yes should block area off from rest of house, tape off heat ducts and cold air return as well. If you get a spray bottle and wet down drywall as you go it will greatly reduce dust. Spray cracks as its removed, backside. I kind of doubt asbestos would be there, but that right as laws were changing.

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The negative health effects of inhaling asbestos appear 10-30 years after the exposure and it normally takes a lot of repeated exposures to be worrying. So it isn’t going to be asbestos that is giving your child a stuffy nose.

Its hard to tell from the markings/brand on the drywall alone if it contains asbestos. So the way to be sure is to take samples and have them tested. Its best to take at least 3 samples from different spots on the wall. It is also possible for there to be asbestos in the joint compound between the gypsum boards.

I would not be overly worried about the wallboard containing a large amount of asbestos though.

If getting samples tested is too expensive or inconvenient then you can try to minimize possible exposure. Use plastic sheets and tape to block off the construction area then cover anything inside it to prevent dust settling in. Tell husband to put the wallboard in trash bags and vacuum up afterwards. He should also be wearing at least an n-95 mask.

You need to chill out. It is not worth acting like you are now.

thanks. sometimes it is hard to live as myself. but I manage and I am still here today. living.

Just tearing down some drywall isn't likely to release much asbestos, even if it has it. They didn't put a lot in the boards or mud, it was the workers who were sanding the stuff for 8 hours a day that were in trouble.

Frankly I wouldn't have gotten the test done at all. For a low-asbestos product, it doesn't change how you deal with it (ventilation, don't grind or cut, breathing protection) and if it comes back positive, you're going to have to report that finding to anyone you sell the house to.

But yeah, it takes multiple decades to cause cancer, is almost always because of chronic exposure, and doesn't hurt children in particular like lead. So maybe take it easy on the guy.

Unless you're working with it daily for years, you'll be alright.

> I'm in full freaking b.itch mode until then.

How is that helping anyone? The child isn't feeling well, and having an adult freaking out certainly isn't helping them feel any better. It's winter, kids get sniffles all the time.

Relax. Your child isn’t going to die or even get sick because of this even if there is asbestos. And don’t be angry with your husband, both of you decided to do this renovation. If you wanted to test it first then you should have ordered a kit and tested it. Don’t blame him after the fact. Try to get some sleep.

Every single thing in your post history makes me dislike you.

Can you post a picture of the markings from the back of the wallboard?

Asbestos isn't a big deal unless it's constant daily exposure. Most of the country has spent significant time in buildings with asbestos. Your kid is gonna be fine.

The "mud" would be at all seams and nails/screws. It's used to make everything flat and even.

Meaning..... your kids current symotoms are by no means caused by asbestos.

I think the point is that your child having sniffles now isn't indicative of asbestos, not that you shouldn't be concerned about asbestos ever

I did not see any mud. I see drywall and wood frames.

I have a child in Kindergarten!

Asbestos is often in the drywall mud, not necessarily the drywall board itself. make sure to test both.

Too old to have much hope. 18 years is too many.

A new budget phone will be a much better investment than trying to track down a newly manufactured battery for a phone designed to last 3 years.

There's also no service for 2G phones in most places anymore, and very limited service for the phones that replaced this one.

Asbestos takes like 20+ years to start causing symptoms. Chill.

Few airborne particles from building materials are ok for people to inhale, so you should always take precautions regardless of whether its recycled paper, crystalline silica, or asbestos.

Good practise would be to use plastic dropsheet to quarantine the area so he can keep the dust contamination as close to zero as possible. He should also be wearing a p3 respirator to keep himself safe. If water suppression is possible, use that. He should also remove his dusty clothes after finishing up and put them in a plastic bag to be washed separately.

While its only one wall, and everything will most likely be fine, workplace lung diseases are not to be taken lightly. I learned the hard way.

I do hope you are right. it will take a week probably to get results. I'm in full freaking b.itch mode until then.

For the rain coming tomorrow just dig a ditch outside the flowerbed edging. I'm not convinced the flowerbed is big enough or crooked enough to wet your house, water moves through soil easily enough.

Hopefully your lot has some grade, and there's a direction to point the water in. A little rearranging the flowerbed isn't going to help much if water is just stacking up in the yard.

I’d be really surprised if they were listing the recycled content in 1976. Sounds like a newer wall that was added later.

Hard to say. I'd replace the battery with a new one but it's a roll of the dice as to whether the root problem is the phone