Ok long story short (sorry my post just deleted when I tried to post it and I'm not typing it all over again)
I've got an old house built in 68, redoing the floors. Discovered 9x9 ugly vinyl tiles under carpet and started pulling them up before realizing they may very well contain asbestos. Most of the room is all pulled up (15x14 sq ft). The tiles have been coming up pretty easy, some in whole pieces others had to be really broken apart (been using a flat head screwdriver to pull up tiles). Seems to be tiles that you peel the backs off of and just stick in place.
At this point, just finish pulling up tiles, get a sealant and lay down the hardwood and forget about it?
A lot of the sites I read up on asbestos seem to be fear induced or by asbestos inspectors and abatement which isn't exactly what I'd call unbiased info... considering this stuff was handled with the toxicity of sand back in the day and the only real cases I can find of people getting sick from it are those who mined it and where constantly breathing fibers or those doing their clothes after they got home from work.
Sure I know it's dangerous and no safe amount but... all things considered, what are your thoughts on this and my situation? I'm not a home improvement guru and I never knew much about asbestos before reading up on it the other day. I'm just a guy who bought my first house and wanted to take up the carpet and put down would flooring.
I've got an old house built in 68, redoing the floors. Discovered 9x9 ugly vinyl tiles under carpet and started pulling them up before realizing they may very well contain asbestos. Most of the room is all pulled up (15x14 sq ft). The tiles have been coming up pretty easy, some in whole pieces others had to be really broken apart (been using a flat head screwdriver to pull up tiles). Seems to be tiles that you peel the backs off of and just stick in place.
At this point, just finish pulling up tiles, get a sealant and lay down the hardwood and forget about it?
A lot of the sites I read up on asbestos seem to be fear induced or by asbestos inspectors and abatement which isn't exactly what I'd call unbiased info... considering this stuff was handled with the toxicity of sand back in the day and the only real cases I can find of people getting sick from it are those who mined it and where constantly breathing fibers or those doing their clothes after they got home from work.
Sure I know it's dangerous and no safe amount but... all things considered, what are your thoughts on this and my situation? I'm not a home improvement guru and I never knew much about asbestos before reading up on it the other day. I'm just a guy who bought my first house and wanted to take up the carpet and put down would flooring.