Old Meilink Safes
Do old Meilink fire rated safes contain asbestos? Not sure how old it is; probably 60′s or 70′s.?
Fire class C; “Y634536″ on tag inside door. I intend to drill holes in the bottom to secure it to the floor; a heavy crumbly white grout like material is encased in the steel.
It is highly unlikely and I have never heard of such safes in twenty years of asbestos work. It is probably just old cotton or fiberglass packing. To be 100% safe, take a quarter size piece of the material to a local lab and have it tested. It will be $15-$25.
**Sorry for the earlier typo – new glasses needed.
Additional info – if the safe was asbestos, it would have fibrous hair-like material coming out, not crumbly. Testing is the only sure way to tell. Even if you find a reference that it is not, you should still have it tested. I have seen firedoors mismarked.
Old Meilink Safes