Asbestos in walls or ceilings?

psd99

psd99

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Hey all,

I just bought a house that was built in the 1930s. Lovely property just needs some tlc the plasterboards look old and not been touched in years.

when we showed my father the place he seemed to think that the ceilings may contain asbestos, a quick google search has got me slightly worried.

Nothing came up on the home buyers report - but does anyone have experience in this type of stuff and have a good experience with any particular company who can test this out?
 
I reckon it is lath and plaster and the house is on the outskirts of west london.

I didnt want to ruffle it too much but it was like cement up there easily broken and penetrated.

unsure if it was refurbished or not after 1930 u see. I've asked local council on their opinion too.
 
MikeRossyBoy said:
If it is lath and plaster then you're fine. Asbestos was very common in cement for a long period so it could be an asbestos cement ceiling (but in housing I have never seen this so I doubt it)

If you are still unsure then you could take a sample to a lab for analysis (make sure it is a UKAS accredited lab) a sample will typically cost about £10.

If you do get a specialist in be VERY careful of what they tell you. As someone who works in the asbestos industry I can safely say the industry is 90% cowboys who take advantage of peoples lack of knowledge on the subject.
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thanks this is what I am worried about....
false information them telling me that there is asbestos when there really isn't just for financial gains!
 
yes that is what I am going to do but as MikeRossyBoy said there are far too many cowboys in this industry and I'm not sure who would be trustworthy or not.
 
thanks so I got some quotes from people

the best quote I have got is £150 cash (obviously) and he will give me results within 48 hours
he has some good reviews online - looks like he works on his own too

other companies are a bit more expensive at £200 to £300

too many cowboys right?
 
maccapacca said:
What are you worried about particularly? Unless you're about to smash it about it's fine.
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Well eventually we will take out both fire places, and probably smash the ceiling to smithereens

Here are pictures of the two biggest rooms, the master bedroom and the living room:



 
notice that coving on the top in the living room - bit worried about that having something nasty in there, as well as the ceilings

Goodbye to the dado rail - the rooms need a bit of TLC
I'm torn about the fireplaces but actually I like the idea of more room :)
 
Nightglow said:
I would open up the fire place & have a wood burner or multifuel fire in there.

That picture rail, so old fashioned today, coving might just be plaster, or paper covered foam type.
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Eventually I plan to go for under floor heating downstairs

upstairs radiators

picture rail very happy to remove it :)
 
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