Mark P Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 Hi, In a closet there is the exposed lath and crumbling plaster. Looking at it closely, there appears to be hair like material mixed in with the plaster. Could this be asbestos? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 not very likely. that would be horse hair. or a close neighbor of Rapunzel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Very, very unlikely that it contains any type of asbestos. It's more likely to be in newer plaster (the type that's been applied over rock lath) and joint compounds used in the '40s through the '70s. Cattle hair and goat hair is the most common fiber in 18th, 19th and early 20th century plaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Hey Bill, are you saying that horse hair was not used? that is not been my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Les said: Hey Bill, are you saying that horse hair was not used? that is not been my experience. That's not what I wrote but I will clarify. Cattle and goat hair was just more widely used and much more of it was readily available. Horsehair was much less common in plaster and was more desirable in other products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted December 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 Thanks guys. Hope all is well with you. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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