Recent content by ady1927

Thanks Steve. Would you recommend that this is sampled first? The board being removed is about 75cm by 75cm (at most). The board has dropped slightly, so there is a crack in the artex - to be honest it has been like that since we moved in 4 years ago. It isn't deteriorating - and is...

Thanks for the replies. I have spoken with the plasterer. His opinion is that it is not an asbestos containing material - because it is a lighter material. The only way the ceiling can be repaired is by removing it - because it has dropped from the loft. Maybe it needs sampling first...

I have asked a plasterer to come in and reskim the bedroom ceiling in an alcove. It has a stipple effect, and I am supposing that this artex contains asbestos. The plasterer has suggested removing a section of ceiling about 70 cm by 50 cm - but I am concerned that this may release asbestos...

Hello, In our airing cupboard/boiling room there is a bit of exposed celing (i.e. the boards don't go all the way). Above that are wooden joists, and covering those joists is a yellow fibre. My presumption is that it is fibreglass. It could be rockwool too. However, I am now concerned...

Our house was built in 1890 - and I suspect has had a few upgrades since then. However, I don't know the full history. I may also be posting on the wrong forum! The bedroom is "artexed" with the old stipple effect of yesteryear. I have only recently become aware that this artex contains...