I really appreciate you taking the time to comment something helpful. I did a take home test and it came out positive. Id rather just be safe and clean than find out in 20 years I inhaled a bunch of shit.

Is the plaster having asbestos a valid concern (house built in 1900)? I’m much more apprehensive about doing that myself if it is.

Unfortunately the “character” that was present in this house when we bought it 30 years ago was best described as confusion and neglect.

Right? Unless you're sanding lead paint or eating the chips, I don't believe you have anything to worry about. Just a lot of people repeating information incorrectly

It definitely looks very nice! When I see people post about renovations in a 100+ year old house I'm always worried I'll see someone tearing out original character to replace it with bland choices. It was good to see you add some style back to the house.

The ledger board and its attachment to the house structure is where you will find the rot. You may be able to save the joists even if you have to replace and flash the ledger board.

Do not take the advice of strangers on Reddit who don’t have a sense of the attachment to the house. Get an opinion from a seasoned builder who can inspect the integrity of the ledger board.

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We have a really large exhaust fan which removes all the moisture. A ceiling fan is really nice if you get out of the shower and are overheated.

The ceiling fan in the bathroom was definitely an interesting choice, you usually don't want that air to circulate around the house

Great solution to that problem, nice work

A utility wont be that shallow. Low voltage has different requirements.

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Or you can just assume that the lead is present. RRP (Renovate Right Program, the EPA regulations for lead renovation) says that the presence of lead doesn't matter if you're the homeowner which is super stupid but I'm glad you're taking precautions.
You're pretty close with what you're doing but:

• need to put plastic on floor and covering any fixtures/furnishings, sealed with tape to the wall. Must be completely sealed. You'll still have to hepa vac everything after you get this up.
• Disposal is just wrapping up that floor covering and all other debris in 2 plastic bags, each wrapped up and taped or tied off, then you can put in regular waste
• Any vents or other openings to other parts of the house must also be sealed. (Doorways)
• I'd strongly recommend renting a negative air machine rather than your box fan plan, they're super cheap. Not required by the regs for homeowners but is for RRP work so please spend the 40 bucks or whatever it is if you'll only need it for a day, or whatever however long you need it... Get a negative air machine please
  If you have any other questions please give a shout, I'm happy people are trying to be safe about this.

Source: licensed lead renovator specializing in antique new england homes

Oh interesting - why not?

I was thinking of putting some kind of coating over the roof tiles, based off of what some other folks had said - and part of that process is pressure washing. I'd love to hear your opinion on what other options I have.

Call to get utilities marked off to be safe. It’s free and fast. My cable and internet cable was only 4” deep and has been cut too many times.

Looks relaxing! Good job👍

It felt more like 17 weeks

That's just it. We remodeled our kitchen. When I was in the attic it was blown in insulation. Cool.

Then we ripped down the kitchen cupboards and soffit but the soffit false ceiling caved and guess what was buried under a foot and a half of blown in? Vermiculite.

That shit dumped all over us.

I could be dead in 20 years or I could get nothing. Who knows

Gotcha. This is why I stopped before I really got started. I didn’t think it would work, and I tried researching it online but came up empty. I did see a cross section of different joists, and thought “umm, I don’t think that will hold.”

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Work around the gasoline where it comes up at the wall. The rest of it will be plenty deep. 18” is standard gas pipe trench depth.

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Same advice if the plaster turns out to be asbestos? House is from at least 1900.

Got it! Thanks :)

Oh yeah sharkbite fittings for sure good catch

Did your uncle do a single renovation around asbestos, or did he work in it his entire adult life?