Real estate blog entries tagged with asbestos by Steven L. Smith, Bellingham, Wa. Home Inspector (King of the House Home Inspection)

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asbestos: Asbestos Fibers In The Attic? - 08/08/07 12:36 AM

I have been blogging about asbestos lately. Not sure just why. However, here is one concern that pops up every so often in the form of vermiculite attic insulation. While vermiculite is a mineral that is different than asbestos, the problem is that vermiculite mined prior to 1991 came from a … (2 comments)

asbestos: Bellingham WA Real Estate Inspection (King of the House): Asbestos Cement Siding - 08/05/07 10:29 PM

Probably the biggest problem with asbestos cement siding, that is still in place today, has to do with areas that have been cracked or damaged. This was the early cement-based siding, with asbestos fibers. Everyone hears the word "asbestos" and gets nervous, however asbestos siding itself is not airborne or friable unless … (7 comments)

asbestos: Bellingham Wa. Home Inspection (King of the House): Asbestos puzzle - 05/15/07 09:31 AM

Yesterday I wrote a blog on asbestos and, in it, mentioned asbestos fiber siding. Here is something that might be of use to realtors. If you did not know it, striated cedar siding is sometimes confused with asbestos. So, if you are ever at a house and decide the siding is … (1 comments)

asbestos: Bellingham WA home inspections (King of the House): Asbestos - 05/14/07 11:30 PM

Home inspectors, and realtors, hear a lot about asbestos. We know what it is of course and know that it was used for years in flooring, siding, heat duct insulation and unfortunately, due to the vermiculite mines being so close to the asbestos mines, some of it ended up in the … (5 comments)

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