I've decided to make us of some upcoming freetime to tackle the renovation of the upstairs landing. In addition to some floor and molding restoration I would love nothing more than to remove the unsightly ceiling tiles that are mounted to the ceiling. You know the kind; 12x12, little perforations, ugly as sin.
Anyway, though I'm lucky they are not glued to the plaster ceiling (mounted on firring strips) making for a less messy removal, I'm concerned that they might contain asbestos. One of our friends who's a preservation architect speculates they are not, but upon further investigation of the sample I removed today has me thinking otherwise. What do you guys think? Lots of fibrous material there...
The tiles:
The sample:
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