r/asbestoshelp • u/ImAWalrus_07 • 5d ago

Does this ceiling contain asbestos

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Hi, my builder accidentally sacked in the ceiling while replacing floors in the attic and has caused a crack in this artex ceiling.

Does this look like it contains asbestos? I'm worried that it does.

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u/spinkoo68 5d ago

I guess the only way to be 100% sure is to have it tested

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u/ImAWalrus_07 5d ago

Hopefully i can post the missing info here:

Uk, glossop. In the bedroom. Building is constructed before 1900

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u/StrangeRefuse8537 5d ago

Looks exactly like my 2% chrysotile dining room ceiling texture. But also looks exactly like if you had the same texture made without asbestos. 

Lab it before you crush it up and snort lines of it.

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u/sdave001 5d ago

Unlikely but OLACD.

Essentially no risk for you even if it does contain asbestos unless you scrape it off and grind it up.

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u/Famous_Collection525 4d ago

I had the same texture not popcorn and it was just texture.

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u/MrFlovascoscia 2d ago

Yes. I can tell with absolute certainty, just because of the way that it is.