Hello everyone,
I am a 25 year old do it yourselfer and I am currently in the process of renovating my parents 1/2 bathroom. It wasn’t until recently that I found out about vermiculite and I would appreciate it very much if someone could put my mind at ease.
I know about asbestos, but I don’t know the types or what it came in. I thought asbestos was asbestos. Not vermiculite with a chance of asbestos mixed in.
This is the bathroom with the attic above. This is an old house, probably dating back towards the 1960’s or so. Researching I saw that was around the time Zonolite was used and that the majority of it came from the Libby mine that had veins of asbestos contaminating things.
I think and I hope this is just a loose batt rockwool. I should probably get it tested, but for future progress on this bathroom I hope I can get some input on the chance that its not vermiculite.
Pictures for your viewing pleasure…
I think this tile is made from asbestos, but since its non-friable and I’m not going to drill into it, I am going to lay laminate floor over top. Infact, I think the whole lower basement of the house is this tile, but we laid a cheap wall-to-wall carpet over the top instead.
I am trying to get the house prepped for the Ontario Energy Audit Program. I hope to get the audit, so that we can take advantage of the grants. I haven’t searched this forum yet, but I will make a thread later if the audit and process of receiving the grants makes it worth it. Seeing as how renovations have to be done by March 31,2011…
Thank you very much,
Colin