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Old 06-25-2008, 09:09 PM
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Name for this OLD loose insulation?
Found this in the attic of a 140 year old house. Combination of wood shavings, vermiculite (if it can be white), and some hard bits of stuff which looks like plaster mud or stone/mineral. Is there a name for this mixture, or is it just some random by-product?

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Re: Name for this OLD loose insulation?
Peter,

You run into some weird stuff! I would say it is a composite of vermiculite and wood shavings and be done with it. Probably not enough insulation anyway.
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Old 06-26-2008, 04:45 AM
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Re: Name for this OLD loose insulation?
Possibly asbestos containing material.
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Re: Name for this OLD loose insulation?
Peter,

I would simply describe it as you did, then add Gunnar's and Jon's comments:

Attic Insulation:

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Combination of wood shavings, vermiculite (if it can be white), and some hard bits of stuff which looks like plaster mud or stone/mineral. Is there a name for this mixture, or is it just some random by-product,
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Probably not enough insulation anyway.
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Possibly asbestos containing material.
Pretty much describes it, advises it is likely not of much use, and warns as to what *it might* contain.

The only other thing I would add is "Potentially a fire hazard." When talking with your client, if you tested it to see if it ignites, you could say 'Makes good kindling for starting fires. I tested some outside, want to see it go up in flames?'

Did you try to ignite some (not in the attic, of course, but outside)?
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Re: Name for this OLD loose insulation?
Agree with Gunnar, looks like vermiculite with other stuff. Tell the client to have it tested. They can put some in a baggie and send it off to a lab. Costs about 50-75 bucks around here.
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Agree with Gunnar, looks like vermiculite with other stuff. Tell the client to have it tested. They can put some in a baggie and send it off to a lab. Costs about 50-75 bucks around here.

Keep in mind that a negative test for asbestos does not mean that asbestos is not present in the vermiculite, only that it wasn't found in the sample submitted and analyzed.
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