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New Asbestos :" Its out there"

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Home Inspector with Aspect Inspection

Here is something you should know : Asbestos components are not limited to PAST installations

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Read the lettering on the pipe. It says the same thing in both french and English.

"Asbestose cement do not dry cut" This is a warning for the installers.

Now look at the date above that; '13.05.09' The punctuation is in french format but it means this product was fabricated May 13 th, 2009.

I inspected this multi unit condo building in June of 2010. This piping is running overhead in the ceiling of the common basement parking area.

So as the X Files say "It's out there"!

This I posted as a comment to Dale Ganfield's excellent collaborative post Asbestos Exposure Prevention: Tips and Valuable Information

This is a good concise article with clear understandable advise.

(N.B. I'd tried to re-blog it but it did not work for some reason.)

 

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Suesan Jenifer Therriault
JTHIS-Professional Home Inspection Team - Blakeslee, PA
"Inspecting every purchase as if it were my own".

Robert, thanks for the information, I'll go over to Dale's post and comment. You couldn't reblog because that function has been disabled why they work on the system. 

Feb 05, 2011 02:41 PM
Dale Ganfield
Leland, NC

Hi Robert, thanks for passing on  checked to ensure I had enabled the reblog.  It is checked, so I think Suesan is correct.  The asbestos pipe manufactured in 2009 is surprising.  Thanks for the additional info.

Feb 06, 2011 04:11 AM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

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Feb 06, 2011 10:11 AM
Reuben Saltzman
Structure Tech Home Inspections - Minneapolis, MN
Delivering the Unbiased Truth.

I wouldn't have guessed that asbestos was still being used for anything, anywhere.  

Feb 10, 2011 01:54 PM
Robert Butler
Aspect Inspection - Montreal West Island, QC
Montreal Home Inspector | Aspect Inspection

Yeah, Reuben, It was definately an eye opener for me when I came accross it. I do find old materials with asbestos now and then, pipe insulation, siding shingles for example.

Feb 10, 2011 02:18 PM