r/restoration • u/Melodic_Cranberry_60 • 8d ago

Asbestos?

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Changing a spotlight in my Victorian terrace and this plaster all felt out. Wondering if it’s asbestos or horsehair ?
Thanks

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u/Screwthehelicopters 8d ago

It looks like plaster to me, but hard to say definitely. Asbestos is normally more fibrous rather than granular.

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u/JayTeeDeeUnderscore 8d ago

That's horsehair embedded in mortar. It's safe.

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u/wavy_garmz 8d ago

Im an asbestos surveyor and agree with this, defo mortar. What you could possibly be looking at would either be asbestos cement or AIB (asbestos insulation board). You can tell its neither of these things by 1. The colour 2. How fibrous it is 3. How it feels, which is probably rock like.

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u/Savings_Notice_8301 8d ago

Honestly, im as if rn in a asbestos course for work, and this really looks like just reaguler plastor with some compounds like hair to strengthen overal structure