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My basement floor had tiles that turned out to have some asbestos content. I didn't realize what I was dealing with until I had almost completely removed the tiles. I'm left with 'black mastic' on...

I got results today that say the tile has 3% asbestos. It doesn't look like they tested the glue separately like I thought they would. But let's assume for the moment that there is asbestos in the...

We're probably going to do carpet, but not until I take care of the water problem. I don't want to leave the mastic exposed any longer than I have to, so I figured removing it makes sense. Maybe it...

OK labman, I see you feel pretty strongly about this issue!
I tend to agree that a little exposure probably isn't worth panicking about (which is good because I got a little exposure yesterday).
I...

Ballengerb1,
Thanks for the quick reply.
I mopped all exposed floor (some still with tiles, since I stopped 1/2 through) with 10% bleach, and didn't notice any change at all, but I'll peel up a few...

Hi,
I've seen posts about black mastic adhesive, but I'm not sure if that's what I've found.
My basement carpet got wet during the nor'easter last weekend when my power went out, preventing my sump...