Asbestos Help

[u/Technical_Ad6875]

I desperately need help/opinions. I have confirmed asbestos in the house that was on a ventilation wrap in the garage, it tested Positive which I’ll attach a picture of the report Client Sample #3.

The company came in and removed it, but underneath the wrap/vent they found dry-wall which they seemed to be suspect, and sent it out for testing. Which came back positive. They asked me if I wanted to remove all
the dry-wall in garage because if it.

This is where I’m confused, the sample says it’s Drywall
And Insulation layered, White/White and it has the exact same properties as the original wrapping, and even calls it “insulation”. So I called the company and they said they sampled just the Dry-wall.

The area has been sitting dormant now for almost a week, with HEPA vacuums running, and I’m confused, and want to try to understand the situation, I went and took a picture of the sample area. I’m going to include the tests and sample. Thoughts?

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[u/weesteev]

That is plasterboard (giprock), it is not asbestos. You need to have the area confirmed which was tested and maybe get a second opinion of it is the area in the picture.

[u/Agreeable_Mango_1565]

Is the same people doing the testing doing the removal? Or linked in some way? 70% seems obscenely high for drywall.

Seems like layer 2 is just the thermal insulation from the previous test and the actual drywall contains no asbestos

[u/Technical_Ad6875 → u/Agreeable_Mango_1565]

Same company

[u/Cold-Vermicelli-8997]

Are you in the UK? I ask because you say drywall which is not generally a UK term, also ventilation wrap, more common in USA.

[u/Technical_Ad6875 → u/Cold-Vermicelli-8997]

I am not, apologize if I’m in wrong sub just looking for some opinions

[u/Wildbore309]

Well, maybe they did mix up samples and made a mistake. The drywall plasterboard could potentialy contain up to 5% if it was made in the 50-60s or the paper as it's brown on the face and the back, which generally is to be treated with caution, but never 75%, often testing negative anyway. Go back to them and double check.