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ChrispyUK

ChrispyUK

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Apart from Artex, any other examples of asbestos used in ceilings. House I’m buying circa 1935 has asbestos ceilings according to neighbour.
 
ChrispyUK said:
He reckons it’s asbestos board or somethin...hard as concrete. Never gave it a thought. They’re just cracked and presumed lath and plaster!
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We did a house years back and customer pulled ceilings down and I.m sure it was asbestos
 
ChrispyUK said:
Yeah, a bit weird, hence the question. Going back next weekend so will have a look.

Was there ever a transition from lath and plaster to asbestos to plaster board?
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Lath to board as far as I’m aware but can’t say for definate. Wouldn’t have been coat effective to use asbestos boards on ceilings surely
 
Got the mortgage offer, but mortgage survey showing up a few issues, which is what I expect with an old house. This is in addition though.
One of those where nothing’s completed yet, but can picture the whole house done and keep going over the stages in my head as to how we’re going to get there :D
 

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ChrispyUK said:
Apart from Artex, any other examples of asbestos used in ceilings. House I’m buying circa 1935 has asbestos ceilings according to neighbour.
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It takes 30 40 years for you to suffer the affect from asbestos if your 50 I wouldent worry. No jokes a side many people have died from nasty stuff. The s**t is every where so stay safe. The sooner we get rid of the f**k*r from planet earth. The better it going to be for the future generations and ther health
 
I should point out I throw the test kit in the bin as I use a T-shirt mask and get on with it , the overalls are for going to the local disco
 
ChrispyUK said:
Apart from Artex, any other examples of asbestos used in ceilings. House I’m buying circa 1935 has asbestos ceilings according to neighbour.
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it is called asbestos cement board, usually in 8 x 4 sheets and with a length of timber to cover the joints in the board. it is now classed as dangerous to health and will cost quite a lot to remove and dispose of.
if you wanted you could give the board a good coat of pva to keep the fibres together and over board, with screws , i would not use nails.
this material was quite often used in prefab type of buildings on ceilings and walls.
when i was an apprentice i have seen carpenters cutting these sheets with power saws, a cloud of dust would blow down the road.
 
carys said:
It takes 30 40 years for you to suffer the affect from asbestos if your 50 I wouldent worry. No jokes a side many people have died from nasty stuff. The s**t is every where so stay safe. The sooner we get rid of the f**k*r from planet earth. The better it going to be for the future generations and ther health
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when it was discovered that asbestos was dangerous the asbestos mines in South Africa were just left open not even sealed.
 
malc said:
it is called asbestos cement board, usually in 8 x 4 sheets and with a length of timber to cover the joints in the board. it is now classed as dangerous to health and will cost quite a lot to remove and dispose of.
if you wanted you could give the board a good coat of pva to keep the fibres together and over board, with screws , i would not use nails.
this material was quite often used in prefab type of buildings on ceilings and walls.
when i was an apprentice i have seen carpenters cutting these sheets with power saws, a cloud of dust would blow down the road.
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Thanks malc. Will take a proper look next week. As far as I can tell, ceilings are just what I thought was cracked lath and plaster but only had half hour window with agent and was looking for other stuff at time. Knocked neighbours door after agent had left and he mentioned it!
 
Did one couple of weeks back empty house. Client said cover it up as there selling it . Used cls 3x2 . suspended. It was standard height but. It was cheaper for them than getting the specialists in .
 
Come across an overskim where the customer had got his artex tested positive with high levels , unusual to fess up , did want to remove a few of the high spots , sprayed with water and misted the area with every scrape , rock hard stuff
 
zombie said:
I'd be very very surprised if asbestos boards were used in an Victorian built property.

I think the neighbour will be getting confused and is just the old asbestos in the artex usual bollox conversation.
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Same. I’ve never seen those boards used on ceilings, only fireplaces. Think people get confused with cement board
 
zombie said:
I'd be very very surprised if asbestos boards were used in an Victorian built property.

I think the neighbour will be getting confused and is just the old asbestos in the artex usual bollox conversation.
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its a 1935 property. queen victorian died in 1901. the 30s was a time of depression, this would be classed as a pre war property.
 
Lots of strange building materials in that era.

Seen wood fibre boards ceilings with lining paper on also from that era!
 
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