Asbestos in my 1983 Monitor (Alumilite) TT

Yes, thanks for posting the results.

Whew- all's well that ends well! Thanks for the results...

Thanks for posting the results of the tests. I hope other readers of this will now be assured that their ceilings are not hazardous.

OK finally got results back today and they were negative!! The material was composed of 20% Perlite, 75% Cellulose and 5% glue.

I appreciate all the info that was given during this thread learned a lot about the subject. Sorry it took son long to get back!

Not just any old dust mask will work it has to be one that is asbestos approved because the asbestos fibers are so small they go right thru a normal dust mask and you have to have the asbestos dust mask fit tested to your face

I owned a 1985 alumilite and kept it for 11 years. I assure you that's not asbestos. It's foam core. Holiday Rambler used that along with luan backing for insulation.

The floor came out in 5 or 6 big pieces definetly wasn't friable. I will post back with results as soon as they come back. Hope its negative!!!

It's acceptable under NESHAP. State laws vary. For example, in West Virginia, the law is that if you are disturbing greater than 3 SF or 3 LF of suspect material, it must be tested by a licensed inspector. By and large, this state does not distinguish between friable and non-friable.
However, the practicality is that if you remove it by cutting (not tearing) your exposure risk is minimal.
To help put it in perspective, if you are standing next to a city street, and a bus pulls up next to you and stops, you have just potentially been exposed to asbestos fibers from the brakes far more concentrated than your resilient floor covering. If you purchase your automobile brake shoes or pads from places like Autozone, most are manufactured in China and contain asbestos fibers. You have to buy the more expensive ceramic pads (for example) to avoid it. The same with clutches.
As an aside, Ohio just recently defined "friable" to include any asbestos containing material 1 inch by 1 inch or smaller in area.

Your flooring probably has no asbestos as it was phased out in the late 70's, early 80's, If there was some asbestos in the flooring and you removed it in a large sheet or cut and removed larger pieces without making it friable, that is acceptable.
Don't just take my word for it, have it tested. Be sure to post back with the results of the tests, please.

Sorry for not posting any pics but was called out to work and have not been home yet! My wife sent out a sample I had bagged before u left today so we should know in a couple days. I ripped up the linoleum floor that was the original floor do you think that stand a better chance of containing asbestos than the ceiling? From reading online it says they tended not to put asbestos in big sheets of the vinyl (which the flooring was 6'x8' piece). Do you guys with more knowledge confirm this or is this more misinformation. I guess I will probably send a sample of the linoleum and roof off. Thx again