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What is asbestos?
Asbestos is still common in some of the older homes. It should be remediated by a professional company that is trained in dealing with asbestos. This video shows you what it looks like to help better prepare you as a home buyer when you’re looking at an older home.
Having said that, it’s not something you should necessarily fear but it’s something that you should be aware of and understand the ramifications of having it in your home. There are multiple reports every single year that come out from the CDC and other professionals saying that asbestos in many forms can cause lung cancer and other disease. Because of this, most people have removed asbestos from their homes over the years.
If you’re thinking about buying an older home especially before 1940, there is a chance you will see asbestos in the basement. It was in a lot of different products but for this example I’m simply going to stick with the asbestos you see that they are usually wrapped around pipes in the basement that are attached to an older boiler or furnace.
Because of the nature of this product, more than likely just to be on the safe side you will want to have it remediated by a professional licensed company. If you run across a home with asbestos or what you believe to be asbestos. A rule of thumb would be to have someone come out that is schooled in this area to look it over during your home inspection period. Also get some quotes of what the remediation will cost before your inspection contingency has expired.
This is the only way to be sure what you think is asbestos is truly asbestos. But also, you will understand how to solve the problem and how much it will cost. Anything shy of that is nothing more than guessing. It’s probably not a bad idea if it’s something you’re concerned about to do some research on Google and read about all the different studies that have been published.
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