asbestos

I live in a house built in 1990, I pulled the plasterboard wall down, which looks like dot and dab on the wall there were various mortar looking substances around the modern gas fireplace. of various appearances. is their any Gas / Building contractor around could tell me if I should be...

We are buying a house and some walls and ceilings look like asbestos now I’ve researched it. Is there a way to tell just by looking at it? How much does it cost to remove?

Hi all, Hope you are all well - amateur DIYer here looking for some advice for my first fireplace removal and anything I should be wary of doing. Also some questions about my fireplace in particular. It's on the first floor of a one storey Victorian (1910 ish) house. The plan is to seal it up...

We are looking to tidy up our ceiling as part of our bedroom renovation, however I wanted to check if the attached is likely to contain asbestos? And what kind of ceiling/textured pattern this would be referred to? It looks to be a pretty thin coating over a skim coat. Thanks in advance.

I’m currently decorating our porch on our 1950/60s house. We have asbestos in our garage ceiling and found a piece under our floor mounted ancient boiler when it was removed. I’ve pulled up the carpet to find these tiles. I had a poke around to see if they were stuck down and they are brittle...

Hello! I removed these translucent plastic looking corrugated sheets from the bottom of the garden (recently moved in), on seeing the fibres photographed I then got worried that they could be asbestos. I appreciate difficult to say but does it look more likely to be fibreglass or asbestos? Thanks!

I’ve recently moved into an early 1960’s house and have noticed under the stairs where the plaster is coming away this insulation? Does it look like asbestos or is there anything else it could be? I’ve booked for a company to come and take a sample but they can’t come for another 2 weeks so any...

Hi all I have started drilling into the wall above our French doors downstairs to try and fit a curtain pole, and appear to have hit an I-Beam/RSJ. No idea when it was installed - the house is early 1900s, so any time after then. At this juncture, I’m wondering what the risks are of me...

Hello, We’ve just moved into a rented flat and discovered a couple of things - Every wooden surface is painted with lead paint or has lead paint layers beneath non-lead paint. Throughout the flat the paint is cracked, peeling and flaking (down to the original woodwork), and we’re a bit...

Hello I was working in an old airing cupboard and managed to knock a small hole through which I thought was plasterboard. It’s only after I have thought this may possibly have been an asbestos insulation board instead. As it’s at someone else’s home it’s to late to get tested, is there anyone on...

Would anyone (with years of roofing experience :)) be able to comment on the chances of this old shed felt, which is falling apart, containing asbestos? The shed is quite old (pre 2000). Thanks, Sarah.

I ripped out an old cupboard to turn it into an alcove for a fridge. I need to remove a small section of what looks like horse hair lathe and plaster (see photo). As the house is 100 years old, and I don't know if this is original, should I be concerned about any dangerous materials or should i...

Hi we've just bought and are doing up a 1930s house that has cast concrete faux stone blocks on the front. These have been painted quite thickly with masonry paint and there are lots of large air bubbles and the concrete blocks are quite crumbly below. We are trying to remove the paint as it has...

Following a survey we have been told we may have an asbestos undercloak on our roof verge. We need the pointing repaired which I think is right next to it. The survey said ‘low risk’ but remove if doing building work. I guess this is building work right next to it. Should it affect the works...

Hi. We are looking into converting our garage, which currently has an asbestos roof. Does the roof actually need replacing if it is still in good condition? Also, is there something that can be used to cover the inside of the roof and store insulation? We were quoted £10,000 for a new flat...

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Hello, I bought a 1930s house a few years ago and all the walls had been newly skimmed. However on one wall there were small circular patterns slightly showing through. It had been painted onece also and only visible when close up. When coming to decorate I sanded down the walls where the...

Understand only way to know for sure is to have it tested, but wanted to get opinions first from people with way more experience than me. Does this look like asbestos? Appears to be three layers, some brown paper and skimmed over. Found in early 60s home in airing cupboard above the door.

Hi, does anyone know what this material is around the gas pipe that comes into my house? It’s brown/black and quite sticky. Anyone know why it was used? Gas leak?

Hi there. I moved into a 1960s house (UK). As far as I’m aware, the previous owner used to have a gas fire, which they then removed. They blocked off the fireplace and boarded over it. I had knocked through this to install a log burner. There are a couple of sheets that look to have been over...