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I've seen first hand schools in schools the condition asbestos. I used to survey but like Thomasthepiperson who I don't know, I now do training. The issue is many of those doing maintenance in schools don't know what asbestos looks like, don't check the reports and are damaging asbestos where...

To those saying asbestos or asbestos fibres, you'd recognise it in 100% of cases?

I'd presume the material you are worried about is the top brown coloured board. This is fiberboard, occasionally this can have a thin layer of asbestos paper over the top as a vapour barrier. As another poster said only way is get it tested.

Hi Bodjit, textured coating with asbestos content was banned in 1992, but was still used right through into 1999 when the final prohibition in. What have looks like Sandtex rather than Artex but testing is the only way to be sure. Please don't follow the comment saying use a gas mask and vac it...