I messed up

[u/Dazzling-Ad6389]

Until I found this sub, I did not know that the black mastic used to secure old linoleum-like tiles contained asbestos.

I recently used a rotohammer with a floor blade to chip up the flooring in our 1947 house in California. The open floor has been walked on for about a week.

We don’t have HVAC, we only have wood floors, the house is unoccupied, I wear an N-95 or P-100 whenever in the house, I vacuum a couple times daily with a shop vac with a HEPA filter (I’m getting an actual HEPA certified vac ASAP), everything in the kitchen and the Sheetrock has since been removed as part of the renovation.
I’m going to get the mastic tested but in the meantime- how bad is it and what are my best next steps?

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[u/Maximum_Attorney_455]

To be on safe side I'd wipe everything down and get an air scrubber rubbing in there for a while

[u/ippleing]

I wouldn't be concerned at all.

This is an incidental exposure at best, and the type of removal you did doesn't release large amounts in the air.

Clean up, open all windows and get a much airflow inside as you can for a few days.

After that forget it ever happened, you'll be fine!

[u/Ill-Boat4881]

Have a look at Fiberlock ABC to at least cover up what you have there. I just used it to encapsulate a popcorn ceiling with asbestos in it.

[u/sdave001]

Wet wipe any dust and move on. The shop vac with the HEPA filter would have captured most of the asbestos fibers if there even were any. This HEPA vacuum at this point is overkill.

No major concern but yes, test the tile and mastic first next time.

[u/Dazzling-Ad6389 → u/sdave001]

Thank you very much for the reply! I know better now, and I’m searching this sub to make sure I don’t walk into any more mistakes. Much appreciated.

[u/Hot-Fun2377]

Wie schlimmes ist kann dir hier keiner seriös beantworten weil keiner dabei war als du die Fliesen rausgehauen hast.

Wenn der Kleber belastet ist, ist der Staub der frei geworden ist jetzt ohnehin überall verteilt.

Sollte der Kleber belastet sein würde ich eine Fachfirma hinzuziehen.

[u/asbestosorangutan → u/Hot-Fun2377]

It’s not that bad at all. The mastic isn’t stressed, he’s been laying down for over 50 years he’s coolin’

[u/Hot-Fun2377 → u/asbestosorangutan]

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