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Beansbaked
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Hello I think we may have been exposed to asbestos. It was a DIY project gone very wrong and I’m so worried my husband might become ill because of it. We live in a 1950s house and the outbuilding ceiling was leaking. My husband pulled down most of the ceiling without a mask and I’ve since read it could contain asbestos. The area was probably 4x6ft and from what I’ve read the mortar could have asbestos in it. It’s too late to test it now but I’m worried sick. I recently lost my mum to lung cancer so the feelings are still very raw.

i know no one can say that yes he will or no he won’t become ill but I’m thinking this is possibly a huge exposure so surely its more likely 

  • Offline in reply to Westie_5

    Hi, sorry you’re having a tough day. Are you sure the artex had asbestos in it? Speaking to people who worked with it I learnt that they knew the concerns in the early 80s from 1986 the actual brand artex stopped using asbestos in their mix. The newer the artex the less likely it even contained it. Plus like I said it was such a small amount contained in the pointes removed from your ceiling worrying about it is doing you more harm than the actual asbestos ever will.

    It’s so easy for me to say this but I promise you I’ve been in your place, I actually removed it from one of my ceilings only a few years ago without even knowing, I was covered in the dust from it but for it to do me any harm I’d be very unlucky and there’s so much more that could harm me every day. Please stop googling and stop worrying

  • Offline in reply to Beansbaked

    Thank you for your positive words, it really does help and I’ve managed to reframe my thoughts today after your check in and getting out in the sunshine a while. I hope you’ve had some good weather yourself today!

    The worry is definitely doing more harm than good and I need to focus more on all the good things I have in my life and put it to rest.  I’m glad I’ve had the chance to chat with you and know it will get better as you have experienced the anxiety and are on the other side of it and helping people like myself!

    Thank you so much for being there and taking the time , I appreciate it 

  • Offline in reply to Westie_5

    I wish I could help you more it’s such a horrible thing to worry about. If you find you really are struggling speak to your dr. I saw mine many times over this anxiety and she assured me that artex is EXTREMELY LOW RISK and asbestos related illness is rare. The last person she saw with it was 7 years ago and never in her career had she come across anyone who got sick from doing any DIY projects at home. It was always people who worked with it a lot. She told me in my place she wouldn’t worry so that really has to mean something like I explained to her I actually scrapped the stuff off the ceiling for a whole day without knowing what could be in it. I hope you start to feel better soon 

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