Asbestos in first home?

[Tom Kinsey]

I've just bought my first home in Cardiff.

I've always been paranoid about asbestos so had a look around and took some photos.

Any ideas on the materials in these pictures please?

Thanks!

 

[Notch7]

it looks like old loft carp to me

Is it the loft,or a cupboard?

How old is the house?

 

[^woody^]

Carpet
Wood
Cardboard
Paper
A nail

What do I win?

Btw, were these taken with a microscope?

 

[Nige F]

Old paintbrush, slate and a screwdriver trumps you Woody

 

[bernardgreen]

Very old copier paper.

 

[^woody^]

Old paintbrush, slate and a screwdriver trumps you Woody

Damn. You have the eyes of an eagle sir.

But you missed one thing....

 

[Tom Kinsey]

Ha Ha! Thanks for the useful replies..... Lol.

It's in the attic. Here are some other photos that didn't upload.

 

[Tom Kinsey]

Think I'll get a survey done to be sure.

 

[^woody^]

And match boxes!

The white fluffy stuff looks like cavity wall insulation, and the darker crumbly stuff looks like vermiculite insulation. No asbestos.

 

[Nige F]

I think you're right, vermiculite.

 

[^woody^]

A poet and you didn't know it.

 

[Thomasthepiperson]

If in doubt, get it tested

 

[zdravkoc]

And match boxes!

The white fluffy stuff looks like cavity wall insulation, and the darker crumbly stuff looks like vermiculite insulation. No asbestos.

I was checking around for my own insulation related quandaries and stumbled upon this.
I don't know why you would discount asbestos from vermiculite insulation if it is stated on different sources online that vermiculite insulation USED TO CONTAIN/BE CONTAMINATED with ASBESTOS!
So to the original poster, be careful!

 

[^woody^]

USED TO CONTAIN/BE CONTAMINATED with ASBESTOS!

Not in the UK.

 

[zdravkoc]

Not in the UK.

There was a large vermiculite mine in Libby, Montana that at one point, made up for approximately 80% of the world’s vermiculite supply. What most didn’t know, however, was that all impure vermiculite from this mine held asbestos crystals. In fact, miners harvested impure vermiculite since 1881.