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Hi, every room in our house contains Artex ceiling which is developing cracks in most rooms and flaking in some places. We removed a ceiling years ago by scraping/sanding and hoovering the dust, only to recently find out Artex can contain asbestos, so we sent off a sample and it came back positive for Chrysotile. Would it be safe for me to fill the cracks in the other rooms with Polyfilla to seal because I'm really concerned about the amount of exposure I've had previously, let alone the constant exposure caused by the cracks. One part, not included in pictures started flaking and I tried contacting our nearest removal company but can't get a reply so I've put tape over it to stop the flakes dropping onto the carpet, is this ok to be left like this? Here are some pictures of cracks in different rooms, the last one runs down the side of my room. I'm just concerned about the kind of exposure we're getting, especially as the first two pictures are the kids rooms. Ideally I'd like to plaster or overboard the ceilings but can't afford this at the moment, so would filling the cracks, PVA or taping over be best for now and is this safe to do myself? Also, would it be worth getting an air test even though the main ceiling we removed and didn't get professionally cleaned was years ago? Would appreciate any advice.
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