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A few years ago we sanded part of a ceiling not realising until recently that it contains asbestos. We're planning on redecorating the room the ceiling was sanded in and want to remove the carpet, I'm just concerned about the amount of asbestos dust that's settled in it from our past mistake. I...

Thank you, this may be a good alternative for me. Would you fill in the cracks with filler before fitting coving? The ceilings have been painted a few times in the past, however some hairline cracks have appeared in the middle of the rooms so I'm guessing painting would cover them? Just out of...

Thank you, this is reassuring. Do you think it would be ok to just tape over or Polyfilla the cracks and leave for a few years, patching up if needed, or would this still create exposure? It would cost a fortune to overboard every room in the house and I can't really afford it at the moment.

Hi, every room in our house contains Artex ceiling which is developing cracks in most rooms and flaking in some places. We removed a ceiling years ago by scraping/sanding and hoovering the dust, only to recently find out Artex can contain asbestos, so we sent off a sample and it came back...