Purchased a home built in the early 70s and I was looking into using my wood fireplace when I noticed this white insulation looking stuff. Not sure if it’s asbestos or not.
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Possible asbestos around fireplace
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It's possible that it's asbestos but it's probably just ceramic wool
There's no way of knowing for sure without a labratory test.
In my town the local government runs a lab and you can take your samples in to be tested. If you're worried I would find something similar so that you're sure.
In my town the local government runs a lab and you can take your samples in to be tested. If you're worried I would find something similar so that you're sure.
Home Depot used to sell kits for testing, it was basically a sample bag and a self addressed mailer. The company would have a tech look at it under a PLM (polarized light microscope) and make a determination and then dispose of it.
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