Artex and asbestos

[stevepalace]

Hi I'm a DIY novice and have just done something pretty stupid. I've drilled a small hole in my artex ceiling to hang something from. I've now just been reading about the dangers of artex and asbestos. The house was built circa 1979, what's the chance of asbestos being present? Is there anything i should do to minimise damage to myself or family? How long are the fibres in the air? I gather hoovering is not a good option.

Any help or advice would be really gratefully received as i'm currently wetting myself.

Thanks

 

[TheDec]

Well stop wetting yourself, the amount of asbestos that was found in Artex was minniscule, so get yourself some dry strides and stop worrying.

Dec

 

[Richard C]

Agreed. Artex containing asbestos is classed as low risk, so low you don’t even need a license to remove it; you’ve nothing to worry about drilling a small hole in it.

I was exposed to the real stuff in a previous life, more years ago than I'm going to repeat on here. Exposure is a long term risk, I'm still here with no symptoms but there is nothing whatsoever I can do about it. Fait accompli, it’ll either get me in the end or I’ll die of something else; but we all die of something.

 

[merlin50]

back in the sixtys lots of things were made from asbestos, my school buildings, our farm buildings, prefab houses, brake pads, loads of dust from them.