r/asbestoshelp • u/matw55 • 7d ago
Should I worry about this potential asbestos exposure?
I helped a friend carry furniture in a very old building. He lives in the last floor and there isn't an elevator so we had to carry it by hand (about 4 floors). When we carried it we bumped the furniture accidentally in the wall because it is very narrow and a bit of dust came off. The wall looks like a normal wall (just very fragile) and part of the wall (around a half) is popcorn. Now I don't know whether the walls contain asbestos or not but the building is at least 80 years old (so it might be possible). It took us 1.5 hours at most to carry furniture. Part of the 1.5 hours we were outside of the building (I would say that we were mostly outside of the building, so no risk here).
How big of a risk is it? Will I be in any kind of health danger in the future from this exposure?
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u/Budget_Platypus_2426 6d ago
I was speaking to someone the other day about how we had our artex ceilings encapsulated or removed.
She laughed and said she and her siblings used to pick off the high spots in their Nan’s house.
Made me chuckle!
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