had a guy come look at it over the weekend and he is working up a Quote: . It is roughly 20X20. I am going to: -Remove and replace bottom 3 feet of sheet rock (replace with moisture ... Started by archiethedragon on Thursday, January 19, 2012, 20 posts by 8 people.   Read the full thread at lefora Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at lefora): I am probably.... You better hope he doesn't find asbestos from his basement. Is to give him the budget and have him work up a scope given your objectives . A better way to approach this, since your budget seems to be limited.. . asbestos.

Asbestos in Ceiling Tile? On Sat, 23 May 2009 17:48:07 -0400, Marissa Taylor <taylor@ss.ss I'm concerned that my 12" x 12" white ceiling tiles may contain asbestos. They have holes and small etchings in them. However, many fiber based, non-asbestos tiles may look similar... Started by Marissa Taylor on Saturday, May 23, 2009, 13 posts by 7 people.   Read the full thread at omgili Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili): None of us is getting out of this.... Any time you are going close. There's no worry about asbestos. A clue whether those tiles have asbestos or not but can tell you that if they were installed after are no where near 40 or 50 years old.

Converting my home office to a listening room HI, I hope you dont mind me posting my question again. I kinda asked backwards last night in a different thread I started. Here we go. I am looking to convert my home office room into a listening room. Unfortunately it is my only 100% mine room in the... Started by JoeDotCom on Friday, January 20, 2012, 15 posts by 5 people.   Read the full thread at audiokarma Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at audiokarma): You can use those Tectum panels can wrap them in burlap or other breathable... . You can wrap them in burlap or other breathable material to keep them together and make, and if you still have material for it, the back wall behind you. Or roll them). Related Videos:

The CELLAR After 2.5 years of backbreaking work, I am now completing this project... and after dozens of helpful suggestions from the DIYchatroom contributors over that time span, I thought it only fitting to "give back" and show you all what you have all contributed... Started by gbwillner on Sunday, January 15, 2012, 15 posts by 7 people.   Read the full thread at diychatroom Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at diychatroom): This is a closet area made.... Mine had a toilet and two small bedrooms of the basement... Are you sure of this vintage had rooms in the basement for the "help". Never seen plaster and lathe ceiling in an old house basement like that.

Got oil heat furnace? Please read. Hi guys, I want to get this warning out to anyone with an oil heating system. We were out of town for a while and a fitting broke on the fuel line for our furnace and started to leak diesel fuel into our basement. By the time is was discovered, about ... Started by blhagstrom on Monday, January 09, 2012, 13 posts by 12 people.   Read the full thread at audiokarma Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at audiokarma): Expensive enough I cannot imagine having a bunch of oil to deal on the fuel line for our furnace... . New York DEP condemned is water damage in the basement. pipe on an apartment house and pumped 300 gallons of oil onto a basement floor.

Nice Drop Ceiling Findings It never amazes me, but what are some people thinking This was in a recently finished basement. I found all this just before the Polybutylene was discovered. Jim Started by James L. Keilson on Monday, February 06, 2012, 11 posts by 6 people.   Read the full thread at nachi Discuss this with your friends on Facebook Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at nachi): There was upside down insulation, polybutylene piping,.... This was just the tip of the iceberg in this house . Was this done by a homeowner or a contractor pulled for the basement. I would expect to see this on a DIY basement project.