Asbestos

Manseed · 09-22-2009, 11:53 AM

So there was a leak in my apartment last week and they had to repair the ceiling. They said that there was asbestos all over the place so they had to section off a big portion of my house with white plastic sheets. After they finished cutting through the ceiling and repairing it, they ran dehumidifiers for 4 days straight because of the asbestos.

Is this legal? Can I get sick from this?

I think they should at least pay for my electric bill since they ran all of this huge equipment all weekend.

Warrian · 09-22-2009, 11:56 AM

You're going to die bro

Manseed · 09-22-2009, 12:01 PM

Chips · 09-22-2009, 12:02 PM

Buy life insurance for yourself and everyone else who was in the house.

I will pay if you put me down as a beneficiary.

Picasso · 09-22-2009, 12:30 PM

Heylel Teomim · 09-22-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Manseed

Is this legal? Can I get sick from this?

I think they should at least pay for my electric bill since they ran all of this huge equipment all weekend.

My strong suspicion is that you can, at the very least, get your contract nullified if you weren't aware of the asbestos. I'm 99% sure they have to disclose that to you before you sign a lease.

Eomer · 09-22-2009, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Heylel Teomim

My strong suspicion is that you can, at the very least, get your contract nullified if you weren't aware of the asbestos. I'm 99% sure they have to disclose that to you before you sign a lease.

Disclose what? That there's asbestos in the building? Newsflash: damn near anything built before the 70's is going to have asbestos in it, in one form or another. Not to mention, it's impossible for a building owner to know if they buy it from someone else and don't rip the whole place apart. Asbestos, provided it's not disturbed, is perfectly fine in a building behind walls and up in the ceiling.

The concern is like I said when it gets disturbed either by renovations or repairs. In that case, a properly qualified asbestos abatement contractor needs to be brought in to remove the asbestos in the disturbed area (NOT in the entire building) and properly decontaminate the space. Pretty sure they're required to provide some sort of certificate or proof that the asbestos was properly abated.

The dehumidifiers were there for, uh, humidity to prevent mould development. They have nothing to do with asbestos. If there really was insulation in the ceiling containing asbestos, and all they did was fix the leak, patch the hole, and dry your place out I wouldn't be living in your place without a fucking respirator.

Tallyn · 09-22-2009, 02:06 PM

The health risks surrounding asbestos are large primarily for people who are directly exposed to fine airborne fibers. In this case that's the guys doing the cutting and sanding (the contractors) and not you. Unless you were within 50 or so feet of the work area within an hour of the work being done your risk is negligible. Assuming they had things appropriately sealed and did their job cleaning up the dust you don't have anything to worry about.

Heylel Teomim · 09-22-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Eomer

Disclose what? That there's asbestos in the building? Newsflash: damn near anything built before the 70's is going to have asbestos in it, in one form or another. Not to mention, it's impossible for a building owner to know if they buy it from someone else and don't rip the whole place apart. Asbestos, provided it's not disturbed, is perfectly fine in a building behind walls and up in the ceiling.

Yeah I realize it's in a lot of old construction, but I distinctly remember signing a page of my previous apartment lease stating that I was aware there was asbestos in parts of the building before I moved in. I also received a signed paper from the previous owner that my home didn't contain asbestos when I purchased it.

Maybe it's just a Georgia thing, but I know I've always been told if it was in my residence.

Snugglebear · 09-22-2009, 03:21 PM

My uncle had an asbestos-related claim, I swear he's been dying of the same shit for the past 30 years.

Jysin-DW · 09-22-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Snugglebear

...he's been dying...for the past 30 years.

Does not compute...

Marck · 09-23-2009, 02:28 AM

Eomer pretty much hit all the major points. Friable asbestos is your biggest concern and is what causes all the health problems. In all reality, almost everyone in a city is exposed to asbestos at one point or another. Putting up plastic sheeting isnt going to do much if there were fibers in the air because they would have just settled onto your carpet/linens/curtains waiting to be disturbed and sent back into the air.

lendarios · 09-23-2009, 09:01 PM

Can i get your stuff?

earthfell · 09-25-2009, 12:49 AM

what you didnt believe me manseed? told you

ToeMissile · 09-25-2009, 01:11 AM

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Tallyn None Given Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 580	The health risks surrounding asbestos are large primarily for people who are directly exposed to fine airborne fibers. In this case that's the guys doing the cutting and sanding (the contractors) and not you. Unless you were within 50 or so feet of the work area within an hour of the work being done your risk is negligible. Assuming they had things appropriately sealed and did their job cleaning up the dust you don't have anything to worry about.

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Marck Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 119 +0 Internets	Eomer pretty much hit all the major points. Friable asbestos is your biggest concern and is what causes all the health problems. In all reality, almost everyone in a city is exposed to asbestos at one point or another. Putting up plastic sheeting isnt going to do much if there were fibers in the air because they would have just settled onto your carpet/linens/curtains waiting to be disturbed and sent back into the air.

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