I think that I might have inadvertently exposed myself to asbestos. What happened is that I was going to put in some ceiling hooks which required drilling a small hole in the ceiling. In order to make sure that I wasn’t getting close to any electrical wiring I proceeded to look up into the unfinished attic. Upon lifting the small cover that allows access to the space, I discovered a mid to dark gray fluffy insulation that was underneath the blown in fiberglass insulation. At this point, I backed away and did not proceed to crawl around in the attic, however, this stuff (it MIGHT be rockwool, not for sure though) was all around thecover so I know that I definitely stirred it up. If it helps, my apartment was built between 1968 through 1974. I’ve told some people about this and they tell me that they highly doubt that loose fill asbestos was used. What do you guys think or know?
#1 by dawn on :
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no. very, very doubtful. Mesothelioma is a very, very, VERY rare disease, and people who are exposed to asbestos A LOT, mostly don’t get it. So I wouldn’t sweat about this.