Originally Posted By: gmagee
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Originally Posted By: gmagee
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Sorry to be brief, I’m in the middle of a long report and thought maybe someone would look at that insulating board and say “looks like it might contain asbestos”. Thanks, Greg
Originally Posted By: kmcmahon
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looks like what would contain asbestos? that fabric-like cover on the opening?
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Originally Posted By: rmoore
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Up close it looks like a piece of cheap painted fiberboard that has gotten wet. Asbestos would be good hard up against the flue like that, but I doubt if you have any there.
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Originally Posted By: gmagee
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Yes. The stuff is about 3/16" thick, semi-rigid, high heat tolerance. Same stuff was tacked up next to my folks oil furnace back in the sixties to protect a wooden wall close to the furnace. I remember being told to leave it alone.
Originally Posted By: Guest
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Greg,
I know the stuff you're talking about. If the piece in that photo is only 3/16 thick, then your thoughts may be correct. The one thing that makes me think it's fiber board is the edge is deformed. I tore out about 60 sheets of the asbestos stuff from a house I owned and it just breaks...you can't get it to mash like that. Before y'all get in a huff.. two sets of tyvek coveralls, supplied air respirator, whole house down to studs and pressurewashed, framing and subfloor painted after.