Your definition of ‘acoustic’ seems to lump t-bar/drop ceiling panels (2’x2’ and 2’x4’) with a 12"x12" ceiling panel. They actually look like the commercial type that were used in hardware and appliance stores like Kingsville Hardware and the Kingsville Ben Franklin Five & Dime store in Kingsville, Texas, when I was growing up.
The picture you posted in #10 looks like common acoustic ceiling tiles that were used heavily in the late 1950s through the mid-1970s, possibly all the way up to 1979. How they were attached is not a key point. The two keys for your situation are (1) acoustic ceiling tile and (2) in an old house. I’m not familiar with any “acoustic” ceiling tile (acoustic meaning “approximately 12” x 12", which is what they were called in the industry), manufactured prior to 1979 that did not have asbestos in it. If there is no documented proof of asbestos in these common tiles, why attach an asbestos disclaimer in the report? It is just as important to know when not to use a disclaimer concerning a ‘hot issue’ such as asbestos as it is to use a disclaimer properly. Despite this, asbestos is still legal in the United States and is still used in manufacturing thousands of products every year.Please read my original post…Actually you are correct and I agree with you in this respect: It doesn’t matter whether the things are screwed, nailed, glued, bolted, or welded to the ceiling…that isn’t the issue!ĭoes anyone know if the common, interlocking ceiling tiles that are approximately 12" x 12" (which by the way, are usually STAPLED in my area) have any documented history of containing asbestos? The World Health Organization estimates that asbestos is the number one cause of job-related cancer. More than half a million people in the US have died from asbestos-related diseases in the past 100 years. More than 6,000 people died in the US in 2013 from asbestos related diseases. Both conditions are usually caused by breathing in asbestos fibers both are not curable and usually result in death. Breathing in just a small number of these asbestos fibers can cause asbestosis or mesothelioma.Īsbestosis is a chronic non-cancerous lung disease and mesothelioma is a rare form of lung cancer. These microscopic particles are virtually indestructible, and don’t evaporate or dissolve into the air. The microscopic asbestos fibers in ceiling tiles usually only get released into the atmosphere if the tiles are disturbed or moved. If you live or work in an older building, it’s essential that you know whether that building contains any asbestos products, especially if you are planning to renovate. Asbestos ceiling tiles reached the height of their popularity from the 1950s to the 1980s, and were a standard choice for office ceilings, kitchen ceilings in homes and even in the remodeling of basement areas in order to cover up unsightly duct work.Īreas that contain asbestos should be sealed off and warning signs should be posted.Īsbestos containing materials present a very serious health hazard.
In fact, most buildings constructed or renovated prior to the 1980s have some asbestos in them. Asbestos ceiling tiles were commonly used in schools, universities, warehouses, hospitals and colleges during this era. Breathing in even a very small quantity of asbestos fibers can cause irreversible lung damage.ĭue to it’s superior heat resistant and fire resistant properties, asbestos was very popular in the fabrication of tile adhesives, ceiling tiles, duct wrap, dry wall and even ceiling texture sprays from the 1940s right up until the 1980s. It’s crucial that you be on the lookout for asbestos in older homes, offices, warehouses, schools and hospitals. It is quite common for older homes and buildings to have ceiling tiles that are made of asbestos.Īsbestos was a cheap fire resistant product, and because of this it was a common material in the construction of many building materials, including ceiling tiles, during from the early 1940s to the 1980s. Asbestos and non-asbestos ceiling tiles often look very similar.Īsbestos has been used in building insulation materials and for insulating hotplate wiring, piping and more commonly in floor tiles and ceiling tiles.
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