As per some of my other posts, I'm in the process of trying to board out an old loft to store a small number of items in.
After my artex panic I've read about loose fill asbestos insulation - some of the worst apparently due to it being pure asbestos which will easily release fibres.
My loft is unbelievably filthy due to falling cement dust from the back filled roof tiles (I'm talking 1/2 inch thick dust!). Underneath the fairly new wrapped insulation there are small bits of loose insulation. To me this just looks like broken off pieces of an old roll of insulation, perhaps as it was removed to replace it (there are old rolls around the loft). It's hard to judge the colour but I 'think' it was yellow, now discoloured grey by cement dust.
I can find very little about loose fill asbestos insulation and can't even establish if it was ever actually used in the UK. But I gather from another thread that it's not something anyone's likely to come across. Although pictures I've looked at haven't really helped me to understand what I'm looking for.
We had a full survey done and the surveyor commented on several possible asbestos containing materials (artex and sofitd) and no mention was made of this (which is visible from the loft ladder) so I'm guessing that it's pretty safe to crack on.
Any thoughts appreciated!
After my artex panic I've read about loose fill asbestos insulation - some of the worst apparently due to it being pure asbestos which will easily release fibres.
My loft is unbelievably filthy due to falling cement dust from the back filled roof tiles (I'm talking 1/2 inch thick dust!). Underneath the fairly new wrapped insulation there are small bits of loose insulation. To me this just looks like broken off pieces of an old roll of insulation, perhaps as it was removed to replace it (there are old rolls around the loft). It's hard to judge the colour but I 'think' it was yellow, now discoloured grey by cement dust.
I can find very little about loose fill asbestos insulation and can't even establish if it was ever actually used in the UK. But I gather from another thread that it's not something anyone's likely to come across. Although pictures I've looked at haven't really helped me to understand what I'm looking for.
We had a full survey done and the surveyor commented on several possible asbestos containing materials (artex and sofitd) and no mention was made of this (which is visible from the loft ladder) so I'm guessing that it's pretty safe to crack on.
Any thoughts appreciated!
