subject: Asbestos Removal Costs [print this page] It is important to remove asbestos from any home, place of business, or anywhere this material may have been used. Areas asbestos may have been used are decorative walls, ceilings, insulation, ceiling tiles, floor tiles, sprayed on plastic acoustics just to name a few.
How asbestos harms a person's body.
Asbestos can cause cancerous diseases in a person's lungs by entering into the lungs when you are around asbestos fibers. These fibers are very tiny and they are airborne. Many people have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and other cancers because of asbestos.
The reactions of your body when asbestos enters into your lungs are very destructive. When your body's immune system tries to break down the tiny particles of asbestos this causes damage to your system cells and it causes those cells to breakdown and die.
Once the cells begin to die a scar tissue will develop and continues to develop even after you are no longer exposed to asbestos. Once the scar tissue becomes too big for the lung to handle the lung will shut down and this will eventually kill you.
What are the costs of removing asbestos?
The cost of the removal of asbestos can be vast, but worth it in the long run. The cost of the removal of asbestos is never a cheap venture. Some costs are as low as $500 and go up into the thousands depending on the extent of the work needing to be done to remove all asbestos from your home or building.
For example, if you just need a small section of pipe insulation removed that can cost as little as $500 for the removal. However, if you need flooring, ceilings, and roof, and maybe some pipe insulation removed that can cost up to or more than $20,000. The price for the removal of the asbestos depends on each individual situation.
How to remove asbestos safely
Wear protective gear while you work. A respirator should be worn the whole time you are in the area that has asbestos. When you are working with the removal of asbestos the gear to wear is as follows,
Respirator
Coveralls (disposable)
Gloves (rubber)
Boots
Goggles for eye protection
*NOTE* Remove all clothing and apparatuses in a containment room before you leave the area.
How to remove asbestos safely is something that many companies are researching and working on; because the removal of asbestos is not safe for the person or company doing the removal.
When researching on how to remove asbestos safely make sure you check with your state about the removal, containment, disposal laws for asbestos. Each state may vary from time to time on the proper procedures and how they want them carried out.
Remember to consult a professional before you try to do the removal yourself because Asbestos is not something you want to fool around with. Many people have lost their lives due to being exposed to asbestos and many companies have gone bankrupt.
