[aliseaodo]

Not sure if I'm in the correct forum for this question, but I'm wanting to know where in my home I might find asbestos? (bought my husbands grandmothers property - nice land, but there is an old mobile that has a lot of editions built on it that we are living in while we plan the building of a new home.) I pulled down some wallpaper in the bathroom, which came off pretty easy, only to find MORE wallpaper - it was almost impossible to pull off the second layer, it was stuck tight, I managed to get some off, then got frustrated and just painted over it with oil-based Kilz for the primer, and some bathroom approved paint. My question is this - is there a possibility that there was asbestos involved in the second layer of wallpaper? It looked OLD, like 1960's. Should I be worried?

[ballengerb1]

There is always a chance of asbestos in older home, usually in floor tile and paint. Nobody can tell from just looking at these materials if they have asbestos, only a test can tell. If you painted over the wall paper with KILZ then you have encapsulated it and its much safer.

[aliseaodo]

Thanks ballengerb1 - my husband was pretty sure we were fine, I just needed a bit of assurance...

[ballengerb1]

You can buy a test kit at most hardware stores

[hkstroud]

Bob,
I've never heard of asbestos being in wall paper. Have you?

[ballengerb1]

In some adhesives and paste but not the paper.

[KISS]

AC pipes and ducts.
Insulation AC, pipe and wall.
Plaster.
Floor tile and it's adhesives.
Asbestos siding.
Construction adhesives.