asbestos

First time poster here looking for some advice! We are taking up a wooden floor over a porch to add insulation in a 1930’s house. Have discovered this under the floor boards and in between the joists in the rafters. Any ideas? We’ve had the artex tested for asbestos which came back negative...

Hiii everyone.. I'm so nervous and have literally spent the past 3 days sobbing over this and I'm hoping some one can just say GET A GRIP JESSICA!!! Basically at the end of my garden, the wall is the back of garages owned my the council. The guttering on it and the roof is aged asbestos and...

What type of wallpaper is this, and should I suspect Asbestos in any of them?

Looking for any suggestions on when and why someone would have built a cement and corrugated asbestos structure in the garden of a 1930s property in SE London. Nothing on planning permission and pretty sure it's 1980s or earlier. See drawing! - 2 parallel walls of roughly 4.2m and 2.1m length...

What do you guys think of these images? I've bought a testing sample kit but wondering what you think and how I'll deal with it if it is. I've already probably breathed in enough dust as the electrician has been around rewiring the house and there is dust everywhere. It's mostly the artex style...

I'm intending to remove a chimney (installation date unknown). I know that the inner chinmney is asbestos cement tubes and that the outer shell of the chimney is a rusty steel. However,, the insullation between the two walls is not something that I feel able to identify. It looks like fibre...

Hi, I have recently had the displeasure of discovering a leak (second time) which is coming through my kitchen ceiling. the house was built in the 50s and the kitchen roof and most rooms for that matter are artex’d. I’ve not had it tested but I’m worried as the initial leak was years ago and the...

Hi all, Hoping someone can help me out with these storage heaters. They look pretty old. Cant find any serial numbers on them so not sure if they are on the list of storage heaters which contain asbestos... 20210302_194055 by Eggyneil posted 2 Mar 2021 at 7:42 PM20210302_194113 by Eggyneil...

Hello all, Just moved into my new flat, a late 70s to early 80s built council flat. Removed a panel to access the services... Bit scared. Or is it just fibreglass? Same image zoomed in:

Hello All. 1950's house - when we moved in a few years ago, it had poor heating and poor ventilation. Condensation and black mould was the result, unsurprisingly. Heating has been greatly improved by way of new rads and a log burner. But the ventilation is still really bad. Thinking that...

483A799A-86F9-4DEA-ABBA-23ACD106D0DB by Carlaesen posted 13 Jan 2021 at 5:27 PM79B341A4-2CC6-447A-91C7-0BB84275923A by Carlaesen posted 13 Jan 2021 at 5:27 PM Dear Forum, It is my first time posting and I am hoping I can get some advice as I am a worried tenant and I would like to seek...

Recently removed what I thought was (gypsum?) plasterboard (AIB found on external wall was different - seen in grey panels) just wondered if anyone had insight to potential asbestos, unfortunately I can’t have it tested as it went in the skip! It is the board below the window internally and...

Hey guys, so we were taking down the plaster in our downstairs bathroom to put a sink as there was some previous damage and we got a bit doubtful about if it’s normal plaster or asbestos cement plaster or some sort. we aren’t experienced at all with what’s asbestos and what’s not but we found...

Hi, I'm in the process of getting my bathroom re-modelled and bits of the ceiling have dropped off. I have attached a pic of the plasterboard. I have ordered a testing kit but it won't arrive for a few days. My main concern is that due to the age of the house that it might contain asbestos. Is...

Hi. I need to replace a section of ceiling plaster damaged by a leak. Before I cut it out just wanted to check it's safe (i.e. no asbestos). Pics attached, hope they're clear enough. Doesn't really look fibrous but darker in colour than other plasterboard materials I've come across and not sure...

This seems to be a subject that has come up so many times. Moving into an 1850s cottage the bathroom ceiling is artex covered lathe and plaster, the ceiling is water damaged from the roof leaking (will be fixed before I start anything) so it has to come down, I also want spots and a ceiling fan...

Hi I’ve recently moved into an old property and am waiting for central heating to be put in. It currently has old storage heaters and I’m worried that they may contain asbestos. Especially if my pregnant wife is around.. The model is berry magicoal 4102 I have looked on registers of heaters...

Hi. We have a residential 'asbestos in textured wall coating' problem in our recently bought older house. (1925 large 3 bed semi). We want to get our hall, stairs and landing reskimmed but one wall has blown from the brick and sections are damaged. I also had an asbestos test come back...

Hello, I moved in to my new home mid august and in starting to decorate noticed the skim had lifted away in a corner. The painter started pulling it off and underneath there is this coarse and rock hard layer. Anyway after tapping the wall etc there are places where the plaster is crumbling...

I have a leak in my kitchen ceiling. I am worried if this is asbestos-containing material. I am looking to get a professional to test it but in the mean time I would like to know if I can go in there and make food/drink. These are the pictures: Thanks for reading. Any help is appreciated.