—Neuvirths_Glove

“As someone who’s done this to a whole house, it’s not a small job, but it definitely levels it up. My husband and I did it over two days while our daughter stayed at Grandma’s.

We had to buy a lot of gear up front for ourselves, a ton of plastic, and then the bags had to be a special grade because ours had asbestos. That’s why we didn’t recruit help. In our state, only professionals ($20k easy) or homeowners can remove it. We then had to take all the gunk in thick double bags to a facility that takes hazardous waste. All in all, we probably saved $17k or so, but I would not do it again. If we ever buy again, it won’t be a house with asbestos.”

—princesspuzzles