I have a new set of things to worry about as a home owner. One of them is quite pleasant:
\nHow shall I redecorate?<\/p>\n
My condo is not new, so I have to be careful of old-school carcinogenic building materials. Which are probably lodged in the popcorn covering that is blighting my ceiling.<\/p>\n
I want to take it off! One of the guys at work (who also told me how to replace a toilet) told me it’s really easy: just spray it with water and scrape it off.<\/p>\n
“But what about asbestos?” I asked.<\/p>\n
“Psh! You don’t need to worry about that.”<\/p>\n
But I do worry. I had to research it.<\/p>\n
Know what I found out?<\/p>\n
He was right!<\/p>\n
The EPA and osha basically say that if you keep it sufficiently wet, asbestos-containing materials cannot become airborne, so they can’t be breathed in and give you asbestositis, which is basically asbestos induced lung cancer.<\/p>\n
They don’t even say you have to wear a mask; just make sure the material is sufficiently wet.<\/p>\n
I’m gonna have to pick the color to paint the ceiling now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have a new set of things to worry about as a home owner. One of them is quite pleasant: How shall I redecorate? My condo is not new, so I have to be careful of old-school carcinogenic building materials. … Continue reading