I was just taking down ceiling panels from a drop ceiling in the basement and got covered in dust; some of which may have been from the shredding of the edges of the panels. It was only afterwards that it occured to me the chance that there may have been asbestos in the panels!
The date of posession of the house when it was first built was 1978; and the basement was definately not a part of the original install (none of the houses in the area had finished basements). I'm also thinking that it was done by one of the owners as opposed to a contractor, but who knows. The fact is that the drop ceiling was installed in '78 or later.
What are the chances of the tiles containing asbestos, and how do I go about getting them tested in Toronto, Canada? I've already written an email to the govt, but they usually have a 2 day turnaround.
Can someone give me a ballpark answer about the chances of them actually having asbestos though?
-Daniel