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Found next to some paving slabs under a bush in a garden (not mine). It’s got inverted dimples in it so was wondering if anyone would be concerned that it’s asbestos cement? Or is it simply a bit of paving slab...?

Have damaged undercloaking on my garage - house built in 2003 so am assuming it’s safe and asbestos free HOWEVER have heard of old stock being used and houses post 1999 containing ACMs. It’s an estate built house though as assume this would not be the case? Does anyone know when undercloaking...

Hi I’m after some advice from more knowledgeable people than me. Someone I know and stay with regularly has entirely renovated a late 1960s house. The house has an integral garage, the ceiling of which was removed during the renovations with new fire retardant boards put in in line with...

went to a house recently where they'd had asbestos insulation board removed in a porch the week before. Done by a professional company in enclosure with 4 stage clearance procedure done by anslyst etc. I have massive worries about asbestos and wouldn't have taken my kids there had I known...

When our old downstairs toilet was removed in our 1930s semi and old pipe which had been concreted in was ground down by the plumber. You can just see the old pipe in the ground at the base of the new plastic soil pipe in this pic and the concrete (or cement!) around it. The old pipe seems to be...

Just that really. I have lath and plaster ceilings in my house and one ceiling is starting to crack in places. The house was bought off an investor and re plastered throughout. I phoned him and asked him if there had previously been artexed ceilings (wanting to be informed in case the ceiling...

We have had an extension done on our 1930s house last year. The whole house has been renovated and decorated inside also. Just as we're about to move back in and we've discovered damp patches in the lounge and the hall. They are just above the skirting boards by the fire place, around a light...

I have had an extension done on my house and the knock through obviously created a lot of dust. What are the chances that the external walls would have contained asbestos? I'm thinking if they did it would have been in some sort of a sheet form (aib / cement) and the builders world have spotted...

Do people tend to have asbestos testing before walls are knocked down? We didn't and the builders didn't mention it. I live in a 30s house. What are the chances they could have missed some in the wall that was knocked down (would AIB have been easy to spot for example? Or do they just go for it...

So I've just learnt about the hazards of good old MDF. I've just had loads of work done to my house which has involved a lot of MDF - skirting boards, fitted cupboards, architrave. I'm fairly sure a lot of the sawing of the mdf was happening inside the house. I know it is a danger for he workmen...

Hi, I hope this is ok to post in general DIY as I couldn't find anywhere else to put it. Just after some advice from people in the know about artex and / or asbestos. Several years ago (between 4 and 8 I reckon - I can't quite pinpoint when it was exactly) I scraped off from artex from...