Asbestos removal from bsmt

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Author Message   usmale78 Citizen Username: Usmale78 Post Number: 48 Registered: 6-2001 Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 1:43 pm:        Any reccommendations on asbestos removal from pipes in the bsmt?   Joan Citizen Username: Joancrystal Post Number: 1605 Registered: 5-2001 Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 4:15 pm:        As long as the asbestos is intact, you should just leave it alone. Even if the asbestos is beginning to flake or crack,it may be safer to encapulate it than to try removing it.   marian Citizen Username: Marian Post Number: 39 Registered: 9-2001 Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 5:37 pm:        Does anyone have any recommendations for companies/contractors that can do the encapsulation?   dfc Citizen Username: Dfc Post Number: 10 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Monday, April 28, 2003 - 9:48 pm:        I think that the homeowner is the only one who can encapsulate asbestos, contractors have to remove and properly dispose of it.   botulismo Citizen Username: Botulismo Post Number: 74 Registered: 7-2001 Posted on Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - 11:58 am:        Contractors can encapsulate or enclose ACM if it is intact, but if you are paying big bucks you might as well remove it and never have to deal with it again. Also documentation of abatement is important when selling your house. If it is in good condition and you do not expect to disturb it, you could leave it there. It is a great insulator and the cost of replacement insulation is around $1/linear foot. From an old thread - TGR Corp. for Asbestos 9733051780 ask for John.