trichomemonger
Active Member
so im constructing a stealth grow and i've run into some yellow insulation and i fear it may be asbestos. I've googled the hell out of it and i have found loose gray vermiculite insulation that contains asbestos(god-damn they put the stuff in about everything from paint,to floor tiles, to concrete, wall mud, and most commonly in boiler pipe and high-temp insulation that was fire resistant.) . altho mine is the roll type and looks just like regular fiberglass insulation. its a browinish yellow. the house was built the late 40's early 50's, prime asbestos era. in-fact the siding is made out of asbestos. it looks like the floor tiles are too but neither bothers me much because theirs little risk of releasing the fibers into the air. but this damn insulation is gonna put out clouds of shit. I NEED to identify this crap and my progress has been stopped dead. ill have pics up soon. also note that fiberglass insulation was invented in 1938. any ideas? anybody know how much lab testing of asbestos costs?