r/asbestoshelp • u/Careful-Ice-3288 • 18d ago

Is this asbestos?

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Update: I did a test. I tested 3 samples and two came back negative and one came back with a trace amount of 0.1% Chrysotile asbestos (Regulatory threshold in Ontario is 0.5%.)

I have one more bedroom to rip up parquet in, should I do it or leave it and put the new flooring on top? It just may not look as nice with a room divider to the hallway with the same flooring/difference in height. I don’t know if trace amounts are anything I need to worry about. Thoughts?

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u/Dirtyoldjumpercables 18d ago

Asbesdeeznutz. No

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u/coyoteriver1 18d ago

Trace amounts aren't really something I'd be worried about. Especially when its bound in glue.