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Asbestos in Floor Tiles
If you have even a passing interest in the topic of asbestos, then you should take a look at the following information. This enlightening article presents some of the latest news on the subject of asbestos. Since the discovery of the deadly effects ...
Catching a Killer - New Steps Taken in Treating Mesothelioma
There's a silent killer out there. It creeps up on its victims, attacks them quietly and unsuspectingly, and initiates a wound that develops over many years before it eventually causes pain. This unstoppable murderer is known as mesothelioma.Mesothelioma ...
Mesothelioma Lawyers Helping The Mesothelioma Victims
Mesothelioma lawyers are legal experts specializing in lawsuits for compensation to mesothelioma victims. Among the many forms of cancer, Mesothelioma is a rare manifestation that attacks the linings of the internal organs. Mesothelioma has a 100% ...
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Two months ago we had to scrape off our popcorn ceiling in our condo because of a fire. I did some research on the internet to see how this can be done, and I've also talked to our neighbor who recently scraped his popcorn ceiling.
*WARNING* Before you being your project, please make sure that your popcorn ceiling does not contain asbestos - a cancer causing substance. Scraping a pop corn ceiling that contains asbestos can be deadly, environmentally harmful and you can get sued! Not all spray-on popcorn ceilings contain asbestos. To know for sure, submit a popcorn ceiling sample for laboratory analysis. Cost for such testing is minimal, typically $25 per sample. Laboratories are listed in the yellow pages of your phone book under "Asbestos - Consulting and Testing." For a more thorough step-by-step guide on how to safely remove a sample, see http://www.pscleanair.org/forms/asb-popcorn.pdf
Now, if you are absolutely sure that there is not asbestos in your pop corn ceiling, to actually scrape off the pop corn is quite easy.
Here are the tools you need:
1. Spray bottle
2. A 6" putty knife (metal blade works better than plastic)
3. A ladder or something you can step up to reach the ceiling
4. A bucket to catch the pop corn, or use a large plastic wrap to place on the floor
5. An eye goggle to protect from dust getting into your eyes
6. A mask so you don't breathe this stuff
The key is to wet it! Get a hand-held spray bottle and use just water should do it. Spray in a small area to test it out. If you wet the popcorn just right (let it sit for just about 30 seconds), it should come right off when you push the putty knife into it.
A couple of pointers:
1. Do not overwet your popcorn ceiling, it can cause your ceiling to sag, and you can easily put a dent/tear in the drywall paper. We learnd this the hard way =)
2. Wet just the section of the ceiling at a time. If you wet an area and let it sit too long, it becomes hard again and you will need to re-spray.
3. Invest in a good water sprayer, don't use the cheap hand-held bottle sprayer if you are scraping a large area of popcorn ceiling. Get one like the one in the picture. This way your hand won't get tired from squeezing the trigger so many times!
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You don't need to smoke to get lung cancerScranton Times-Tribune1 reason nonsmokers develop lung cancer. In addition to secondhand smoke, other potential causes of lung cancer in nonsmokers are air pollution, radon exposure and asbestos exposure. Another theory that has recently received significant attention as a ... |
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Schools: Asbestos under controlBrunswick NewsAsbestos was popularly used as a fire retardant in public buildings and building materials across the nation until banned by the federal government in the late 1980s after it was linked to cancer and lung disease. Boudreau said the asbestos in the six ... |
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Union couple names 69 defendants in asbestos caseWest Virginia RecordOn Aug. 1, 2011, Frank W. Arthur was diagnosed with lung cancer, according to a complaint filed Jan. 17 in Kanawha Circuit Court. Arthur claims he was exposed to asbestos during his career as an insulator and production worker from 1963 until 1994. |
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