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    How to take samples of artex for asbestos testing?

    Ive read a few guides on this and it involves wetting the area down and then using a chisel or knife to scrape off the textured coating (note its important to take from a few different areas of the ceiling to ensure an extensive sample of the whole ceiling) - Asbestos in Artex was sporadic so it...
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    Ceiling tiles, are they Asbestos?

    From memory it tends to be the adhesive on polystyrene tiles which can contain asbestos. Best thing to do would be to get it tested using an asbestos testing kit or similar. Ive used https://www.asbestos-sampling.com in the past.
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    Asbestos?

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    Replacing potentially asbestos soffits

    Id always opt to have it removed if it is asbestos (have you had it tested?) - However it does tend to be expensive due to the complexity of removing at height. First thing to do is to find out if it is asbestos, and if so - which type. If its non-licensable then will be a lot less costly than...
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    Suspect Asbestos exposure

    Just to add my 2 cents, Its incorrect that the kind of asbestos is any less dangerous than another -It comes down to how friable the product is which contains the asbestos. Its true that highly friable materials tend to have a mix of other asbestos types within it, however an insulation board...
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    Asbestos help

    As above I don't think theres much to worry about here providing the garage ceiling was removed professionally. As a bit of piece of mind you could contact a local asbestos analyst to come and run reassurance air monitoring in a few rooms?
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    Identify asbestos tile

    You can't know without testing unfortunately, However I don't believe concrete flags contained asbestos.
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    Asbestos?

    Can't quite tell from the pictures, It could be an artex coating?
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