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A company want to install an American Standard Accoliner WO451 for $7,100. And haul away the old boiler. Is this a going price for NYC area?

I saw those videos and they are scary. I will have to figure out how to find the right contractor. The guy that told me about the toxicity is from home adviser. The other guy from home adviser came but never gave me a written quote, I asked him a few times. I would not go with these guys. I...

He said he will seal it and blow insulation in.

There is a lot of noise in this city, would work great for me.

Can I spray foam insulate 2nd floor roof and wall? The rooms will be bedrooms. A spray foam contractor wants to do it and another contractor says it is toxic for bedrooms and wants to blow insulation in. Any advise? Thank you.https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/hamb/editor/menupop.gif

I emailed these guys for the procedure.

Thank you and thanks everyone. I will call a few more contractors for more opinions.

I googled as posted above and asbestos should have fiber in it. I did not see any fiber in it. It breaks off like old rocks.

When I first looked at it I thought it is sheet rock too. It breaks like it, it has paper like it. Can sheet rock fused to the chimney over the years with the heat? The other sides of the chimney does not have this type of material, just brick. Also I remove sheet rock from these two sides...

A contractor looked at it and said it is concrete containing Silica. It does not make sense to me. He says once it is intact leave it alone but I could take it out using water and do it fast (of course mask up). If it is silica is that bad as asbestos?

I am replacing some sheet rocks on the second floor. I opened this part and saw the chimney and this stuff on it (see picture). Started to take it off and notice the power, dust that coming off it. Does anyone know if this is asbestos? Thank you.

If it comes to it, I now know that option is available. Mess indeed to let you know it failed.

If there are no limitation on the 90 degree turns, option 2 will work. Are there limitation on the 90 degree turns? Or why should one not make more then one 90 degree turn than necessary?

Thank you for clearing that up. I am glad I can now get the piping run up in the ceiling. It will be easier and neater. Thank again.

You just save me some bucks because I will go with 12/2 instead. There is a box to the upper floor. I can always pull another wire. Thanks for your input.