Hi All:
I would like to re-grout my shower by scraping out loose and dirty grout. Are there any asbestos concerns I should be aware of? The house is about 15 years old (1989). Thanks
Hi All:
I would like to re-grout my shower by scraping out loose and dirty grout. Are there any asbestos concerns I should be aware of? The house is about 15 years old (1989). Thanks
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I seriously doubt it. I've never heard of asbestos in grout. Grout is basicly sand and cement and I can't imagine a reason that asbestos would serve in grout. Asbestos was used as a fireproofing and insulator, so you'd find it on old pipes (especially hot water or steam), or in the old, thin asbestos cement shingles, where is served as a fireproofer and a fibrous binder so the cement could hold together in 1/8" thin sheets.
Asbestos or silica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_sC2wX9Uwc silica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jifoNSXvTuQ asbestos
Scrapping or grinding grout will expose you to airborne silica which is as bad as asbestos.
Watch each of the videos above to see how similar they are.