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...well that's what I reckon. My tiles actually are felted - now. But it's not the original slate roof; it's been re-done I'd say within the past 20 or so years (with a good few of the slates still being in the roof void!). I was just concerned about reading that vermiculite could contain...

Hello again Here is an image of the stuff in my attic that I want to get rid of: The image on the left shows the ash - or whatever it is - in situ between the joists. This is directly on top of the plaster and lath ceiling below. The image on the right is some that I scooped out and...

...I've just looked up vermiculite online. Most of the pictures show a grey-ish material looking a bit like fine gravel or cat litter. I don't think the stuff in my attic is the same: it is very fine indeed, like dust or soot, and dark grey or black in colour. But I'm a little worried that if it...

Hi JohnD, Thanks for the advice. I've got a respirator, a dustpan and brush and - hopefully - enough patience! So next question: SHOULD I get rid of the ash? My thinking is that it makes the attic space unusable, because the slightest disturbance creates tons of dust. However, someone else...

...I'm bumping this up again; any ideas? No-one?

I live in an early 1900s house which has quite a large loft. I've got some 100mm insulation and my plan was to lay this down and then board over it. The problem is, theres a thick layer of ash (about 50mm deep in places) in between the joists. If I lay the insulation on top of it, it'll come up...