Walls and Ceilings - asbestos ceiling?
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DIYmom
07-21-08, 06:08 PM
Just bought 1950's house and see some wierd looking panels or tiles on the ceiling throughout. There's no attic space, the ceilings are vaulted and the old shingles were covered by a metal roof due some leaks. Once the new roof was applied there were no more leaks, but there is some staining. The panels look sort of like sheetrock except they have grooves. Could they have asbestos? I'm pretty sure the 9x9 tiles on the floor have it. Should I sheetrock over them to seal asbestos or just paint with Kilz and go? Any advice would be so appreciated!
Pulpo
07-22-08, 06:02 PM
If I were going to sheet rock, I'd remove them. Otherwise paint for now.
marksr
07-23-08, 04:41 AM
Welcome to the forums!
Basically asbestos is only dangerous when in the form of air
borne dust. Do you have the 1' square acoustic tiles on the ceiling?
If you use kilz, make sure it's the original oil base kilz. Latex sealers do a poor job of sealing water stains.
Basically asbestos is only dangerous when in the form of air
borne dust. Do you have the 1' square acoustic tiles on the ceiling?
If you use kilz, make sure it's the original oil base kilz. Latex sealers do a poor job of sealing water stains.
DIYmom
07-24-08, 10:40 AM
Thanks guys! I'm not even sure they contain asbestos. The tiles look like a thick sheetrock and are approximately 2'x4'. I'd like to just Kilz and paint. Should I worry about mold, due to old water stains? Thanks again!
marksr
07-24-08, 12:29 PM
It sounds like drop ceiling tiles. How are they held in place? Can you lift the individual panels?
It's hard to say about mold. It may or may not have any on the back side. Now that they are dry it is unlikely that it will grow any if there is mold. The only thing we can say with certainty is the stains can be sealed where they won't bleed thru paint. If the kilz isn't enough to seal the stains - use zinnser's BIN or any pigmented shellac primer.
It's hard to say about mold. It may or may not have any on the back side. Now that they are dry it is unlikely that it will grow any if there is mold. The only thing we can say with certainty is the stains can be sealed where they won't bleed thru paint. If the kilz isn't enough to seal the stains - use zinnser's BIN or any pigmented shellac primer.
briholt
01-25-09, 10:23 AM
These panels sound like what is on my wall. One moderator has looked at these pictures and is 95% sure that they are masonite. Your thoughts?
I think you can click on them and they'll zoom.
Panel on it side (http://home.comcast.net/%7Ebriholt/WallPanelSide.JPG)
This first picture has a stack of the panels leaning against a wall. The brown wall in the background is actually what these panels look like from behind.
Panel up close with broken corner (http://home.comcast.net/%7Ebriholt/WallPanelClose.jpg)
This one has a close up of a broken corner. I thought masonite was hard, this stuff is pretty fibrous.
Just bought 1950's house and see some wierd looking panels or tiles on the ceiling throughout. There's no attic space, the ceilings are vaulted and the old shingles were covered by a metal roof due some leaks. Once the new roof was applied there were no more leaks, but there is some staining. The panels look sort of like sheetrock except they have grooves. Could they have asbestos? I'm pretty sure the 9x9 tiles on the floor have it. Should I sheetrock over them to seal asbestos or just paint with Kilz and go? Any advice would be so appreciated!
I think you can click on them and they'll zoom.
Panel on it side (http://home.comcast.net/%7Ebriholt/WallPanelSide.JPG)
This first picture has a stack of the panels leaning against a wall. The brown wall in the background is actually what these panels look like from behind.
Panel up close with broken corner (http://home.comcast.net/%7Ebriholt/WallPanelClose.jpg)
This one has a close up of a broken corner. I thought masonite was hard, this stuff is pretty fibrous.
Just bought 1950's house and see some wierd looking panels or tiles on the ceiling throughout. There's no attic space, the ceilings are vaulted and the old shingles were covered by a metal roof due some leaks. Once the new roof was applied there were no more leaks, but there is some staining. The panels look sort of like sheetrock except they have grooves. Could they have asbestos? I'm pretty sure the 9x9 tiles on the floor have it. Should I sheetrock over them to seal asbestos or just paint with Kilz and go? Any advice would be so appreciated!
PMeans123
02-03-09, 07:06 PM
I had a similar thing, but with smaller panels on our living room / dining room ceilings. I pulled a few panels down (they had tongue and groove type edges), and then began to wonder if they had asbestos.
Being paranoid I sent off a chunk to a lab and they turned out negative. So you might want to do that if you really want to know. I forget who we used or what it cost, but I found a lab on the web, and I don't remember it costing much. This was about 4 years ago.
Here's our tearing down the tile ceiling and replacing it with drywall project. (http://doverprojects.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-drywall-ceiling.html) Clicking on the third picture down will give you the best view of the original tiles in question--Peter
Being paranoid I sent off a chunk to a lab and they turned out negative. So you might want to do that if you really want to know. I forget who we used or what it cost, but I found a lab on the web, and I don't remember it costing much. This was about 4 years ago.
Here's our tearing down the tile ceiling and replacing it with drywall project. (http://doverprojects.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-drywall-ceiling.html) Clicking on the third picture down will give you the best view of the original tiles in question--Peter
briholt
02-22-09, 02:00 AM
thanks Pmeans! Great work on that ceiling, too!
I had a similar thing, but with smaller panels on our living room / dining room ceilings. I pulled a few panels down (they had tongue and groove type edges), and then began to wonder if they had asbestos.
Being paranoid I sent off a chunk to a lab and they turned out negative. So you might want to do that if you really want to know. I forget who we used or what it cost, but I found a lab on the web, and I don't remember it costing much. This was about 4 years ago.
Here's our tearing down the tile ceiling and replacing it with drywall project. (http://doverprojects.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-drywall-ceiling.html) Clicking on the third picture down will give you the best view of the original tiles in question--Peter
I had a similar thing, but with smaller panels on our living room / dining room ceilings. I pulled a few panels down (they had tongue and groove type edges), and then began to wonder if they had asbestos.
Being paranoid I sent off a chunk to a lab and they turned out negative. So you might want to do that if you really want to know. I forget who we used or what it cost, but I found a lab on the web, and I don't remember it costing much. This was about 4 years ago.
Here's our tearing down the tile ceiling and replacing it with drywall project. (http://doverprojects.blogspot.com/2009/01/how-to-drywall-ceiling.html) Clicking on the third picture down will give you the best view of the original tiles in question--Peter
jatco
02-22-09, 10:34 AM
Nice job on that ceiling PM.. isnt the panel lift a great invention..!
PMeans123
02-22-09, 05:41 PM
Thanks for the nice feedback and yes... the panel lifter is a great invention!--Peter