hello, recently been removing some artex with a scraper and water, came off a treat after being wiped with water a few times, anyway I had the stuff analised before I touched it and it came back clear, so no asbestos in it, after washing my clothes that's id been wearing I noticed that they have tiny sparkly flecks allover them when the light hits, I always thought asbestos was sparkly looking in the light??? but how can it be asbestos when ive had it checked already by the lab, what else could it be??? just a bit worried, anybody???
sparkly flecks in artex,?
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sonofrob, good evening.
OK the scrape test for Asbestos came in clear, that is all you have to worry about, really!!!
As for the sparkly bits? it may be a material called "Vermiculite" in a crushed form?
Did the report state that the material was a so called "textured coating"? most famously made by Polycell
if an accredited Lab. states it is not Asbestos. then it will not be Asbestos. in any form.
As a final aside? you cannot see with the naked eye Asbestos Fiber, these things are Microns in length [ a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter]
Ken
OK the scrape test for Asbestos came in clear, that is all you have to worry about, really!!!
As for the sparkly bits? it may be a material called "Vermiculite" in a crushed form?
Did the report state that the material was a so called "textured coating"? most famously made by Polycell
if an accredited Lab. states it is not Asbestos. then it will not be Asbestos. in any form.
As a final aside? you cannot see with the naked eye Asbestos Fiber, these things are Microns in length [ a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter]
Ken
thanks for the reply,,,I thought it might be vermiculite from what id read somewhere but wasn't sure,,,it says on the report artex, textured coating, and n.a.d.i.s beside it,,,no asbestos detected in sample,,,i got it done at ist risk management, chorley…...
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Did you take multiple samples? I've read that this is important as some areas can contain asbestos and others may not. I'm not sure why I've just read in a couple of places.
I've become paranoid about the artex in our house (skimmed over), but was quite reassured by the HSE docs I've read that supported the 'downgrading' of working with textured ceilings, i.e. you don't need a license anymore.
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