Asbestos and Lead Pipes

[flyfshr]

This is a shot looking in the streetside closet showing the original breaker box, peeling original tile, the leading edge of the wheelwell and some of the cast iron plumbing. This plumbing is coming from the galley and goes under the streetside bed. There it goes through the floor and hooks up to the frozen solid with rust, drain valve directly under the toilet. There was cast iron going under the bathroom floor to under the curbside tub. All of it, including the traps, was cast iron and weighed a ton. I'm glad to say its all out and my Trade Wind lost some weight.

FF

[Silvertwinkie]

As Shari pointed out, the tiles most likely might be of some asbestos mixture, but I would also add that any of the older paint inside the unit **could** also be lead based. Care should be used when stripping it as should care be used when removing the tiles.

At work they removed lead paints and asbestos (1920s through 1960s buildings). When they did it, they blocked off hallways at a time, enclosed all work areas, had masks, filters, positive air pressure, had special dumpsters and had outside air filter monitors.

Disturbed danerous materials (both known to the State of California, or not) can pose certain health risks and at the very least some basic precautions should be taken when dealing with them.

[markdoane]

FF:
WOW! Those pipes look like they weigh a ton. Did your Tradewind breathe a sigh of relief when you took them out?

I didn't find any flare fitting on my AS. Everything was compression.

[53flyingcloud]

Silvertwinkie
Plus, great care has to be taken in the disposal of the hazard waste.~!~As anyone can imagine~!

Okay, today's another day..
We had a long talk with the "fingers"..They promise not to get gooffy on me again..lol


ciao

[Ken J]

Yup thats the stuff - the really heavy piece was the "Y" that connected to toilet with the rest of the plumbing and the drain connection - that thing weighed on ton..... .... ....... or so

Ken J.

[flyfshr]

Both the trailer and I gave out a sigh of relief !! Ken's right, that mass of rust and iron that was under the toilet weighed a ton. It was slightly smaller than the size of a soccer ball and hardly recognizable. Guess all those years in the Pacific northwest had something to do with it.

FF