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HeyBub
 
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Default Asbestos in carpet adhesive

wrote:
I recently purchased a home built in 1970, and decided to remove some
old carpet from the stairs to uncover the hardwood underneath. When I
removed the carpet and the carpet padding, there was a hard yellow
substance stuck to the stairs with a very thin white material on top
of it. I am assuming this is adhesive, but I am not sure. My
question is, can this contain asbestos? I want to remove it, and the
material is crumbling a bit and can be scrapped off, but I am
hesitant in case it might be hazardous in some way. Does anyone know
if this is/could be adhesive and if it might possibly contain
asbestos?

Thanks!


I can't imagine why asbestos would be in either carpeting or adhesive.
Whatever, you DON'T want to know.

If it IS asbestos, you'll be faced with a (potential) multi-thousand dollar
abatement bill plus having to disclose to future buyers.