Asbestos

[FreeD]

Alright guys did you realise some artex ceilings have got asbestos in them? I didn't until today after hearing warning on radio while scraping off a thick artex ceiling without a mask, will be using one for all jobs from now on...check url for more info.

https://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/index.htm

 

[nicksey1401]

aswell as dealing with the dust kicked up from mixing it's no surprise plasterers have an average life expectance of 52

 

[bigsegs]

how long before someone discovers calcium sulphate gives you lung cancer and were all in for a pretty short retirement...

 

[pftmonojetman]

Lets not even start with insulation that is horrible crap,

 

[christ]

ive started doing 3 coats over artex instead of scraping it ? any one else do this

just think....... one day artex will be extinct

 

[oasis]

ive started doing 3 coats over artex instead of scraping it   ? any one else do this  

just think....... one day artex will be extinct  

lets hope my son :

 

[bigsegs]

dont say that!! artex is fantastic stuff, if it wasnt for artex id have nothing to skim over half the time...
long live scabby old artex ceilings!!!

 

[Pug]

and remember fashions come back round again, flared trousers and platform shoes, even avacardo bathroom suites are making a comeback in some style mags! i love a bit of artex me, and also i think they stopped putting asbestos in it about 1998, and it was only very small amounts of white asbestos, don't quote me on that....