What does asbestos do to humans?

• <div><p>When asbestos fibers become airborne, they enter a person's respiratory system. These fibers scar and damage the lungs and often lead to serious cancers like mesothelioma. Like many dangers in the house, asbestos isn’t easy to see when it could be causing serious damage. The amount of time exposed, combined with the person’s tolerance for asbestos inhalation and the amount inhaled, will all contribute to health problems.</p></div>

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 pleased with the work performed by Martin & Karson! Shower install looks like a million bucks!!! Love it!!
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Excellent Attention to detail, quick and efficient. Polite hard workers
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These professionals were friendly and knowledgeable. Highly customer oriented. They went above and beyond to ensure that my individual customer needs were met. Plan to hire them again.
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Reviewed in July 2023
Excellent work, they did what needed to be done ð will recommend to others. Thanks extremely professional
T&M Custom Builders,LLC
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Wonderful job. I was very happy, rates are affordable and job well done. Here comes horseshoe pits! Yeah!!!
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MCC remodeling was very responsive and professional right from the start. They were quick to respond to my request for a project estimate, when a number of other contractors were unresponsive. The project estimate was well documented and clearly defined what was in scope for the project and...
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Reviewed in November 2021
Very pleased with this company. Did an excellent job . Clean up was excellent and price was very reasonable! Will use them again when needed.
Roman Empire Tree, LLC
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Reviewed in June 2021
Did a good job BUT we did not know of the 125$ up front call-in fee, was the service not with our past plumbing service: Jim Leach? We have never had to pay that much without notice before service. Paid it but would like to know who was doing the work if Jim Leach was not available.
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Reviewed in February 2013
Gary, Ricky and team were very professional and efficient. The team finished in less than three hours. Duplicated testing provided proof of a job well done. Thank you. <br />
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Percolation Tests questions, answered by experts

When asbestos fibers become airborne, they enter a person's respiratory system. These fibers scar and damage the lungs and often lead to serious cancers like mesothelioma. Like many dangers in the house, asbestos isn’t easy to see when it could be causing serious damage. The amount of time exposed, combined with the person’s tolerance for asbestos inhalation and the amount inhaled, will all contribute to health problems.

Costs depend on test type, home size, number of testing locations, and whether follow-up testing is required.

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.

Since the EPA partially banned asbestos in 1989, it is no longer used to manufacture new siding in the United States; production had largely ceased by the early 1980s. Many other countries, such as Canada, Iceland, and Denmark, also have bans on asbestos. However, asbestos siding is still present in many homes built before the late 1980s. The only definitive way to know if your siding contains asbestos is to have it professionally lab-tested.

Vermiculite insulation that comes from a particular mine before 1990 is likely to contain asbestos. This is particularly true in the U.S. However, not all types of vermiculite insulation contain asbestos. Since you can't detect the presence of asbestos without special equipment, it's best to assume that the insulation contains the dangerous mineral and to either leave it alone or hire a professional to handle it.

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