[ATTACH]66615[/ATTACH] Wife and I wanted to remodel our Kitchen. After buying everything and researching what things we need to be careful of (Asbestos/Lead) we started Demo'ing. Thinking the walls were straight forward sheetrock I started cutting and pulling them aside. However after closing looking the panel after breaking it in 2 something didn't seem right. Did some research online and found out that some homes back in the day used a fire resistant panel in the kitchen that could contain asbestos. I freaked out and stopped all work. I took a small sample outside and cut a 2"x2" piece off to get it tested (Was drenching it with the hose while I cut so no dust would get loose). However here I am now at home waiting for the results. Before the results come back I just wanted to get a community opinion on what they thought the board might be and whether it does or does not have asbestos. My HVAC system has HEPA filters built into it but I am not sure down to what micron level they work to. The few questions I have are as follow. 1. Would my HVAC system help in reducing the amount of dust I might have released? I was planning on getting in touch with a clean up company or even buying a HEPA Purification system to help. 2. I was wearing a mask, eye wear, and gloves while doing this. The room was sealed off but one of my vents was still open with the AC running. The only entrance to the room is through a zipper system I got off Amazon ([URL="http://www.amazon.com/ZipWall-ZDS-ZipDoor-Dust-Containment/dp/B00720KKVK?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00"]LINK[/URL]) Do I need to do anything else in the area like clean up with water and soap or should I leave it until the lab results come back? I am worried that whatever dust around will make things worse for the whole house. And even to that point is it alright to be in the house? 3. What other advise would you guys give? I am pretty much open to hearing everyone's take. I just want to know how serious this is for me and my family. Thanks in advance all!

We are renovating our first home, and in our area it is quite common and desirable to have textured walls, so we'd like to apply a knockdown texture to the walls of the entire house. The bonus of this is that a portion of the home is old, and this will cut down on our drywall repairs, which we have already mostly completed. A couple of questions: 1) what is the best option for a knockdown texture? Some sites recommend joint compound, and some dry wall texture that you mix with water like the Homax wall texture sold at the big box stores. We do plan to spray it on either way. 2) what about priming? We have patched a lot of holes in the walls (it was a foreclosure). Do we prime, then texture, then paint? Or texture, prime, paint? Or I thought I'd heard of techniques to mix the texture with primer? Any other suggestions for first timers? Thanks!