Asbestos and textures

PaulB · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 3:03 pm Post Subject: Asbestos and textures

The law requires textured paint/plasters/finishes only to be removed by a licensed contractor when these coatings contain asbestos. Asbestos was in these finishes until the end of the 1980s. Tackling a job yourself (without getting a test to see whether it contains asbestos - labs in "yellow pages") will leave you risking you/your family's health and also leave residual contamination in your home. Seek advice from you local council. If you have already taken the texture off, a simple test can establish whether it contained asbestos and contaminated your home. Again "yellow pages". Cleaning the mess with a domestic vacuum cleaner would have spread the contamination throughout your home and still be doing it! Get the situation checked - and if it is bad news, you will also want to talk to your doctor. Sorry to be a bringer of bad news.

Thermo · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 5:57 pm Post Subject:

no it wasnt

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Thermo · Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2005 6:03 pm Post Subject:

get your facts straight before you start scaremongering on this forum

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dmikem · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:58 am Post Subject: Re: Asbestos and textures

PaulB wrote:

The law requires textured paint/plasters/finishes only to be removed by a licensed contractor when these coatings contain asbestos. Asbestos was in these finishes until the end of the 1980s. Tackling a job yourself (without getting a test to see whether it contains asbestos - labs in "yellow pages") will leave you risking you/your family's health and also leave residual contamination in your home. Seek advice from you local council. If you have already taken the texture off, a simple test can establish whether it contained asbestos and contaminated your home. Again "yellow pages". Cleaning the mess with a domestic vacuum cleaner would have spread the contamination throughout your home and still be doing it! Get the situation checked - and if it is bad news, you will also want to talk to your doctor. Sorry to be a bringer of bad news.

Exactly which 'finishes' contained asbestos, and what was the percentage of asbestos contained therein? What 'colour' asbestos was it? Please name the companies which produced these products. If you can't recall/don't know the companies involved, 'trade names' will suffice. Such an important issue demands your immediate response.

Thermo · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 4:38 pm Post Subject:

dont think youll get one somehow.

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shaggy · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:16 pm Post Subject:

Hang on a min Thermo, this asbestos is funny stuff alright. I had an uncle who worked in the asbestos industry all his life and the post-mortem showed he was full of the stuff. It took three months to cremate him.

Thermo · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:34 pm Post Subject:

yes it is funny stuff. The dangers of it were realised in the early 1980s and as a result efforts were made to remove it from products. A lot of work was carried out in removing it in varios forms from that time on. It was used up to the early 1970s in artex and its derivatives but rarely in any other wall coverings and certainly not in wallpaper as mentioned on another thread. Its common use was in boarding and insulation, (mainly on industrial and large scale applications) and in fibre cement products such as water tanks. I could go on but im not sure if this is a well intentioned thread or a ploy so im off to watch top gear!

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dmikem · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:15 pm Post Subject:

Thermo wrote:

dont think youll get one somehow.

No, I didn't really expect a reply - I just fancied shutting the ignorant @rs&h*l& up. What a t****r!

Thermo · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:45 pm Post Subject:

its one thing to discuss a topic after its started, but to place a thread like this on here when it is flawed in the information it gives on such an important topic is plain daft. I wouldnt be surprised if someone has links to a certain sections of ads in yellow pages!

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dmikem · Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 12:38 am Post Subject:

Thermo wrote:

its one thing to discuss a topic after its started, but to place a thread like this on here when it is flawed in the information it gives on such an important topic is plain daft. I wouldnt be surprised if someone has links to a certain sections of ads in yellow pages!

I couldn't agree more! With regard to the problem with cremation, I'm an alcoholic, and my doctor says when I'm cremated it'll take three months to put the fire out! Presumably Paul B thinks that will also be an illegal health hazard. He's probably looking through the 'phone book now. I'll give him a clue; try Old f@rts, burning of.