I had repair work done on my home the contractor exposed yellow insulation 5 months in kitchen. Risks?
Jun.19, 2011 in
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We are dealing with a national pest control company that is notorious for shoddy contractors. I am very concerned about the exposed insulation where walls were left for 5 months, plus the fact the plastic curtain was removed and then they sanded drywall which filtered throughout my home. They have NEVER cleaned. They have agreed to pay for air/duct cleaning now, but I am very concerned about the insulation and exposure in the kitchen. HELP
June 22nd, 2011 at 12:34 am
last time i checked, insulation is now biodegradeable fiberglass, unless you have a home that was built in the fifties or early sixties, i think that you are just over-reacting. as far as having a pest control company do drywall work, well you are going to have to be smarter than that in the future. you would much rather have a licensed and bonded carpenter to do those things, even if the pest control company caused the damage, you could send them the bill for the cost of repairs. or get it in writing before they perform any work that all of their sub-contractors are licensed and bonded with the state in which you reside. i doubt that they are they only pest control company in your community, probably just the cheapest. remember, you get what you pay for. if you can only afford shoddy work, then dont complain about it, learn how to do it yourself.
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June 24th, 2011 at 2:33 am
While not a good idea, I have installed fiberglass insulation with minimal protection and it only leads to some discomfort. However, breathing contaminated air for an extended period of time is potentially dangerous, because I believe once fiberglass enters your lungs, it either doesn’t come back out, or doesn’t come out readily. However, in order for the insulation to be airborne it would have to be disturbed in some way. I believe physical contact, at least in my experience, only results in being really, really itchy.
Regardless of all that, it is a safety hazard for which the contractor should be held responsible, because it is still possible all the construction, and maybe even normal airflow have made the fiberglass airborne.
Hope this helps.
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June 26th, 2011 at 5:33 am
poses no threat, its fiberglass,
i would also sue them,
maint man
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June 28th, 2011 at 11:33 am
Assuming
* the yellow insulation is fiberglass
* it was primarily undisturbed – minimal airborne fibers.
Then,
in R/L,
the risk of health problems are prolly less than driving in traffic:
However,
should a lawyer describe this relatively benign situation in a civil suit,
yall might as well be dead and buried… *L*
maint man
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