[Tidybuoy]

Originally Posted by Zeke

Asbestos. Good thing it was DIY.

Asbestos for sure. I wore a Tyvek suit and respirator when removing the old ducts.

Originally Posted by Baz

Can you post a pic/link for that tool you mentioned for the zip ties?

Will do but won't be over there until Thursday.

Originally Posted by Zeke

I have my old karting race suit. Since fire retardant suits for karts make as much sense as they would be for MC racing, it's like a tough Nylon. Scoots really well down there in the dirt and keeps me pretty clean at that. I think though, I have made my last trip under a house.

My Tyvek suits are disposable but are like plastic coated paper and make it easy to slide on the ground. Plus keeps you reasonably clean.

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

At the boots, they usually apply a mastic to complete the seal.

Instead of Mastic, I used HVAC sealing tape which is like foil but extremely sticky. There are two zip ties at the end of the run 1) the inner duct is taped, zip tied, and taped again. The outer silver sleave is done the same way.

Originally Posted by jyl

Tell me about the traveling nurse thing. How do you find them, how long do they typically stay, do they pay reliably/well? Seems like a better alternative to an AirBnB?

I currently have two sources. A lady in our car club and on our board, is a nurse and she places nurses. She is always looking for places for the various nurses. They do 12- or 13-week contracts and they pay pretty well. In my case, it will be a roommate situation as this house has 3 large bedrooms. My nurse friend tells me that they are used to bunking up and usually have different schedules. They will have complete access to this house (kitchen, living room, office, yard, laundry). My second source is my neighbor across the street from my house. She places traveling pharmacists. Apparently, there is a high demand for medical people in our town. I haven't rented yet, but I plan to be ready by the first of the year.

Also, there is a traveling nurse facebook page (I have not visited yet). I'm told to go there because I will see all of the competition and what people are offering. I haven't been on facebook in about 10 years (tired of arguing politics with family) but I will have to rejoin soon.

Originally Posted by Gogar

Nice!

try to wear goggles when you can! Everything bad that gets in your lungs gets in your eyes too! Especially that thing that Zeke mentioned. I had the same stuff but had to pay a guy to plastic up the whole basement.

I probably should have worn goggles but I didn't. Fortunately, I didn't have any problems and since the ducts were connected with one screw each, they came apart easily and I didn't have much of the asbestos falling off.