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| Made Armstrong Cork Company, LAncaster PA. Instructions for installation date from 1974.
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- Posted by christophern (My Page) on Sat, Jul 2, 11 at 6:00
| Test it. |
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| It's a possibility, but there is no way to tell by physical inspection. To resolve this, follow christophern's suggestion and have a local certified lab test it. |
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- Posted by columbusguy1 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 2, 11 at 16:48
| Oh god...Armstrong still makes tiles, so call them and tell them the age and type, they will tell you. |
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| Kind of doesn't matter now. The idea is to test potential sources (by a certified lab) BEFORE you rip it down and breathe in all the carcinogenic dust and contaminate your home. You can't tell by looking. |
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| Sometimes you just don't think of it in advance, so don't feel bad. I for one think there is a good chance it isn't, but having done what you've evidently done, I too would suggest that you want to know. Among other things, around here you have to dispose of asbestos differently. Look in the yellow pages under labs. I haven't had anything tested yet, but the one I called said that they need at least 3 Tbsp of material and it costs around $45. KarinL |
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| Well, all is well that ends well. I emailed armstrong corporate Friday, and got this response today: Armstrong has never manufactured an asbestos-containing ceiling tile or panel. (name removed) Also, I found this link: What do your mineral fibre tiles consist of? Hopefully they aren't lying, but given all of the litigation (and the fact that they made lots of other ACMs), I really don't see how lying would help them at this point. Hopefully this will help someone else. Oh, and FWIW, I think the tile contained fiberglass since I itched likeI haven't itched since I was a kid and encountered that pink insulation. Still a good idea to protect your whole body and the house. |
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