We bought our apartment in Switzerland last year. The apartment was constructed in 1974, but fully renovated in 1992. Asbestos is forbidden since 1990 in Switzerland, so the assumption, and also the info from the previous owner was that there will be likely no asbestos. However, I was still very skeptical. We asked a lot of asbestos analysis services, our trusted handymen and a house inspection company, they all said that if everything is glued and solid, you don’t have to worry as it is only a problem during construction or open materials. In the end, we decided to buy the apartment, as I considered that as safe enough after getting same opinion from multiple folks, and made a mental note to do the analysis anyways (even if not needed) before planning any renovations. 1.5 years later and there was a water leak and resulting humidity in the apartment below us. Our Verwaltung came in a huge hurry, super worried and said we need to check the leak right away. They couldn’t find it with tracking devices and had to open up a few tiles in our bathroom to find the leak. It was eventually completely unnecessary as the leak in the wall of the below apartment, but we didn’t fight given how worried they looked. There was a lot of dust, we were wearing surgical masks of course, but we also cleaned up the dust later with a vacuum, as the bathroom was super dirty. We recently did some analysis and it turns out there is asbestos in the glue in that bathroom. In the meantime, we had some people inspect it for renovation and they had also said there is no asbestos, including our Verwaltung. We had expected asbestos in another laundry area, but not in the bathroom, as it looked relatively new. We haven’t used the bathroom and kept the door closed, but we still don’t know how much exposure we already got. My wife is also pregnant, and I am scared out of my mind. Does anyone have any advice? How screwed are we? Is there anyway to find out if we were exposed to significant risk? What should be our next steps? Any help is highly appreciated! submitted by /u/Reasonable-Bear-9788
Originally posted by u/Reasonable-Bear-9788 on r/Switzerland