Would a house built in 1950 have asbestos?
Correspondingly, how do I know if I have asbestos in my home?
Dear Beth: The only reliable way to know if your home contains asbestos is to hire an environmental consulting firm or asbestos building inspector for asbestos testing. They'll take fingernail-sized samples and test them in a laboratory.
Also to know is, does a house built in 1970 have asbestos?
If the home was built before the 1970s, it is almost a certainty that it contains asbestos. Before the EPA started regulating asbestos, it was used in flooring, ceiling tiles, insulation, roofing material and electrical receptacles.
Any home from 1980 and earlier that has popcorn ceiling is suspected to contain asbestos, and so the mud at the sheetrock joints. But asbestos-containing materials were not always used in all the homes.