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shoffm	Asbestos in old trailers	Lead	[-]
Posts: 1 (10/07/09 15:48:52) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : asbestos, open, road, travel, trailer My wife and I found an old 1970 Model Open Road 20 foot travel trailer for sale locally. We are just getting started with this so we want to get an older one and start from there. The trailer is in pretty fair shape with no real issues. My question is do these things have asbestos in them? Might the Vinyl flooring that my wife wants to rip out and replace be impregnated with asbestos? The trailer is the one with a one piece fiberglass top and ends on it with only the sides being the corrugated metal. The only issues with the trailer are cosmetic. Thank you in advance anyone that can give any information. Shawn Hoffman
Larry202br		#1	[-]
Posts: 83 (10/07/09 17:46:43) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Wow, a 1970 TT with no issues! that's quite a find. I would use your favorite search engine to look for antique trailer restoration sites. I've never heard of a trailer having asbestos, but anything is possible. 2006 316 RLDS-5 2004 F-250 6.0 Diesel, new head gaskets, new EGR cooler, cleaned turbo, ARP studs.
ratracer327	where to look	#2	[-]
Posts: 70 (10/08/09 06:03:59) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi, I agree with the possible asbestos being in the vinyl. It is possible. I'm a retired Industrial Arts teacher, and the vinyl floor in my classroom had asbestos fiber in it. It was too costly for the school to remove it, but so long as the floor was sealed, it would pass State Health Iinspection. Best thing would be to put on a dust mask and remove a small piece of the flooring material. Take it to a company that tests for and removes asbestos. They could tell you if it contains any fibers. Other places to look for asbestos would be around the furnace and vent pipe. Also the water heater and possibly around the stove and oven. Ratracer327

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