Do I have to worry about a new popcorn ceiling having asbestos?

• <div><p>No, you do not have to worry about new popcorn ceilings having asbestos. All residential building materials used since the mid-1980s stopped including asbestos, so new popcorn ceilings have no risk of asbestos. You can still <a href="https://www.angi.com/articles/cost-to-texture-drywall.htm">create a textured drywall ceiling</a> with a popcorn texture if you like, but new techniques have no risk of adding asbestos. </p></div>

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Very knowledgeable and helpful people to work with. The staff researched what I needed to have done and provided me with a great, updated smoke detection system. My thanks and gratitude to all for being so accommodating.
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Reviewed in October 2023
It was such a great experience. Cleaner was professional and kind. I am completely satisfied with the cleaning, especially with the bathroom results. I set up a weekly service, ILook forward to them coming back out.
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Their tech was friendly and thorough, and explained everything perfectly. I’ll use them again if need be.
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Gives you the results that you want . Very prompt and professional. I highly recommend this company.
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It went really great she cleaned my interior real good and go into the details highly recommend!
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DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. Where do I even begin with this. This is quite possible the worst experience that I have ever had with a company. I contracted Mr. Home to do some mold removal, remove old insulation, and install vents. While attempting to do these things they destroyed my bathroom...
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Reviewed in June 2021
Work performed was very thorough and of excellent quality. The before and after pictures of the ducts taken by Anthony was most telling. They let me know the quality of the work that he did. Also, he was very pleasant and personable.
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It was horrible weather so maybe this is a statistical anomaly... Tech arrived on time and got right to work. Installed the door and asked me if we had a remote so he could do some tests. We didn't have one because the opener was from 1980. I said to him that I would be happy to assist (hitting...
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Reviewed in April 2019
I'm an asphalt roof kinda guy. I have stripped roofs (sucks), nailed shingles (also sucks but not as much as carrying them in bundles up to roof) and have been ever so happy to turn it over to others for years now. Recently, we bought a vacation home in the Northeast Kingdom which needed a new...
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No, you do not have to worry about new popcorn ceilings having asbestos. All residential building materials used since the mid-1980s stopped including asbestos, so new popcorn ceilings have no risk of asbestos. You can still create a textured drywall ceiling with a popcorn texture if you like, but new techniques have no risk of adding asbestos.

Bathroom tiles can contain asbestos, just the same as patio tiles or kitchen tiles. Remember that asbestos was used primarily for its insulative and fire-resistant properties, both of which are desired in a house. Before we knew asbestos caused cancers and other diseases, it made a lot of sense to include it in many different building materials, including bathroom tiles.

No, but it’s common that they do. Gravity furnaces weren’t terribly efficient so wrapping either the ductwork in asbestos, the furnace itself, or both, was something done regularly. This allowed the system to retain more heat. At the time, this greatly enhanced the efficiency of the furnaces but it wasn’t until later that we became aware of just how carcinogenic and dangerous asbestos could be.

Because of the danger of inhaling asbestos fibers, figuring out through testing whether your popcorn ceiling contains asbestos is definitely worth it. If the popcorn ceiling texture has asbestos, remove it as soon as possible to keep your family safe. Any home built in or before the 1980s that has popcorn ceilings could have asbestos, necessitating testing. Asbestos carries several health risks for people who inhale it, including the increased chance of developing lung cancer in the future.

Professional asbestos testers or environmental consultants are the best people to call to test for asbestos. An asbestos testing company specializes in collecting and analyzing samples and will be the most qualified to do the job for you. An environmental consultant may not specialize in handling asbestos, but should still have the knowledge and know-how to safely collect a sample and send it off for analysis.

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