Hi kt111,

i have recently found myself in a very similar position. My partner removed an Artex ceiling by scraping and then after we found out it contained white asbestos. We have had the carpet removed and area cleaned but am so worried it is elsewhere in the house as we have a young son and another on the way. I wondered if there was anything else you have done and if you have managed to feel at ease with the situation.

Thanks

I was living in a house, that was subsiding for over a year, ceilings falling down, wall crumbling ECT.

I did have white aspestos in my ceilings.

10 years later I'm suffering breathing problems, which I never had before.

Should I be concerned.

It's hard to say whether you should be concerned.  Personally, I see my GP and describe the problems  ou had with the house.  The GP might send you for an X-ray.  

We have removed a post from this thread this morning which was flagged and reported by another forum member as containing inaccurate information. We have some further information on our website about Mesothelioma here and also more information about asbestos on the Mesothelioma website here which confirms that there are 3 types of asbestos, blue, brown and white and all 3 types of asbestos are harmful but blue and brown asbestos are recognised as the most hazardous and have not been imported into the UK since 1985. However, they are still present in buildings and equipment built or produced before the ban. White asbestos was banned in the UK in 1999.  If you are concerned about asbestos in the home, and the potential removal of it, you should contact the local council in your area. They will be able to provide professional advice.

Ben
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Hi,

i realise that this is an old thread but wondered if you managed to get any definitive answers to you questions? We have done exactly the same as you a few months ago  and have just found out that the Artex we pulled down may have contained asbestos ‍♀️ We had no idea! I can't get it off my mind now so if you did get any answers I would be really grateful.

Hello, 

I am also concerned about an artex ceiling and I found out some useful information.

The only reliable way to find out for sure if there are residual asbestos fibers in the house  to have a specialist survey, where certified personnel comes and takes samples of various materials and analyses them. 

The accredited inspection bodies can be found through this website:

www.ukas.com/.../

Also useful is this other official website

www.hse.gov.uk/.../

I hope it helps

In the mid 1960s I spent two days cutting white asbestos corrogated roofing sheets using an abrasive disc mounted on a circular saw without any sort of protection. Covered in white dust I looked like a ghost. That was in Zimbabwe which was the largest producer of asbestos in the world. I grew up in a house with an asbestos roof Later when I worked for Rio Tinto I was shown a large high grade emerald imbedded in a lump of asbestos ore but I never met anyone affected by asbestos untill 1984 when I was living in Southampton; he was an ex dock worker.So far I'm still OK. Please take all the precautions you can but don't make yourself sick with worry.

PS, I've never been a smoker I'm told smokers are at much greater risk.