Is this true and up to what year built could I expect it to be present? I was told this by a friend but seems to me people are always scraping that stuff off without protection.
Thanks.
Yes it is possible…the asbestos was used as a binding agent to hold the glop together.
It was used in home products as late as the 1970s…
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/ashome.html
Keith