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Is it safe to leave fiber glass insulation exposed for several days?
My husband and I are remodeling our kitchen. We are removing paneling and replacing it with dry wall however the workers are not doing the job until a week from now but they asked my husband to remove the paneling from the walls but when my husband removed one panel the fiber glass underneath it is kind of old and it has rips in it and Im afraid that it is not safe for us to be around and especially for a whole week. We have a 5yr old and a small dog, I just don't think it's safe and my husband is upset and disagrees. Who is right? Thanks.
It doesn't do any harm, if not disturbed. With a small kid around I wouldn't advise leaving it exposed. What you can do is remove the panel and tag it back up with 2 small nails, that way, when the contractor comes back, it only takes a minute to remove them again.
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