Asbestos in Artex ceiling

We are currently redecorating and decided to remove the coving in our hallway and landing, when doing this my husband also removed an Artex ceiling. After chisilling at it and removing, I sweeped it all up and vacuumed it up. We then informed the Artex may contain asbestos. We got it tested and it came back positive. The asbestos specialist we spoke to assured us that it was a very low percentage used in Artex and that we would be absolutely fine and with windows open it would have blown out. However I am still panicking, we have two children who were in the house at the time. We have removed the carpet in the hallway, stairs and landing but I'm just so worried. Do we need to leave the house? Do we need to get rid of every soft furnishings?

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  • 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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  • 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
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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